Made all, drew clear from 3 out, eased towards finish,unchallenged
not always fluent chased winner and reminder after 9th, ridden after next, awkward jump and beaten 3 out, eased after last
With Theo Gillard claiming 3lb, there is little between the penalised Geromino and NOTRE PARI on official ratings. The latter is 0-8 over fences but has been quite highly tried and blinkers could eke out some improvement in the eight-year-old who has won around here over timber.
Geromino (FR) 11-8fav (11-10) Made all, clear when not fluent 2 out, unchallenged, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (3) gd in Jul beating Not At Present (11-4) by 6 1/2l, 3 ran.
Notre Pari (IRE) 15-8 (11-4) Chased leaders, pushed along briefly after 9th, went 2nd 12th, not fluent 4 out, well held from 2 out, 2nd of 3, 11l behind Mortlach (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.