26 Dec 2008 14:40 Kempton
Winner: £220,000 (Penalty: £130,684); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Stan James King George VI Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Kauto Star (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1122-1U / 25 | Jump (34) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Clive D Smith | 10/11 | |
| held up behind leaders, tracked leader going well 14th, led well before 3 out, drew well clear from next, well in command when went left and hit last, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 8 L | Albertas Run (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1113-4P / 12 | Jump (27) | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr Trevor Hemmings | 25/1 | |
| held up, headway to chase leaders from 14th, went 2nd before 3 out, soon no chance with winner, and just held on to hold 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | ½ L | Voy Por Ustedes (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 21221-4 / 10 | Jump (61) | R Thornton | A King Sir Robert Ogden | 9/2 | |
| not always fluent, held up, hit 10th, headway to chase leaders from 12th, hit next, chased leaders approaching 3 out, kept on to press for 2nd run in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 23 L | Briareus (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 01621/1 / 9 | Flat (1624), Jump (44) | G Lee | A M Balding Miss E J Lambourne | 33/1 | |
| raced wide, tended to jump left, held up, went poor 4th under pressure 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 8 L | Air Force One (GER) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 11 10) | 2511-22 / 11 | Flat (1181), Jump (27) | N D Fehily | C J Mann Andy Weller & The… | 8/1 | |
| never travelling, and soon pushed along towards rear, struggling when hit 10th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | Dist | Imperial Commander (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 73/114-1 / 12 | Jump (41) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Our Friends in… | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th, led 14th, ridden and headed well before 3 out, where blundered and weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 10 L | Snoopy Loopy (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 133132 / 12 | Jump (15) | S E Durack | P & M Bowen Walters Plant Hire… | 14/1 | |
| chased leader to 8th, soon driven along to hold place, weakening when mistake 12th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 12 L | Tamarinbleu (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 11173-2 / 13 | Jump (34) | T Scudamore | D Pipe The Arthur White… | 20/1 | |
| led, mistake and headed 10th, weakened 12th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Exotic Dancer (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 2353-23 / 9 | Flat (1947), Jump (34) | B J Geraghty | J & A O'Neill Sir Robert Ogden | |||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Mont Misere (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1-1117P / 13 | Jump (15) | C Wallis | Paul Murphy J E Wilson & T… | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Our Vic (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | 23/2211- / 12 | Jump (267) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D A Johnson | ||
