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Jonbon travelled well throughout in landing the feature on day two

Jonbon holds off Conflated to land the Melling Chase

Jonbon took the step up in trip in his side as he roared back to his best with a brave success in the My Pension Expert Melling Chase at Aintree.

Racing • 12 Apr 24

Conflated will now run over a shorter trip at Aintree

Conflated now takes up Melling engagement at Aintree

Gordon Elliott's Conflated will swerve a crack at the Grand National and instead run in the Melling Chase at Aintree on Friday.

Racing • 10 Apr 24

Fakir D'Oudairies jumps the last en route to landing the Aintree feature

Aintree round-up: Fakir D'Oudairies cruises to victory

Fakir D'oudairies was a convincing winner of the Grade One Marsh Chase at Aintree for Joseph O'Brien.

Racing • 09 Apr 21

Fox Norton could be aimed at the King George next season

Fox Norton marvellous in Melling win

Fox Norton finally came of age on the big stage as he relished a step up in trip to run out a decisive winner of the JLT Melling Chase.

Racing • 07 Apr 17

Vautour is no bigger than 1-3 to add the Melling Chase to his big-race haul

Vautour scares off all but five rivals at Aintree

Vautour will face just five rivals as he bids to supplement his Ryanair Chase success in the JLT Melling Chase at Aintree on Friday.

Racing • 06 Apr 16

Don Cossack has been well backed for next season's Ryanair Chase following his Melling Chase success, but could be pointed at next season's Gold Cup

Don Cossack drubs Melling rivals on Merseyside

Tony McCoy steered Don Cossack to his fifth victory of a memorable campaign in the Betfred Melling Chase at Aintree.

Racing • 10 Apr 15

Sire De Grugy is 'at the top of his game at the moment'

Gary Moore hopeful for settled star Sire De Grugy

Gary Moore hopes the fact Sire De Grugy has had no interruptions between Cheltenham and Aintree can help his stable star get back to winning ways in the Betfred Melling Chase today.

Racing • 10 Apr 15

Boston Bob's (near side) powered away from Rolling Aces and Ballynagour after the last to earn jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins their first wins in the Melling Chase

Boston Bob bounces back to form at Aintree

Paul Townend produced Boston Bob with a beautifully-timed challenge to claim victory in the Betfred Melling Chase at Aintree.

Racing • 04 Apr 14

Sprinter Sacre led home Cue Card in last season's Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham Festival

Sprinter features in mouth-watering Melling

Jump racing's superstar Sprinter Sacre graces Aintree on Friday as he bids to take his unbeaten record over fences to nine in the John Smith's Melling Chase.

Racing • 03 Apr 13

Finian's Rainbow could step up in trip again in next season's King George

Rainbow justifies favouritism in Melling Chase

Unforeseen circumstances slightly overshadowed the Cheltenham Festival success of Finian's Rainbow but he had the attention all to himself in the John Smith's Melling Chase at Aintree.

Racing • 13 Apr 12

Melling Chase