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Kempton Park – Boxing Day – Wednesday 26 December 2018

Race 5 – King George VI Chase (Grade 1)

The preliminaries and the race
Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The parade is about to begin, with Politologue leading the way I switched over to video for the duration thereof! 26 December 2018	Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) No.6 Native River (T: Colin Tizzard; J: Richard Johnson) 26 December 2018		Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) No.4 Double Shuffle (T: Tom George; J: Jonathan Burke) 26 December 2018
Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) No.10 Waiting Patiently (T: Ruth Jefferson; J: Brian Hughes) 26 December 2018	Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The 10-strong field head up the home straight with just over one circuit to travel 26 December 2018		Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Coneygree leads the runners as they head over the fence in front of the stands; Bristol De Mai will fall imminently, hampering Waiting Patiently so badly that the latter’s jockey is unseated! 26 December 2018
Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Thistlecrack (left) and Clan Des Obeaux head down to the final fence 26 December 2018		Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Having cleared the final fence, Clan Des Obeaux gets the upper hand and gallops on to win by 1½ lengths at the line. A first success in the race for jockey Harry Cobden and a tenth for trainer Paul Nicholls! 26 December 2018
In the Winners’ Enclosure
Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The placed horses; runner-up Thistlecrack (T: Colin Tizzard; J: Tom Scudamore), 3rd-placed Native River (T: Colin Tizzard; J: Richard Johnson) and 4th-placed Politologue (T: Paul Nicholls; J: Sam Twiston-Davies) 26 December 2018	Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) 3rd-placed Native River ... I adore him! 26 December 2018		Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The lovely Tom Stanley (centre frame) on duty today for Racing TV 26 December 2018
Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) 3rd-placed Native River (T: Colin Tizzard; J: Richard Johnson) 26 December 2018	Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The winner; Clan Des Obeaux (T: Paul Nicholls; J: Harry Cobden) 26 December 2018		Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The winner; Clan Des Obeaux (T: Paul Nicholls; J: Harry Cobden) 26 December 2018
Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The winner; Clan Des Obeaux (T: Paul Nicholls; J: Harry Cobden) 26 December 2018	Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The winner Clan Des Obeaux is led on a lap of honour 26 December 2018		Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The runner-up, Thistlecrack (T: Colin Tizzard; J: Tom Scudamore) 26 December 2018
Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Racing TV’s Tom Stanley interviews the trainer of the 2nd and 3rd-placed horses, Colin Tizzard 26 December 2018		Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) The prizes are presented to the winning connections, by comedian Lee Mack! 26 December 2018
Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Harry Cobden and Paul Nicholls pose for photographs with the trophy 26 December 2018		Race 5: King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Harry Cobden poses for photographs with the trophy 26 December 2018