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[b]The weekend's racing offered the best of both the Flat and NH games, with Casamento stating his classic case with a win in the Group 1 Racing Post Trophy on the Flat at Doncaster, while over jumps there were wins at Aintree for Monet's Garden as well as a pair of promising novices who took their first steps on the road to Cheltenham...[/b] Saturday's best NH race was the Old Roan Chase at [b]Aintree[/b], won for the third time in its seven-year history by [b]Monet's Garden[/b], who confirmed himself at least as good as ever, even at twelve years old, in beating Poquelin by half a length in typically game fashion. One of the more interesting subplots at Aintree on Saturday was the chasing debut of the current Arkle favourite Medermit. In a three-runner affair, [b]Medermit[/b] hit...