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King George VI Chase

King George VI Chase

Grade 1 race
Location Kempton Park,Sunbury, England
Inaugurated 1937
Race type Steeplechase
Sponsor Ladbrokes
Website Kempton Park
Race information
Distance 3 miles (4,828 metres)
Surface Turf
Track Right-handed
Qualification Four-years-old and up
Weight 11 st 3 lb (4yo);11 st 10 lb (5yo+)Allowances7 lb for fillies and mares
Purse £204,000 (2020)1st: £116,178

King George VI Chase

2020
     
Frodon Waiting Patiently Clan Des Obeaux
Previous years
2019
     
Clan Des Obeaux Cyrname Footpad
2018
     
Clan Des Obeaux Thistlecrack Native River
2017
     
Might Bite Double Shuffle Tea For Two
2016
     
Thistlecrack Cue Card Silviniaco Conti
2015
     
Cue Card Vautour Al Ferof
2014
     
Silviniaco Conti Dynaste Al Ferof
2013
     
Silviniaco Conti Cue Card Al Ferof
2012
     
Long Run Captain Chris Grands Crus
2011
     
Kauto Star Long Run Captain Chris
2010-2001
2010
     
Long Run Riverside Theatre Kauto Star
2009
     
Kauto Star Madison Du Berlais Barbers Shop
2008
     
Kauto Star Albertas Run Voy Por Ustedes
2007
     
Kauto Star Our Vic Exotic Dancer
2006
     
Kauto Star Exotic Dancer Racing Demon
2005
     
Kicking King Monkerhostin Impek
2004
     
Kicking King Kingscliff Azertyuiop
2003
     
Edredon Bleu Tiutchev First Gold
2002
     
Best Mate Marlborough Bacchanal
2001
     
Florida Pearl Best Mate Bacchanal
2000-1991
2000
     
First Gold Florida Pearl Bellator
1999
     
See More Business Go Ballistic Dr Leunt
1998
     
Teeton Mill Escartefigue Imperial Call
1997
     
See More Business Challenger du Luc Rough Quest
1996
     
One Man Monsieur Le Cure Master Oats
1996
     
One Man Rough Quest Barton Bank
1994
     
Algan Monsieur Le Cure Second Schedual
1993
     
Barton Bank Bradbury Star The Fellow
1992
     
The Fellow Pat's Jester The Illywhacker
1991
     
The Fellow Docklands Express Remittance Man
1990-1981
1990
     
Desert Orchid Toby Tobias The Fellow
1989
     
Desert Orchid Barnbrook Again Yahoo
1988
     
Desert Orchid Kildimo Vodkatini
1987
     
Nupsala Desert Orchid Golden Friend
1986
     
Desert Orchid Door Latch Bolands Cross
1985
     
Wayward Lad Combs Ditch Earls Brig
1984
     
Burrough Hill Lad Combs Ditch Wayward Lad
1983
     
Wayward Lad Brown Chamberlin The Mighty Mac
1982
     
Wayward Lad Fifty Dollars More Silver Buck
1980-1971
1980
     
Silver Buck Anaglog's Daughter Diamond Edge
1979
     
Silver Buck Jack of Trumps Border Incident
1978
     
Gay Spartan Jack of Trumps Chumson
1977
     
Bachelor's Hall Uncle Bing Royal Marshal
1976
     
Royal Marshal Fort Devon April Seventh
1975
     
Captain Christy Bula Royal Marshal
1974
     
Captain Christy Pendil Soothsayer
1973
     
Pendil Inkslinger The Dikler
1972
     
Pendil The Dikler Shawnigan
1971
     
The Dikler Spanish Steps Titus Oates
1970-1964
1969
     
Titus Oates Flyingbolt The Laird
1966
     
Dormant Arkle Maigret
1965
     
Arkle Dormant Arctic Ocean
1964
     
Frenchman's Cove Jay Trump Only two ran
 
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer
1937 Southern Hero 12 J. Fawcus G. Evans
1938 Airgead Sios 8 T. McNeill V. Tabor
1939 no race 1939–46      
1947 Rowland Roy 8 Bryan Marshall Fulke Walwyn
1948 Cottage Rake 9 Aubrey Brabazon Vincent O'Brien
1949 Finnure 8 Dick Francis George Beeby
1950 Manicou 5 Bryan Marshall Peter Cazalet
