Famous Horse Races
Melling Chase
 A Brief History Of Melling Chase The Melling Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs (4,023 metres) at Aintree Racecourse during the Grand National meeting in early April. There are sixteen fences to be jumped in the race. It was first run in 1991, and is often contested by horses which ran previously in the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 Winner Voy Por Ustedes Monet's Garden Hi Cloy Moscow Flyer Moscow Flyer Native Upmanship Native Upmanship Fadalko Direct Route Direct Route Opera Hat Martha's Son Viking Flagship Viking Flagship Katabatic Deep Sensation Remittance Man Blazing Walker Age 7 9 9 11 10 10 9 8 9 8 10 10 9 8 11 8 8 7 Jockey Robert Thornton Tony Dobbin Andrew McNamara Barry Geraghty Barry Geraghty Conor O'Dwyer Conor O'Dwyer Ruby Walsh Norman Williamson Norman Williamson Conor O'Dwyer Carl Llewellyn Adrian Maguire Adrian Maguire Simon McNeill Declan Murphy Richard Dunwoody Chris Grant Trainer Alan King Nicky Richards Michael Hourigan Jessica Harrington Jessica Harrington Arthur Moore Arthur Moore Paul Nicholls Howard Johnson Howard Johnson John Fowler Tim Forster David Nicholson David Nicholson Josh Gifford Josh Gifford Nicky Henderson Arthur Stephenson Owner Weight |
