Melling Chase
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The Melling Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Aintree over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres), and during its running there are sixteen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in early April.
Grade 1 race | |
Location | Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
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Inaugurated | 1991 |
Race type | Steeplechase |
Sponsor | My Pension Expert |
Website | Aintree |
Race information | |
Distance | 2m 4f (4,023 metres) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
Weight | 11 st 7 lb Allowances 7 lb for mares |
Purse | £250,000 (2022) 1st: £140,325 |
2024 | ||
Jonbon | Conflated | Protektorat |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
Pic D'Orhy | Fakir D'Oudairies | Minella Drama |
2022 | ||
Fakir D'Oudairies | Hitman | Sceau Royal |
2021 | ||
Fakir D'Oudairies | Nuts Well | Itchy Feet |
The event is named after Melling, a nearby village which is made famous by Melling Road, a public road which crosses the racecourse. It was established in 1991, and it has held Grade 1 status throughout its history. The race is currently staged on the second day of the three-day Grand National meeting.
The field often includes horses which ran in the Queen Mother Champion Chase or the Ryanair Chase at the previous month's Cheltenham Festival.