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

Kempton

14:30

Date 2024-12-26

Distance 3m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £148,098

Winning Time 5m 55.20s (slow by 1.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Banbridge (IRE) Paul Townend · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	7/1	Won
2nd	Il Est Francais (FR) James Reveley · Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm	9/2	1.75
3rd	L'Homme Presse (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	14/1	10
4th	The Real Whacker (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Patrick Neville	14/1	5.5
5th	Spillane's Tower (IRE) Mark Walsh · James Joseph Mangan	11/4F	0.1
6th	Corbetts Cross (IRE) Mr Derek O'Connor · Emmet Mullins	17/2	3.25
7th	Juntos Ganamos (FR) Felix De Giles · D Cottin	16/1	7
8th	Bravemansgame (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	14/1	.5
9th	General En Chef (FR) Benjamin Gelhay · Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm	25/1	12

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Envoi Allen (FR) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	14/1
P.U.	Grey Dawning (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	13/2

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
10	Spillane's Tower Bay J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	J:Mark Walsh T:James Joseph Mangan	164	—	121-12	165	170	136	32d	—	—	+13	35.4	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Second in red-hot running of the Grade 1 John Durkan and he holds appealing claims
1	Banbridge Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Paul Townend T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	164	p	19-14U	165	174	159	18d	—	—	+17	33.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
The big question is whether he'll stay but there can be optimism; has won here; considered
7	Il Est Francais Bay J:James Reveley T:Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm	J:James Reveley T:Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm	164	—	115-1P	156	172	-	39d	—	—	+16	30.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Pulled up at Auteuil last month but brilliant Grade 1 winner over this C&D 12 months ago
6	Grey Dawning Grey J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	164	—	2113-2	165	172	152	33d	—	—	+25	37.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
2nd in Betfair Chase on reappearance; could play leading role if that hasn't left its mark
9	L'Homme Presse Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	164	—	U/124-	167	174	159	286d	—	—	+24	31.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Goes well fresh; not ruled out for yard with tremendous big-race record in recent months
4	Envoi Allen Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	t	3224-1	164	171	150	54d	—	—	+34	40.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
10yo who landed his ninth Grade 1 win at Down Royal last month; not ruled out each-way
3	Corbetts Cross Chestnut J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:Emmet Mullins	J:Mr Derek O'Connor T:Emmet Mullins	164	—	2F13-2	165	173	110	59d	—	—	+28	36	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Last season's NH Chase winner; improvement needed but only seven and in excellent hands
2	Bravemansgame Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	b	256-23	159	174	152	33d	—	—	+23	28.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
0-9 since winning this in 2022 but runner-up 12 months ago and again has each-way chance
11	The Real Whacker Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Patrick Neville	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Patrick Neville	164	t	2P5-U1	159	167	155	54d	—	—	+25	28.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won the Charlie Hall last month but needs a career best now back up in grade
8	Juntos Ganamos Bay J:Felix De Giles T:D Cottin	J:Felix De Giles T:D Cottin	164	t	11-U13	152	154	-	39d	—	—	+23	26.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
French-trained 5yo; could have more to offer but a sizeable chunk of improvement is needed
5	General En Chef Bay J:Benjamin Gelhay T:Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm	J:Benjamin Gelhay T:Noel George & Amanda Zetterholm	164	hp	1-3134	148	156	116	26d	—	—	+30	32.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Travelled well when fourth in Coral Gold Cup Handicap; probably vulnerable today

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Spillane's Tower	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Banbridge	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Il Est Francais	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	5/1
Grey Dawning	13/2	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2
L'Homme Presse	14/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Envoi Allen	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Corbetts Cross	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Bravemansgame	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
The Real Whacker	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Juntos Ganamos	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
General En Chef	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Envoi Allen

40.1

OR: 28.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.6

14/1

2nd

Grey Dawning

37.1

OR: 28.8 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Corbetts Cross

OR: 28.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

14/1

Spillane's Tower

35.4

OR: 28.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

11/4

Banbridge

33.5

OR: 28.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

General En Chef

32.1

OR: 24.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

40/1

L'Homme Presse

31.4

OR: 29.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Il Est Francais

30.9

OR: 26.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Bravemansgame

28.9

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

The Real Whacker

28.2

OR: 27.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Juntos Ganamos

26.4

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
L'Homme Presse	167	174	159
Spillane's Tower	165	170	136
Banbridge	165	174	159
Grey Dawning	165	172	152
Corbetts Cross	165	173	110
Envoi Allen	164	171	150
Bravemansgame	159	174	152
The Real Whacker	159	167	155
Il Est Francais	156	172	—
Juntos Ganamos	152	154	—
General En Chef	148	156	116

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Banbridge	18d ago	Fit
General En Chef	26d ago	Fit
Spillane's Tower	32d ago	Fit
Grey Dawning	33d ago	Fit
Bravemansgame	33d ago	Fit
Il Est Francais	39d ago	Fit
Juntos Ganamos	39d ago	Fit
Envoi Allen	54d ago	Fresh
The Real Whacker	54d ago	Fresh
Corbetts Cross	59d ago	Fresh
L'Homme Presse	286d ago	Long break