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2025 Melling Chase
Jonbon (FR) won the 2025 Melling Chase at Aintree on 4 April 2025, trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Nico de Boinville, at 4/6 favourite, beating Protektorat (FR) by 3¼ lengths.
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- Who won the Melling Chase in 2025? Jonbon (FR) won the 2025 Melling Chase at Aintree on 4 April 2025, trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Nico de Boinville, at 4/6 favourite, beating Protektorat (FR) by 3¼ lengths.
- Who came second in the 2025 Melling Chase? Protektorat (FR) (7/1) finished second, and Matata (IRE) (16/1) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 2025 Melling Chase? Yes. Jonbon (FR) won as the 4/6 favourite.
- What was the winning time of the 2025 Melling Chase? Jonbon (FR) won in 4m 53.73s over 2m4f on Good going.
- How much prize money did the 2025 Melling Chase winner get? Jonbon (FR) earned £144,717 for winning the 2025 Melling Chase.
- How many ran in the 2025 Melling Chase? 4 ran in the 2025 Melling Chase (average since 1991: 6.9).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | BSP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | OR | Headgear | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won 3¼ | Jonbon (FR) | 4/6F | 1.69 | 9 | 11-10 | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson | 169 | - | John P McManus | - | 4m 53.73s | £144,717 |
| 2 | 3¼ | Protektorat (FR) | 7/1 | 8.8 | 10 | 11-10 | Harry Skelton | Dan Skelton | 166 | t | Sir A Ferguson G Mason J Hales & L Hales | 3¼ | - | £57,167 |
| 3 | dist | Matata (IRE) | 16/1 | 24.0 | 7 | 11-10 | J J Slevin | Nigel Twiston-Davies | 161 | - | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | dist | - | £30,767 |
| F | - | El Fabiolo (FR) | 5/2 | 4.08 | 8 | 11-10 | Paul Townend | Willie Mullins | 170 | - | Simon Munir & Isaac Souede | - | - | - |
Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).
How they ran next
| Pos here | Horse | Next run | Course | Race | Result | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonbon (FR) | 2025-04-26 | Sandown | bet365 Celebration Chase | 2nd of 7 | 8/15F |
| 2 | Protektorat (FR) | 2025-11-16 | Cheltenham | Oddschecker Handicap Chase | 3rd of 10 | 3/1F |
| 3 | Matata (IRE) | 2025-10-24 | Cheltenham | squareintheair.com Handicap Chase | 7th of 9 | 11/4 |
| F | El Fabiolo (FR) | 2025-04-29 | Punchestown | William Hill Champion Chase | fell | 5/1 |
4 of 4 have run since; 0 won next time out.
Melling Chase winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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