15:30 Aintree

Friday 10 April 2026

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JCB Melling Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m 3f 200y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:30  |   Winning time: 4m 50.60s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
3
Heart Wood
5/4, 6/5, 5/4, 6/5, 5/4
6/5
1
Gidleigh Park
4/1, 18/5, 7/2
4/1
2
Grey Dawning
4/1, 9/2
5/1
7
Solness
17/2, 9/1, 17/2
8/1
5
L'eau Du Sud
14/1, 12/1
11/1
4
JPR One
18/1
16/1
6
Saint Segal
33/1, 40/1
33/1
SP Book Percentage 110.39

Forecasts

Heart Wood (6/5), Gidleigh Park (4/1), Grey Dawning (5/1), Solness (8/1), L'eau Du Sud (11/1), JPR One (16/1), Saint Segal (33/1)

Verdict

HEART WOOD looked better than ever when a dominant winner of the Ryanair at the Cheltenham Festival and shades the vote over Grey Dawning, who could well be suited by this drop back in distance but had quite a hard race in the Gold Cup. Gidleigh Park was let down by his jumping in the Clarence House but he's worth another chance having split Impaire et Passe and Jango Baie in the Manifesto here 12 months ago.

  1. HEART WOOD (FR)
  2. GREY DAWNING (IRE)
  3. GIDLEIGH PARK

Previous Winners

2025
Jonbon
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 9
4/6

Prize Money

1st: £140,325.002nd: £52,775.003rd: £26,375.004th: £13,175.005th: £6,625.006th: £3,300.007th: £1,700.008th: £900.009th: £500.0010th: £250.00

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