Melling Chase
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 | ||
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Jonbon | Conflated | Protektorat |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
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Pic D'Orhy | Fakir D'Oudairies | Minella Drama |
2022 | ||
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Fakir D'Oudairies | Hitman | Sceau Royal |
2021 | ||
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Fakir D'Oudairies | Nuts Well | Itchy Feet |
2020-2011 | ||
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2019 | ||
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Min | Politologue | Waiting Patiently |
2018 | ||
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Politologue | Min | Sizing Granite |
2017 | ||
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Fox Norton | Sub Lieutenant | Traffic Fluide |
2016 | ||
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God's Own | Al Ferof | Clarcam |
2015 | ||
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Don Cossack | Cue Card | Johns Spirit |
2014 | ||
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Boston Bob | Rolling Aces | Ballynagour |
2013 | ||
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Sprinter Sacre | Cue Card | Flemenstar |
2012 | ||
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Finian's Rainbow | Wishfull Thinking | Albertas Run |
2011 | ||
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Master Minded | Albertas Run | Somersby |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
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Albertas Run | Forpadydeplasterer | Monet's Garden |
2009 | ||
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Voy Por Ustedes | Schindlers Hunt | Nacarat |
2008 | ||
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Voy Por Ustedes | Master Minded | Tamarinbleu |
2007 | ||
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Monet's Garden | Taranis | Well Chief |
2006 | ||
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Hi Cloy | Fota Island | Mariah Rollins |
2005 | ||
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Moscow Flyer | Le Roi Miguel | Therealbandit |
2004 | ||
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Moscow Flyer | Isio | Native Upmanship |
2003 | ||
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Native Upmanship | Seebald | Kadarann |
2002 | ||
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Native Upmanship | Wahiba Sands | Fadalko |
2001 | ||
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Fadalko | Lady Cricket | Direct Route |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
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Direct Route | Flying Instructor | Makounji |
1999 | ||
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Direct Route | Mulligan | Call Equiname |
1997 | ||
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Martha's Son | Strong Promise | Viking Flagship |
1996 | ||
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Viking Flagship | Sound Man | Coulton |
1995 | ||
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Viking Flagship | Deep Sensation | Martha's Son |
1994 | ||
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Katabatic | Travado | Deep Sensation |
1993 | ||
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Deep Sensation | Redundant Pal | Gold Options |
1992 | ||
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Remittance Man | Edberg | Pat's Jester |
1991 | ||
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Blazing Walker | Katabatic | Waterloo Boy |
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.
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.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Viking Flagship – 1995, 1996
- Direct Route – 1999, 2000
- Native Upmanship – 2002, 2003
- Moscow Flyer – 2004, 2005
- Voy Por Ustedes – 2008, 2009
- Fakir D'oudairies - 2021, 2022
Leading jockey (4 wins):
- Barry Geraghty – Moscow Flyer (2004, 2005), Finian's Rainbow (2012), Sprinter Sacre (2013)
Leading trainer (4 wins):
- Paul Nicholls – Fadalko (2001), Master Minded (2011), Politologue (2018), Pic D'Orhy (2023)
- Nicky Henderson - Remittance Man (1992), Finian's Rainbow (2012), Sprinter Sacre (2013), Jonbon (2024)
Winners
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
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1991 | Blazing Walker | 7 | Chris Grant | Arthur Stephenson |
1992 | Remittance Man | 8 | Richard Dunwoody | Nicky Henderson |
1993 | Deep Sensation | 8 | Declan Murphy | Josh Gifford |
1994 | Katabatic | 11 | Simon McNeill | Josh Gifford |
1995 | Viking Flagship | 8 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
1996 | Viking Flagship | 9 | Tony McCoy | David Nicholson |
1997 | Martha's Son | 10 | Carl Llewellyn | Tim Forster |
1998 | Opera Hat | 10 | Conor O'Dwyer | John Fowler |
1999 | Direct Route | 8 | Norman Williamson | Howard Johnson |
2000 | Direct Route | 9 | Norman Williamson | Howard Johnson |
2001 | Fadalko | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2002 | Native Upmanship | 9 | Conor O'Dwyer | Arthur Moore |
2003 | Native Upmanship | 10 | Conor O'Dwyer | Arthur Moore |
2004 | Moscow Flyer | 10 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington |
2005 | Moscow Flyer | 11 | Barry Geraghty | Jessica Harrington |
2006 | Hi Cloy | 9 | Andrew McNamara | Michael Hourigan |
2007 | Monet's Garden | 9 | Tony Dobbin | Nicky Richards |
2008 | Voy Por Ustedes | 7 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
2009 | Voy Por Ustedes | 8 | Robert Thornton | Alan King |
2010 | Albertas Run | 9 | Tony McCoy | Jonjo O'Neill |
2011 | Master Minded | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
2012 | Finian's Rainbow | 9 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2013 | Sprinter Sacre | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Nicky Henderson |
2014 | Boston Bob | 9 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins |
2015 | Don Cossack | 8 | Tony McCoy | Gordon Elliott |
2016 | God's Own | 8 | Paddy Brennan | Tom George |
2017 | Fox Norton | 7 | Robbie Power | Colin Tizzard |
2018 | Politologue | 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
2019 | Min | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Willie Mullins |
no race 2020 [a] | ||||
2021 | Fakir D'oudairies | 6 | Mark Walsh | Joseph O'Brien |
2022 | Fakir D'oudairies | 7 | Mark Walsh | Joseph O'Brien |
2023 | Pic D'Orhy | 8 | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
2024 | Jonbon | 8 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
- ^ The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
- Racing Post:
- 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
- 2022, 2023, 2024
- aintree.co.uk – 2010 John Smith's Grand National Media Guide.
- pedigreequery.com – Melling Chase – Aintree.
- Ladbrokes Pocket Companion 1992/93. Aesculus Press. 1992. p. 60. ISBN 1-871093-91-0.
External links
- Race Recordings [1]
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