TODAY’S version of the Betfair Chase is going to be quite different to the Betfair Chase as we usually understand it.

Last year, Bristol De Mai sluiced through the heavy ground and beat Cue Card by 57 lengths. In 2016, Cue Card sluiced through the heavy ground and beat Coneygree by 15 lengths. In 2015, Cue Card sluiced through the soft ground and beat Silviniaco Conti by seven lengths.