King George VI Chase Next Running: Wednesday December 26th, 2012

The King George VI Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt horse race for four-year-old and above horses.

There are eighteen fences to be jumped in the race.

Prior to the re-development of Kempton in 2005, which included the removal of a water-jump, the race had nineteen obstacles.

It was first run in February 1937 and was named in honour of the new monarch, King George VI.

Distance:3mDetails:(Grade 1) (Class 1) (4yo+)Racecourse:KemptonRace Type: Jumps

Winning Trends for the King George VI Chase

Age Trend: Range: 6 - 11yo.

Trainer Trend: PF Nicholls has won this race five times with Kauto Star. Prior to that, JT Taaffe won two years running with Kicking King.

Jockey Trend: R Walsh rode Kauto Star on each of his five wins. BJ Geraghty rode Kicking King on both of his two wins.

Favourite Trend: The favourite has won this race six times in the last nine years.

King George VI Chase Previous Winners

YEAR HORSE A/G WGT LTO FORM TRAINER JOCKEY RAN OR SP
2011 Kauto Star (Fr) (CD) 11g 11-10 37 F/133-P1 PF Nicholls R Walsh 7 174 3/1 (2f)
2010 Long Run (Fr) (CD) 6g 11-10 63 11113-3 NJ Henderson Mr S Waley-Cohen 9 162 9/2 (2f)
2009 Kauto Star (Fr) (CD) 9g 11-10 35 11-1 PF Nicholls R Walsh 13 186 8/13 (f)
2008 Kauto Star (Fr) (CD) 8g 11-10 34 2-1U PF Nicholls R Walsh 10 175 10/11 (f)
2007 Kauto Star (Fr) (CD) 7g 11-10 32 1-21 PF Nicholls R Walsh 7 179 4/6 (f)
2006 Kauto Star (Fr) (D) 6g 11-10 24 111 PF Nicholls R Walsh 9 173 8/13 (f)
2005 ! Kicking King (Ire) (D) 7g 11-10 37 1-23 TJ Taaffe BJ Geraghty 9 - 11/8 (f)
2004 Kicking King (Ire) 6g 11-10 21 121 TJ Taaffe BJ Geraghty 13 - 3/1 (f)
2003 Edredon Bleu (Fr) (C) 11g 11-10 36 111 Miss H Knight J Culloty 12 169 25/1