Odds-on about Jonbon in the Melling Chase? It's a no from me - and his old rival looks the main danger

The rivalry between El Fabiolo and Jonbon was a hot topic in years gone by. Less so this season, but that all changes in the Melling Chase. 

The merits of these horses deserve debating as they are among the best chasers in training. Despite that, they have been known to clatter a fence or two over two miles. 

It was the ninth that put paid to Jonbon’s chance in the Champion Chase last month. A year earlier the fifth proved El Fabiolo’s undoing. He was pulled up immediately.