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JCB Melling Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Aintree · Fri 10th Apr 2026 · 14:30

📏 2m3f200y 🏷️ Class Class 1 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 💰 £140,325 🐎 Chase

2nd

Solness

8/1

J J Slevin

1st

Grey Dawning

5/1

Harry Skelton

3rd

Heart Wood

6/5F

Darragh O'Keeffe

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Class

Class 1

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Distance

2m3f200y

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Going

Good To Soft

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Surface

Turf

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Prize

£140,325

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Runners

🔖

Type

Chase

📊 Betting Forecast

11/8 Heart Wood, 2/1 Grey Dawning, 15/2 Gidleigh Park, 9/1 Solness, 11/1 L'Eau du Sud, 14/1 JPR One, 50/1 Saint Segal

Pos	Horse / Form	Age/Wgt	Jockey / Trainer	OR	Odds
5	Gidleigh Park Form: P12-2P	8y 164 lbs	Bryan Carver Harry Fry	156	4/1
10	Protektorat Form: 42-311	11y 164 lbs	Dan Skelton	165	–
🥇 1st	Grey Dawning Form: 12-134	9y 164 lbs	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	165	5/1
🥉 3rd	Heart Wood Form: P-1411	8y 164 lbs	Darragh O'Keeffe Henry De Bromhead	168	6/5F
4	Impaire Et Passe Form: 31-B1P	8y 164 lbs	W P Mullins	160	–
4	JPR One Form: -33214	9y 164 lbs	Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard	160	16/1
5	Jonbon Form: -22112	10y 164 lbs	Nicky Henderson	165	–
PU	L'Eau du Sud Form: 43-133	8y 164 lbs	Tristan Durrell Dan Skelton	163	11/1
PU	Saint Segal Form: 12122P	8y 164 lbs	Ciaran Gethings Jane Williams	155	33/1
🥈 2nd	Solness Form: 14-315	8y 164 lbs	J J Slevin Joseph Patrick O'Brien	166	8/1
8	Libberty Hunter Form: F-U432	10y 164 lbs	Mrs C Williams	159	–
9	Matata Form: 733155	8y 164 lbs	Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	159	–

Heart Wood and Grey Dawning are leading players but SOLNESS and Gidleigh Park arrive fresher and are preferred.

Racing Post Pick

Solness

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