2:40 Kempton 26 Dec 2008
Stan James King George VI Chase Grade 1
(Class 1) 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
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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) | ||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 b | 167 | 58 | 85 | – | ||||
| b g Epervier Bleu - Tamainia (FR) (Lashkari) | ||||||||||
| Led, hit 10th, headed and weakened next, tailed off | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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
