held up, took keen hold, not fluent 1st, headway approaching 4 out, led 4 out, soon headed, 4th and beaten 2 out, weakened approaching last
prominent, left 2nd 3rd, challenged 4 out, bad mistake 2 out, stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 10th, hampered 12th, no impression 4 out, soon well held
led, jumped left, headed after 2nd, left in lead next and occasionaly hampered by loose horse, ridden after 14th, headed 4 out, 3rd and beaten 2 out
held up, headway on inside 13th, led after 4 out, driven flat, headed towards finish
prominent, led after 2nd, unseated rider next
held up, took keen hold, went 3rd after 4th, lost place when mistake 10th, rallying when not much room and ran out 4 out
tracked leaders, lost place after 14th, never back on terms after, went 4th flat
DUKE OF ORMOND clearly relished the switch to fences, winning by seven lengths on his debut over the larger obstacles at Market Rasen. There should be more to come from this former winning pointer and he is taken to defy his penalty. Master D'Or won over this trip at Uttoxeter in January and finished third off this mark at Lingfield last month. He is in decent form and should go well again but Billy Murphy has been struggling to get his head in front, though was just beaten off today's mark at Folkestone in December. Beware Chalk Pit won at Plumpton in November but subsequent performances have left something to be desired.
Osolomio (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, detached before 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by Lackamon (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jan, 10 ran.
Tim The Chair (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) Made most until 3 out, no impression from next, 6th of 11, 13l behind Minella Stars (11-0) at Hereford 2m 6f mdn hdl (5) hvy in Jan.
Master d'Or (FR) 7-2 (11-11) Held up, mistake 12th, in rear and still plenty to do 4 out, stayed on fom next, went modest 3rd 2 out, strong run final 110 yards, finished well and closed on leading duo close home, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Tuskar Rock (11-2) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Feb.
Duke Of Ormond (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) In touch on outside, headway to lead 13th, hard pressed 3 out, stayed on well and in command from next, won at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Feb beating Bardolet (11-1) by 7l, 11 ran.
Beware Chalk Pit (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Prominent, ridden approaching 4 out, jumped left 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 9, 25l behind Handtheprizeover (11-2) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
The Artful Fox 100-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, weakened from 5 out, tailed off, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Baby Run (11-11) at Wetherby 3m 1f hts chs (6) gs in Feb, 11 ran.
Billy Murphy 4-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, jumped slowly and driven 8th, headway on outside under pressure 10th, went 3rd 5 out, plugged on same pace from next, 3rd of 11, 17l behind Lady De La Vega (11-10) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Feb.
Phoenix Des Mottes (FR) 9-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, led 7th, hit 10th, headed before next, ridden approaching 4 out, close 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Handtheprizeover (11-2) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
