Melling Chase
| Grade 1 race | |
| Location |
Aintree Racecourse Merseyside, England |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1991 |
| Race type | Steeplechase |
| Sponsor | Jardine Lloyd Thompson |
| Website | [1] |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2m 4f (4,023 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Five-years-old and up |
| Weight | 11 st 10 lb Allowances 7 lb for mares |
| Purse |
£200,000 (2016) 1st: £112,788 |
The Melling Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase 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.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (4 wins):
Leading trainer (3 wins):
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