Melling Chase Runners Confirmed & Latest Odds for Aintree Grade One
Craig Jones 
The Melling Chase is the feature race of the day on day two of the Aintree Grand National meeting, taking place at 3:30pm on Friday.
Jonbon heads the market, and while there's only four runners, both El Fabiolo and Protektorat are capable of serving it up to him.
As we head into Aintree, we'll have our eye on the best horse racing betting sites to see where the best offers and value can be found.
Melling Chase Confirmed Runners
Four runners will go to post for the Melling Chase, and while it may only be a small field, it has the hallmarks of being an excellent race.
Given it's the feature race of the day, there could be free bets and enhanced odds around for this contest, so be sure to be on the look out.
- El Fabiolo - Willie Mullins
- Jonbon - Nicky Henderson
- Matata - Nigel Twiston-Davies
- Protektorat - Dan Skelton
Melling Chase Latest Odds
The odds are out with the best betting sites for this race, and we've got an odds on favourite in Jonbon.
Despite failing to win at the Cheltenham Festival, he's a strong favourite here, with El Fabiolo and Protektorat being the main dangers.
Potentially, one of the races of the week and of course during the three days, we will be pinpointing the best tips, latest news and of course the best Grand National free bets we can find.
Jonbon has a little to prove after Cheltenham, but there's definitely a case to be made that he's just not quite as good there as he is elsewhere.
His second behind Marine Nationale was an excellent effort given how far back he was in the field after making a mistake. Jumping will of course be tested here, but usually, he's pretty rock solid.
El Fabiolo comes in as the slightly fresher horse, second at Navan at the start of March, he bypassed Cheltenham and has a few more recovery days in him than the rest.
Protektorat is another fancy, a solid effort in the Ryanair Chase, though he's coming into the veteran stage of his career, up against younger legs here.
Aintree Horse Racing Tips
At Aintree we'll have daily horse racing tips from our team of Charlie McCann and Alan Kelly as they guide you through the top quality racing on offer.
We'll also be speaking daily with Paddy Brennan, who will give his thoughts and views on the biggest races each day, including the Grand National on Saturday when we get there.
