Kempton Races
Kempton
14:30
Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (GBB Race)
Kempton
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024
Distance: 3m
Type: Chase
Going: Good
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £8
Place: £2.50 £2.20 £2.50
Exacta: £38.50
Tricast: £435.20
Trifecta: £563.10
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Banbridge (IRE) | 8 G | Good | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 164 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Held up in rear - good headway from 4 out - went second 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden after 2 out - good jump last - soon led - kept on well(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Il Est Francais (FR) | 7 G | Elite | Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm | 164 lbs | 9/2 | 1.75 | Jumped well - took keen hold - led - clear 3rd - reduced lead 2 out - not fluent last - soon headed and no extra(tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1) | ||
| 3rd | 9 | L'Homme Presse (FR) | 10 G | Elite | Venetia Williams | 164 lbs | 14/1 | 10 | Jumped left on occasions - midfield on outer - headway 4 out - briefly went second home turn - kept on but no match for first two(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 11 | The Real Whacker (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Patrick Neville | 164 lbs | 14/1 | 5.5 | Raced in second on outer - chased clear leader 3rd - lost position 4 out - not fluent 2 out - rallied run-in - went fourth final strides(op 22/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Spillane's Tower (IRE) | 7 G | Good | James Joseph Mangan | 164 lbs | 11/4F | 0.1 | Towards rear - hampered 1st - some headway 3 out - went fourth before 2 out - not fluent last - no extra and lost fourth final strides(tchd 3/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Corbetts Cross (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Emmet Mullins | 164 lbs | 17/2 | 3.25 | Held up in rear - some headway 3 out - not pace to challenge(op 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Juntos Ganamos (FR) | 5 G | Good | D Cottin | 164 lbs | 16/1 | 7 | Didn't always jump with fluency - never better than midfield(op 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Bravemansgame (FR) | 10 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Jumped left on occasions - raced in third - prominent behind clear leader 4th - lost second home turn - soon weakened(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | General En Chef (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm | 164 lbs | 25/1 | 12 | Always behind(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Grey Dawning (IRE) | 8 G | Elite | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 13/2 | - | Towards rear - bad mistake 1st - some headway 5 out - weakened quickly after 4 out - pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the 1st and never travelled thereafter; vet had nothing to report)(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Envoi Allen (FR) | 10 G | Elite | Henry De Bromhead | 164 lbs | 14/1 | - | In touch with leaders - jumped right and hampered rival 1st - towards rear when mistake and unseated 5 out(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1) |