Full Result 2.15 Sandown | 26 December 2005

Stan James King George VI Chase Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good 20 fences 2 omitted

1st £114,040 2nd £42,780 3rd £21,420 4th £10,680 5th £5,360 6th £2,680

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Kicking King (IRE) 11/8F Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	7	1110	–	129	172	–
b g Old Vic - Fairy Blaze (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Tracked leaders from 8th, went 2nd briefly 13th, tracked leader again 4 out, led 2 out, ridden last, just held on (op 6-4 tchd 13-8 in places)

2 nk	7. Monkerhostin (FR) 22/1 Tom Scudamore Philip Hobbs	Tom Scudamore Philip Hobbs	8	1110	154	129	171	–
b g Shining Steel - Ladoun (FR) (Kaldoun)
Held up in touch, not fluent 11th, progress to track leading pair 3 out, ridden next, chased winner last, stayed on strongly flat, just failed (op 25-1)

3 5 [5¼]	2. Impek (FR) 13/2 A P McCoy Henrietta C Knight	A P McCoy Henrietta C Knight	9	1110	145	125	166	–
b g Lute Antique (FR) - Attualita (FR) (Master Thatch)
Led to 4th, led again 12th, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)

4 6 [11¼]	6. L'Ami (FR) 10/1 Timmy Murphy F Doumen	Timmy Murphy F Doumen	6	1110	–	120	160	–
ch g Lute Antique (FR) - Voltige De Nievre (FR) (Brezzo)
Held up in touch, close enough 3 out, soon ridden, went 4th on long run to 2 out but soon outpaced, plugged on (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

5 9 [20¼]	9. Royal Auclair (FR) 8/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	1110 t	155	112	152	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Carmonera (FR) (Carmont)
Tracked leading pair to 12th, stayed chasing leaders, ridden 3 out, faded on long run before next (op 11-1tchd 12-1 in a place)

6 20 [40¼]	8. Ollie Magern 11/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1110	163	96	135	–
b g Alderbrook - Outfield (Monksfield)
With leader, led 4th to 12th, upsides again 15th, weakened after 3 out (op 10-1)

7 17 [57¼]	1. Ballycassidy (IRE) 100/1 Barry Fenton Peter Bowen	Barry Fenton Peter Bowen	9	1110	145	81	114	–
br g Insan (USA) - Bitofabreeze (IRE) (Callernish)
Not fluent 1st and soon detached in last, just in touch 10th, behind again from 12th, continued tailed off (op 66-1)

PU	3. Irish Hussar (IRE) 28/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	9	1110	153	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Shuil Ard (Quayside I)
Well in touch until weakened rapidly 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 33-1 tchd 25-1)

PU	5. Kingscliff (IRE) 100/30 Tony Dobbin R H Alner	Tony Dobbin R H Alner	8	1110	162	–	–	–
b g Toulon - Pixies Glen (Furry Glen)
Tracked leaders, blundered 10th and dropped to last pair, never going well after, tailed off from 13th, mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding made mistake at 10th fence first time around and was never travelling thereafter; vet said gelding suffered cuts to hind legs) (op 11-4)

9 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 6m 11.90s (slow by 4.90s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Conor Clarkson (Kicking King) 1st breeder: Sunnyhill Stud
2nd owner: M G St Quinton (Monkerhostin)
3rd owner: Jim Lewis (Impek)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.70 £3.60 £2 Ex: £44.50 CSF: £32.12 Trifecta: £239.50 Pool: £7,727.03 - 22.90 winning tickets.

The third last fence (pond fence) was omitted on each circuit due to low sun.

2:15 Sandown 26 Dec 2005

Stan James King George VI Chase Class A Grade 1