Melling Chase

Last Ran: 4th April 2008

The Melling Chase was first run in 1991. It is held at the Grand National meeting at Aintree Racecourse every year in April.

The race is a is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase and is run over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs at Aintree racecourse.

Horses that have run in the Queen Mother Champion Chase quite often go on to run in this race and indeed five horses have won both races in the same season. the most recent being Moscow Flyer in 2005.

Key Trends For The Melling Chase

No horse under the age of eight has won this race since 1991
The Irish have a great record here, winning five renewals in a row from 2002
The favourites tend to strike it gold here with the front two winning ten of the last thirteen renewals.
Over half the winners have won or been placed at the Grand National meeting before
Most winners have had winning form over this trip before.

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Race Facts
Age Limit	5yo+
Distance	2m4f
Entrants	Open

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Previous Winners of the Melling Chase

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Odds	View
2008	Voy Por Ustedes	Robert Thornton	Alan King
2008	New Approach (IRE)	K J Manning	J S Bolger	6/5 f
2007	Monet's Garden	Tony Dobbin	Nicky Richards
2006	Hi Cloy	Andrew McNamara	Michael Hourigan
2005	Moscow Flyer	Barry Geraghty	Jessica Harrington
2004	Moscow Flyer	Barry Geraghty	Jessica Harrington
2003	Native Upmanship

Other Horse Races

Maghull Novices Chase (5th April 2008)
Aintree Hurdle (5th April 2008)
Scottish Grand National (19th April 2008)
Punchestown Champion Chase (22nd April 2008)
Punchestown Gold Cup (23rd April 2008)

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