Jonbon is being backed to return to winning ways in the Melling Chase at Aintree.
The 2024 Melling Chase looks set to be the highest quality chase race over 2 and half miles this season.
It is certainly the feature race of the day and with a prize pot of £250,000 and seven top chasers, it should be a recipe for fantastic viewing.
The Ascot Chase has been a good indicator of who might run well in this race in recent times. Fakir Doudaries won at Ascot before winning here in 2022 and Pic D’Ohry was runner up at Ascot before taking the spoils here last year.
Pic D’Ohry and his connections will be hoping for the same trend this year after winning the 2024 Ascot Chase in February. He is priced at 9/2 (best price) at various bookmakers to win the Melling Chase in back-to-back years.
However, he faces fierce competition from the favourite Jonbon who has received a lot of support in the market. Jonbon can be found at a best price of 11/8 available at Bet365.
Jonbon missed out on the Champion Chase due to illness but he will get his chance to make up for his shock defeat last time out at the Clarence House Chase which saw the 1/4 shot beaten after several jumping mistakes.
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Melling Chase Odds
| Horse | Best Odds | Implied Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Jonbon | 11/8 | 42% |
| Protektorat | 9/2 | 18% |
| Pic D'Ohry | 9/2 | 18% |
| Envoi Allen | 13/2 | 13% |
| Conflated | 14/1 | 7% |
| East Game | 22/1 | 4% |
| Minella Drama | 90/1 | 1% |
Melling Chase Betting
| Horse | Implied Chance |
|---|---|
| Jonbon | 50.21% |
| Pic D'Orhy | 20.13% |
| Protektorat | 13.17% |
| Easy Game | 5.50% |
| Envoi Allen | 5.42% |
| Conflated | 3.88% |
| Minella Drama | 1.63% |
The table above shows the percentage of bets taken through oddschecker on potential winners in the 2024 Melling Chase at Aintree.
Jonbon is the best horse in this field on his day and if he jumps better than last time and takes to the extra four furlongs, he should be hard to beat.
He will be fresh after missing out at Cheltenham and has won on this track twice before, clearly taking a liking to the flatter track.
Henderson is confident he will take to the distance and though the ground is not ideal, it wont be a problem.
