15:05 Kempton

Sunday 26 December 2021

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:05  |   Winning time: 6m 15.5s
1st
Horse silk
9
28/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Held up off the pace in last trio, steady headway out wide tracking leaders before 12th, went 2nd before led 2 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly op 25/1
2nd
Horse silk
9
3
7/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 11th, chased new leaders after 4 out, led next, headed 2 out, lost 2nd between last two, left 2nd again last, no chance with winner
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
8
25/1
T: P F NichollsJ: G Sheehan
Waited with in rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders 12th, led 4 out, headed next, lost 2nd before next, weakened and left modest 3rd at the last op 22/1
4th
Horse silk
8 ½
4
911-10
7/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Lined up out wide, led but pressed, advantage 3rd, headed 4 out, lost 2nd soon after, losing place when slightly short of room home turn, ridden and weakened soon after op 6/1
5th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
28/1
T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell
Ran in snatches, mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 12th, weakened next op 18/1

Also Ran

T: W P MullinsJ: B J Cooper
Raced on inside, tracked leaders, travelling well before 3 out, went 2nd and 3 lengths down when fell last op 11/2 tchd 13/2
PU
Horse silk
2
3/1f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Never jumped with any fluency, chased leaders out wide, mistake and lost place 9th, tailed off when mistake 12th, pulled up before next op 4/1
PU
Horse silk
6
10/3
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Pressed leader until 3rd, lost 2nd after 11th, weakened before 13th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 7/2 tchd 3/1
PU
Horse silk
7
33/1
T: N J HendersonJ: S Bowen
Held up off the pace in last trio, hit 7th, headway into 5th out wide 4 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next op 25/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£29.00Pl:£4.60, £1.60, £4.90EX:£132.80Trifecta:£1,752.70Tricast:£2,419.14SF:£118.47Swingers:£16.40, £18.90, £13.60

Forecasts

Chantry House (3/1), Minella Indo (10/3), Clan Des Obeaux (7/2), Asterion Forlonge (6/1), Frodon (7/1), Saint Calvados (25/1), Tornado Flyer (28/1), Lostintranslation (28/1), Mister Fisher (33/1)

Verdict

Gold Cup hero MINELLA INDO, who sports cheekpieces for the first time, left the firm impression he needed the run when behind Frodon on his Down Royal reappearance and can bounce back to his Gold Cup form and continue the Henry de Bromhead domination of the top jumps prizes in Britain. Clan des Obeaux, who is bidding for a third win in this, can give him most to do ahead of Frodon.

  1. MINELLA INDO (IRE)
  2. CLAN DES OBEAUX (FR)
  3. FRODON (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Frodon
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 8
20/1

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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