The Melling Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older.
The race is scheduled to take place each year in early April.
The event is named after Melling, a nearby village which is made famous by Melling Road, a public road which crosses the racecourse.
The race is currently staged on the second day of the three-day Grand National meeting.
The field often includes horses which ran in the Queen Mother Champion Chase or the Ryanair Chase at the previous month's Cheltenham Festival.