15:05 Kempton

Wednesday 26 December 2018

All12:5013:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

32Red King George VI Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 6m 4.60s

1^st

Clan Des Obeaux

611-10

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

2^nd

1 ½

Thistlecrack

1011-10

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

3^rd

Native River

811-10

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

4^th

4 ½

Politologue

711-10

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

5^th

Double Shuffle

811-10

40/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

In touch, lost place 12th, outpaced 5 out op 33/1 tchd 50/1

6^th

Tea For Two

911-10

33/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: Lizzie Kelly

Always in rear

7^th

3 ¾

Might Bite

911-10

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

Bristol De Mai

711-10

8/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: D A Jacob

Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, fell 9th op 15/2

Coneygree

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

Waiting Patiently

711-10

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)

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.

Bristol De Mai
Thistlecrack
Politologue

Previous Winners

2017

Might Bite

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 8

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

6/4

Prize Money

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