26 Dec 2004 02:10 KEMPTON
Winner: £ (Penalty: £116,000); Distance: 5280; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good to Soft.
King George VI Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Kicking King (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 27 | B J Geraghty | T J Taaffe Conor Clarkson | |||
| in touch, tracked leader from 9th, led 12th, mistake 4 out, 10 lengths clear when blundered badly last, kept on under pressure run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Kingscliff (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 12 | A Thornton | R H Alner Mr A J Sendell | |||
| close up, mistake 12th, tracked leaders in 3rd 15th, mistake 4 out, stayed on to chase winner run-in, closing at finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Azertyuiop (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 10 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr J Hales | |||
| held up in mid-division, headway to track leaders from 12th, chased winner next, no impression from 3 out, lost 2nd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 24 L | Le Roi Miguel (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 8 | Paul Carberry | P F Nicholls Mrs J Stewart | |||
| held up and behind, steady headway 12th, no impression and beaten 4 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | First Gold (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 13 | A P McCoy | F Doumen Mr John P McManus | |||
| led to 12th, chased winner to next, weakened before 4 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Seebald (GER) (Gelding, , 164) | / 11 | T Scudamore | M C Pipe The Macca & Growler… | |||
| held up towards rear, headway 12th, weakened and behind from 15th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Therealbandit (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 9 | T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson | |||
| held up towards rear, headway 12th, no impression from 15th | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 7 L | Fondmort (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 10 | M Foley | N J Henderson Mr W J Brown | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 24 L | Hot Shots (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 11 | D Gallagher | M Pitman Mrs Jill Eynon… | |||
| always in rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 26 L | Edredon Bleu (FR) (Gelding, , 164) | / 15 | Jim Culloty | Miss H C Knight Mr Jim Lewis | |||
| chased leaders to 9th, behind from 14th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Calling Brave (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 10 | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Sir Robert Ogden | ||||
| raced in mid-division, mistake and lost place 13th, mistake 15th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Lord Sam (IRE) (Gelding, , 164) | / 9 | S Durack | V R A Dartnall Plain Peeps | ||||
| prominent, hampered 7th, never going well after, behind from 13th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Tiutchev (GB) (Gelding, , 164) | / 14 | R Johnson | M C Pipe The Liars Poker… | ||||
| tracked leaders, jumped left 7th, lost place 9th, lame when tailed off and pulled up | ||||||||||
