3.30 3m. 1f. 30yds. 10 Declared. 63rd Badger Beer Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1 ) of £80,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €47,552.00 2nd - €17,808.00 3rd - €8,896.00 4th - €4,440.00
Formscan - Paul Nicholls has won this valuable handicap four times in the last seven years, most recently with the excellent Frodon in 2022, and he relies on Mofasa this time around. The eight-year-old showed promise in his novice chase campaign and is open to improvement, but he will need it to land this prize and preference is for the match-fit LORD ACCORD. Neil Mulholland's charge returned to fences to make all in facile fashion over this C&D last month and while this is tougher off a 5lb higher mark, the hat-trick seeking gelding is clearly in fine form and likes it here. The Changing Man was a very encouraging second (clear of the rest) off 4lb lower in a good novice handicap at Uttoxeter in March and he's very interesting on his seasonal debut.