Full Result 2.40 Kempton | 26 December 2008

Stan James King George VI Chase Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) 3m OMS Good 18 fences

1st £130,684.03 2nd £49,032.30 3rd £24,550.53 4th £12,240.88 5th £6,143.36 6th £3,071.68

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Kauto Star (FR) 10/11F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	1110 t	175	138	181	–
b g Village Star (FR) - Kauto Relka (FR) (Port Etienne I)
Mostly jumped well, tracked leaders, progress to go 2nd 13th, led after 4 out, surged clear from 3 out, mistake last, impressive again (op Evens tchd 11-10 in places)

2 8	2. Albertas Run (IRE) 25/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	7	1110	152	132	171	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Holly Grove Lass (IRE) (Le Moss)
Settled at back of main group, progress 12th, went 3rd 4 out, vain chase of winner from 3 out but kept on well for 2nd place (op 33-1)

3 ½ [8½]	11. Voy Por Ustedes (FR) 9/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	1110	173	131	173	–
b g Villez (USA) - Nuit D'Ecajeul (FR) (Matahawk)
Tracked leaders, hit 10th, pressing when followed Our Vic left at 12th, mistake 13th, effort to dispute 2nd from 3 out, no chance with winner (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

4 23 [31½]	3. Briareus 33/1 Graham Lee Andrew Balding	Graham Lee Andrew Balding	8	1110	150	112	147	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Lower The Tone (IRE) (Phone Trick)
Raced wide, held up in rear, effort and in touch 4 out, soon left behind

5 8 [39½]	1. Air Force One (GER) 8/1 Barry Geraghty Charlie Mann	Barry Geraghty Charlie Mann	6	1110	160	106	139	–
ch g Lando (GER) - Ame Soeur (FR) (Siberian Express)
Never going well and sticky jumping early, lost touch with main group 11th, never any chance after (op 10-1)

6 32 [71½]	5. Imperial Commander (IRE) 10/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1110	156	78	119	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Ballinlovane (Le Moss)
Prominent, made most from 11th until headed after 4 out, weakening rapidly when blundered 3 out, tailed off (op 11-1)

7 10 [81½]	9. Snoopy Loopy (IRE) 14/1 Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	10	1110 b	168	69	97	–
ch g Old Vic - Lovely Snoopy (IRE) (Phardante)
Chased leader until slow jump 8th and bustled along, still well in touch after 11th, hampered next, weakened and blundered 13th, tailed off (op 16-1)

8 12 [93½]	10. Tamarinbleu (FR) 20/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	8	1110 b	167	58	85	–
b g Epervier Bleu - Tamainia (FR) (Lashkari)
Led, hit 10th, headed and weakened next, tailed off

PU	7. Mont Misere (FR) 200/1 Charlie Wallis Paul Murphy	Charlie Wallis Paul Murphy	12	1110	128	–	–	–
b g Mont Basile (FR) - Pique Flamme (FR) (Lou Piguet)
Always last, tailed off halfway, fence behind when crawled over 12th and pulled up

PU	8. Our Vic (IRE) 10/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	10	1110 b	171	–	–	–
b g Old Vic - Shabra Princess (Buckskin)
Prominent, jumped left 10th, with leader next, jumped badly left 12th and soon dropped out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 5m 57.40s (fast by 0.60s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Exotic Dancer (no reason given)
1st owner: Clive D Smith (Kauto Star) 1st breeder: Mme Henri Aubert
2nd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Albertas Run)
3rd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Voy Por Ustedes)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £5 £1.90 Ex: £34.40 CSF: £31.02 Trifecta: £208.90 Pool: £5,194.34 - 18.40 winning units

Course record time.

2:40 Kempton 26 Dec 2008

Stan James King George VI Chase Grade 1