led, headed 2nd, led 4th, drew clear last, ridden out
midfield, chased leader 4th, not fluent 5th, awkward 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on flat but no chance with winner
prominent, midfield 4th, pushed along briefly after 5th, driven after 6th, headway on outside after 2 out, one pace from before last
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, awkward 3rd, ridden before 3 out, lost touch 2 out when not fluent, tailed off before last
towards rear, awkward 6th, lost touch before 3 out, soon tailed off
towards rear, steady headway before 3 out, close up 2 out, ridden and weakened before last
tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 4th, in touch 2 out, ridden and weakened before last
A promising third on his hurdling debut at Wetherby, FLEURMAN showed the benefit of that experience when winning easily at Market Rasen. He gets 4lb from the other previous winners Interne De Sivola and Silver Shade but both of that pair are much respected with the latter coming out on top when they clashed at Fontwell last month. The others with experience offer little but This Ones For Fred won on the all-weather and Druk was 1-11 on the Flat in Ireland, though hasn’t run since August.
Interne De Sivola (FR) 6-4jfav (11-5) Took keen hold, jumped left at times, led, 1 length up when mistake and lost hind legs 2 out, lost momentum and headed, tried to close flat but no impression, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Silver Shade (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) sft in Feb.
Silver Shade (FR) 10-3 (11-5) Held up in rear, closed 2nd, went 2nd after 3 out, about 1 length down when left in lead 2 out, ridden out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) sft in Feb beating Interne De Sivola (11-5) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Fleurman (IRE) 5-4fav (10-12) Tracked leader, led 2 out, clear last, ran on, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) hvy in Feb beating Krypton Gold (10-12) by 7 1/2l, 7 ran.
Druk (FR) 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, 4th halfway, 5th under 5f out, dropped to rear 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 6th of 7, dist behind Gee Rex (9-13) at Tramore 1m 4f hcp sft in Aug.
The Hood (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Close up, weakening when hampered last, 5th of 10, 23 1/4l behind Coolnaugh Haze (10-7) at Plumpton 2m mdn (4) gd in Jan.
This Ones For Fred (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on but well held by winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Prince Abu (9-5) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Top Brass 12-1 (10-12) Chased leaders early, mid-division after 2nd, pushed along and beaten well over 2 out, pulled up after 2 out, at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gs in Dec.
