Racecards
16:30 Fontwell Park
At The Races App Form Study Novices' Chase (GBB Race) (Class 3)
- 2 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 165y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £13,400 added
- Winner: £6,535
- 2nd: £3,011
- 3rd: £1,505
- 4th: £754
- Form 1F-2421
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Theo Gillard
Made all, drew clear from 3 out, eased towards finish,unchallenged
- Form 7431-32
- Age 8
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
not always fluent chased winner and reminder after 9th, ridden after next, awkward jump and beaten 3 out, eased after last
In depth
Verdict
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.
Formwatch
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.