1951 Statecraft 6 Tony Grantham Peter Cazalet
1952 Halloween 7 Fred Winter Bill Wightman
1953 Galloway Braes 8 Bert Morrow Alec Kilpatrick
1954 Halloween 9 Fred Winter Bill Wightman
1955 Limber Hill 8 Jimmy Power Bill Dutton
1956 Rose Park 10 Michael Scudamore Peter Cazalet
1957 Mandarin 6 Gerry Madden Fulke Walwyn
1958 Lochroe 10 Arthur Freeman Peter Cazalet
1959 Mandarin 8 Gerry Madden Fulke Walwyn
1960 Saffron Tartan 9 Fred Winter Don Butchers
1961 no race 1961–62      
1963 Mill House 6 Willie Robinson Fulke Walwyn
1964 Frenchman's Cove 9 Stan Mellor Harry Thomson Jones
1965 Arkle 8 Pat Taaffe Tom Dreaper
1966 Dormant 9 Jeff King John Wells-Kendrew
1967 no race 1967–68      
1969 Titus Oates 7 Stan Mellor Gordon W. Richards
1970 no race 1970      
1971 The Dikler 8 Barry Brogan Fulke Walwyn
1972 Pendil 7 Richard Pitman Fred Winter
1973 Pendil 8 Richard Pitman Fred Winter
1974 Captain Christy 7 Bobby Coonan Pat Taaffe
1975 Captain Christy 8 Gerry Newman Pat Taaffe
1976 Royal Marshall II 9 Graham Thorner Tim Forster
1977 Bachelor's Hall 7 Martin O'Halloran Peter Cundell
1978 Gay Spartan 7 Tommy Carmody Tony Dickinson
1979 Silver Buck 7 Tommy Carmody Tony Dickinson
1980 Silver Buck 8 Tommy Carmody Michael Dickinson
1981 no race 1981      
1982 Wayward Lad 7 John Francome Michael Dickinson
1983 Wayward Lad 8 Robert Earnshaw Michael Dickinson
1984 Burrough Hill Lad 8 John Francome Jenny Pitman
1985 Wayward Lad 10 Graham Bradley Monica Dickinson
1986 Desert Orchid 7 Simon Sherwood David Elsworth
1987 Nupsala 8 André Pommier François Doumen
1988 Desert Orchid 9 Simon Sherwood David Elsworth
1989 Desert Orchid 10 Richard Dunwoody David Elsworth
1990 Desert Orchid 11 Richard Dunwoody David Elsworth
1991 The Fellow 6 Adam Kondrat François Doumen
1992 The Fellow 7 Adam Kondrat François Doumen
1993 Barton Bank 7 Adrian Maguire David Nicholson
1994 Algan 6 Philippe Chevalier François Doumen
1995 One Man 8 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards
1996 One Man 8 Richard Dunwoody Gordon W. Richards
1997 See More Business 7 Andrew Thornton Paul Nicholls
1998 Teeton Mill 9 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams
1999 See More Business 9 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls
2000 First Gold 7 Thierry Doumen François Doumen
2001 Florida Pearl 9 Adrian Maguire Willie Mullins
2002 Best Mate 7 Tony McCoy Henrietta Knight
2003 Edredon Bleu 11 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight
2004 Kicking King 6 Barry Geraghty Tom Taaffe
2005 Kicking King 7 Barry Geraghty Tom Taaffe
2006 Kauto Star 6 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2007 Kauto Star 7 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2008 Kauto Star 8 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2009 Kauto Star 9 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2010 Long Run 6 Sam Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson
2011 Kauto Star 11 Ruby Walsh Paul Nicholls
2012 Long Run 7 Sam Waley-Cohen Nicky Henderson
2013 Silviniaco Conti 7 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls
2014 Silviniaco Conti 8 Noel Fehily Paul Nicholls
2015 Cue Card 9 Paddy Brennan Colin Tizzard
2016 Thistlecrack 8 Tom Scudamore Colin Tizzard
2017 Might Bite 8 Nico de Boinville Nicky Henderson
2018 Clan des Obeaux 6 Harry Cobden Paul Nicholls
2019 Clan des Obeaux 7 Sam Twiston-Davies Paul Nicholls
2020 Frodon 8 Bryony Frost Paul Nicholls
Robert Barber