The King George VI Chase is the large horse race on Boxing Day

On Boxing Day (26 December), we will probably be handled to the sight of a few of the biggest Nationwide Hunt horses at the moment in coaching within the UK going head-to-head within the King George VI Chase, a horse race that has turn out to be synonymous with Boxing Day.

Listed below are 13 issues it’s essential find out about this nice race…

1. The King George VI Chase first ran in 1937 and was named after the newly topped king.

2. The primary race was received by Southern Hero who, to-date, stays the oldest winner of the race at 12 years previous.

3. It’s held in the course of the Christmas Pageant at Kempton Park Racecourse in Surrey.

4. The race is over a distance of three miles and consists of 18 chase fences.

5. It was solely run twice earlier than World Warfare II, throughout which Kempton Park was closed for racing and used as a prisoner-of-war camp.

6. Probably the most profitable horse to run within the King George VI is Kauto Star (pictured prime alongside Lengthy Run), who received it a exceptional 5 instances (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011).

7. The main jockey of the King George VI Chase is Ruby Walsh, who received it 5 instances — all aboard Kauto Star.

8. The main coach over the race’s historical past is Paul Nicholls — See Extra Enterprise (1997, 1999), Kauto Star (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011), Silviniaco Conti (2013, 2014), Clan Des Obeaux (2018, 2019) and Bravemansgame (2022).

9. The nice gray, Desert Orchid received the race 4 instances earlier than bowing out within the 1991 race. He attended Kempton Park to parade each Boxing Day till his loss of life in 2006, aged 27.

10. It’s a Grade One race and this 12 months affords £148,098 in prize cash to the winner.

11. The race will probably be proven reside on ITV and RacingTV at 2.30pm.

12. The present betting marketplace for the 2024 working of the race has Spillane’s Tower, who’s skilled by Irish coach James Joseph Mangan, because the favorite, in what’s a prime class line-up for this season’s renewal.

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Who’re the runners within the 2024 race?

Let’s check out this 12 months‘s runners and riders, plus their odds, in order that should you fancy it, you may have a flutter.

These runners and riders, plus the percentages, are appropriate as of 23 December. Odds could range relying in your bookmaker.

Horse: Spillane’s Tower | Jockey: Mark Walsh
Coach: James Joseph Mangan | Odds: 7/2

Horse: Gray Dawning | Jockey: Harry Skelton
Coach: Dan Skelton | Odds: 5/1

Horse: Il Est Francais | Jockey: James Reveley 
Coach: Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm | Odds: 5/1

Horse: Banbridge | Jockey: TBC 
Coach: Joseph Patrick O’Brien | Odds: 6/1

Horse: Corbetts Cross | Jockey: Mr Derek O’Connor 
Coach: Emmet Mullins  | Odds: 12/1

Horse: L’Homme Presse | Jockey: Charlie Deutsch
Coach: Venetia Williams | Odds: 12/1

Horse: Envoi Allen | Jockey: Rachael Blackmore 
Coach: Henry De Bromhead | Odds: 16/1

Horse: Bravemansgame | Jockey: Harry Cobden 
Coach: Paul Nicholls | Odds: 20/1

Horse: Juntos Gananmos | Jockey: Felix De Giles 
Coach: D Cottin | Odds: 22/1

Horse: The Actual Whacker | Jockey: Gavin Sheehan 
Coach: Patrick Neville | Odds: 33/1

Horse: Normal En Chef | Jockey: Benjamin Gelhay 
Coach: Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm | Odds: 100/1

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