Haydock trip on cards for Pere Trainer Jim Dreaper is leaning towards letting Notre Pere take on Kauto Star in the Grade One Betfair Chase at Haydock on Saturday. The eight-year-old, winner of the Welsh National last year, suffered an uncharacteristic fall when still travelling strongly in the Down Royal Champion Chase on his reappearance. Kilsallaghan-based Dreaper revealed: "Notre Pere is a possible runner for the Betfair Chase as things stand. He came out his fall at Down Royal fine and it was just one of those things that can happen in racing. "We will do a more serious schooling session on Tuesday - his jumping seems to be fine - and we will delay a final decision until after that. At the moment, there is a good chance that he will go over to Haydock Park, especially if the ground is soft. "I wouldn't be concerned about taking on Kauto Star - we need to get Notre Pere running after that blip the other day. We could wait until the Hennessy, which is always a very competitive race, but we are inclined to go for the first race that is available to him."
