15:05 Kempton

Wednesday 26 December 2018

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32Red King George VI Chase (Grade 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 6m 4.6s
1st
Horse silk
2
12/1
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Mid-division, headway 5 out, challenged on bit 3 out, led approaching last, ridden out op 20/1 tchd 14/1 and tchd 22/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
9
15/2
T: C L TizzardJ: T Scudamore
Tracked leaders, headway to lead 14th, ridden after 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
12
6
9/2
T: C L TizzardJ: R Johnson
In touch, headway 10th, outpaced 4 out, rallied after 2 out, stayed on run in op 11/2
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
7
5/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Towards rear, mistake 12th, headway 5 out, ridden after next, no extra approaching last op 9/2
5th
Horse silk
13
4
40/1
T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke
In touch, lost place 12th, outpaced 5 out op 33/1 tchd 50/1
6th
Horse silk
2
8
33/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly
Always in rear
7th
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
3/1f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Tracked leader, mistake 13th, ridden after 4 out, weakened before 2 out op 7/2

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
8/1
T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob
Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, fell 9th op 15/2
UR
Horse silk
3
1111-10
20/1
T: M BradstockJ: S Bowen
Led, headed 14th, weakened after 3 out, continuing to weaken when unseated rider 2 out tchd 25/1
UR
Horse silk
10
4/1
T: Ruth JeffersonJ: B S Hughes
Held up in rear, badly hampered and unseated rider 9th op 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.10Pl:£3.80, £2.40, £1.80EX:£92.10Trifecta:£416.30Tricast:£476.20SF:£98.87Swingers:£11.90, £9.20, £6.50

Forecasts

Might Bite (3/1), Waiting Patiently (4/1), Native River (9/2), Politologue (5/1), Thistlecrack (15/2), Bristol De Mai (8/1), Clan Des Obeaux (12/1), Coneygree (20/1), Tea For Two (33/1), Double Shuffle (40/1)

Verdict

A stellar renewal of the King George VI. Young pretenders Politologue and Waiting Patiently are both on a sharp upward curve and retain masses of potential for the future, but against gnarly rivals such as Native River, Thistlecrack, Might Bite and BRISTOL DE MAI could conceivably fall short. The selection probably has his flaws, but so do the majority of his rivals. As a Haydock specialist, the basic assumption is that the Betfair Chase winner is far less effective elsewhere. However, in his defence this clearly hasn't been truly tested post wind surgery, so at the current odds he rates as a value based selection.
  1. Bristol De Mai
  2. Thistlecrack
  3. Politologue

Previous Winners

2017
Might Bite
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
6/4

Prize Money

1st: £142,375.002nd: £53,425.003rd: £26,750.004th: £13,325.005th: £6,700.006th: £3,350.00

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