Open D'Or
Daily Star Sunday|April 07, 2024
NICHOLLS BIDDING FOR REPEAT AINTREE SUCCESS
MELISSA JONES
Open D'Or

LAST year's winner Pic D'Orhy, Ryanair Chase hero Protektorat and Cheltenham Festival absentee Jonbon are among 13 entries for the My Pension Expert Melling Chase at Aintree on Friday.

The Paul Nicholls-trained Pic D'Orhy was a decisive winner of the two-and-a-half-mile Grade One 12 months ago and has deliberately been saved for the defence of his crown since claiming the notable scalp of L'Homme Presse in the Ascot Chase in February.

This story is from the April 07, 2024 edition of Daily Star Sunday.

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