3:05 Kempton 26 Dec 2009
William Hill King George VI Chase Grade 1
(Class 1) 3m OMS Good To Soft 18 fences
1st
£114,020 2nd
£42,780 3rd
£21,420 4th
£10,680 5th
£5,360 6th
£2,680
Error
| 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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9 | 1110 t | 186 | 175 | 191 | – | ||||
| b g Village Star (FR) - Kauto Relka (FR) (Port Etienne I) | ||||||||||
| Jumped superbly, settled midfield, steady progress 9th, went 2nd 12th and soon clear of rest, led on long run to 3 out, swept clear, magnificent (op 8-15 tchd 4-6 in places) | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 p | 169 | 139 | 161 | – | ||||
| b g Indian River (FR) - Anais Du Berlais (FR) (Dom Pasquini) | ||||||||||
| Prominent in chasing group, mistake 9th, struggling to keep tabs on leaders from 11th, under pressure in 6th 4 out going nowhere, kept on from next, took very remote 2nd after last (tchd 11-1) | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1110 p | 156 | 138 | 159 | – | |||||
| b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Close Harmony (Bustino) | ||||||||||
| Well placed in midfield, progress from 10th to go 3rd at 14th, ridden after next, went 2nd after 3 out but no chance, very tired last, lost 2nd near finish (tchd 12-1) | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 | 162 | 134 | 156 | – | ||||
| gr g Smadoun (FR) - Gerbora (FR) (Art Bleu I) | ||||||||||
| Led to 5th at strong pace, led again 7th, clear from 10th, pressed 12th, headed on long run before 3 out and soon left well behind, lost 2nd after 3 out, keeping on bravely but very tired when clambered over last | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 | 174 | 111 | 143 | – | ||||
| b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Ballinlovane (Le Moss) | ||||||||||
| Mistake 2nd and rider nearly off, dropped to last trio and not always fluent after, never able to recover, reached remote 6th at 15th (op 8-1) | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 | 165 | 110 | 129 | – | ||||
| b g Accordion (IRE) - Holly Grove Lass (IRE) (Le Moss) | ||||||||||
| Always towards rear, 10th and nowhere near leaders after 11th, never a factor (op 28-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1110 | 150 | 107 | 131 | – | ||||
| b g Akhdari (USA) - Tartamuda (FR) (Tyrnavos) | ||||||||||
| Went prominent 7th, chased clear leading pair 12th until mistake 14th, mistake next and weakened, ran better than placings indicate (op 40-1) | ||||||||||
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11 | 1110 b | 155 | 90 | 111 | – | ||||
| b g Old Vic - Shabra Princess (Buckskin) | ||||||||||
| Never beyond midfield, struggling to stay in touch halfway, 8th after 11th, soon well behind, tailed off (op 50-1) | ||||||||||
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11 | 1110 | 151 | 89 | 110 | – | ||||
| b g Alderbrook - Outfield (Monksfield) | ||||||||||
| With leader, led 5th to 7th, chasing after until weakened 12th, tailed off | ||||||||||
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9 | 113 | 100 | 81 | 96 | – | ||||
| b m Oscar (IRE) - Molly Owen (IRE) (Kambalda) | ||||||||||
| Mostly in last trio, weakened 11th, tailed off from next | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 | 166 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Halling (USA) - Seal Indigo (IRE) (Glenstal) | ||||||||||
| Prominent in chasing group, mistake 4th, steadily lost ground, struggling in 10th after 9th, tailed off when pulled up before next, broke blood vessel (jockey said the gelding had bled from the nose) (op 14-1) | ||||||||||
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9 | 1110 | 154 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Old Vic - All SetI (IRE) (Electric I) | ||||||||||
| Dropped to last at 6th and soon detached, tailed off when pulled up before 10th (op 66-1) | ||||||||||
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8 | 1110 | 156 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Name A Reason (IRE) (Buckskin) | ||||||||||
| Not much room 1st, settled midfield, 7th and pushed along after 11th, effort under pressure 14th, reached 5th after next but very tired, pulled up on bend before 3 out (op 40-1) | ||||||||||
- 13 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 6m 7.10s (slow by 9.10s) Total SP: 121%
- 1st owner: Clive D Smith (Kauto Star) 1st breeder: Mme Henri Aubert
- 2nd owner: Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds II (Madison Du Berlais)
- 3rd owner: The Queen (Barbers Shop)
- Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £2.70 £3.20 Ex: £7.40 CSF: £7.33 Trifecta: £71.90 Pool £29,849.20 - 306.80 winning units.
