Ladbrokes King George VI Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Kempton

14:30

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 3m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £142,375

Winning Time 5m 55.75s (slow by 1.75s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hewick (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · John Joseph Hanlon	12/1	Won
2nd	Bravemansgame (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	9/4	1.5
3rd	Allaho (FR) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	13/8F	0.2
4th	The Real Whacker (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Patrick Neville	14/1	8.5
5th	Frodon (FR) Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	28/1	34

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Shishkin (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	100/30

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Bravemansgame Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	123-22	171	181	140	31d	—	—	+12	38	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Last year's winner; not at very best this term but major player if rediscovering peak form
1	Allaho Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	t	11/1-1	176	184	28	47d	—	—	+26	56.4	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Returned from long absence with Grade 2 win last month; tough to beat if as good as he was
5	Shishkin Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	3121-R	173	182	164	31d	—	—	+16	35.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Refused to race at Ascot but this six-time Grade 1 winner is capable of having a big say
6	The Real Whacker Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Patrick Neville	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Patrick Neville	164	—	0111-P	162	167	138	38d	—	—	+23	29.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
The only horse to have beaten Gerri Colombe; worth a second look
4	Hewick Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Gavin Sheehan T:John Joseph Hanlon	164	p	1F1-40	167	172	76	146d	—	—	+24	31.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ran well in Gold Cup when ground not ideal; needs some to underperform but that's possible
3	Frodon Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	164	t	3539-3	156	166	151	45d	—	—	+27	30.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Made all in this race in 2020 but it's highly likely that this 11yo is vulnerable today

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Bravemansgame	9/4	9/4	9/4
Allaho	7/4	13/8	13/8
Shishkin	7/2	7/2	7/2
The Real Whacker	11/1	10/1	10/1
Hewick	12/1	12/1	12/1
Frodon	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Allaho

56.4

OR: 30 Form: 17 Odds: 9.4

7/4

2nd

Bravemansgame

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Shishkin

35.7

OR: 30 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Hewick

31.2

OR: 29.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Frodon

30.4

OR: 26.5 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

33/1

The Real Whacker

29.9

OR: 28 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Allaho	176	184	28
Shishkin	173	182	164
Bravemansgame	171	181	140
Hewick	167	172	76
The Real Whacker	162	167	138
Frodon	156	166	151

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bravemansgame	31d ago	Fit
Shishkin	31d ago	Fit
The Real Whacker	38d ago	Fit
Frodon	45d ago	Fit
Allaho	47d ago	Fresh
Hewick	146d ago	Long break