Horse Racing - King George VI Chase

Recognised as second only to the Cheltenham Gold Cup in terms of the highest class of British National Hunt steeplechasing, this event is held at Kempton Park racecourse in Surrey, England each Boxing Day (26th December). The race, for four-year-old horses and over, is contested over a distance of three miles (4,828 metres).
It was initially staged each February until 1947. World War II caused its abandonment for eight years as Kempton Park was used as a prisoner-of-war camp. Bad weather caused cancellations in 1961, 1962, 1968, 1970 and 1981. An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease led to no race being staged in 1967.

YEAR
WINNER
JOCKEY
TRAINER
1937
SOUTHERN HERO
J Fawcus
G Evans
1938
AIRGEAD SIOS
T McNeill
C Tabor
1939
Not held
-
-
1940
Not held
-
-
1941
Not held
-
-
1942
Not held
-
-
1943
Not held
-
-  
1944
Not held
-
-
1945
Not held
-
-
1946
Not held
-
-
1947
ROWLAND BOY
B Marshall
 F Walwyn
1948
COTTAGE RAKE
A B'bazon
V O'Brien
1949
FINNURE
D Francis
G Beeby
1950
MANICOU
 B Marshall
P Cazalet
1951
STATECRAFT
T Gr'tham
 P Cazalet
1952
HALLOWEEN
F Winter
B Wightman
1953
GALLOWAY BRAES
B Morrow
A Kilpatrick
1954
HALLOWEEN
F Winter
 B Wightman
1955
LIMBER HILL
J Power
B Dutton
1956
ROSE PARK
M Sc'more
 P Cazalet
1957
MANDARIN
G Madden
 F Walwyn
1958
LOCHROE
A Freeman
 P Cazalet
1959
MANDARIN
 G Madden F Walwyn
1960
SAFFRON TARTAN
F Winter
D Butchers
1961
Not held
-
-
1962
 Not held
-
-
1963
MILL HOUSE
W R'inson
F Walwyn
1964
FRENCHMAN'S COVE
 S Mellor
H T-Jones
1965
ARKLE
P Taaffe
T Dreaper
1966
DORMANT
J King
J W-Kendr'w
1967
Not held
-
-
1968
Not held
-
-
1969
TITUS OATES
S Mellor
G W R'hards
1970
 Not held
-
-
1971
 THE DIKLER B Brogan F Walwyn
1972
PENDIL
R Pitman
F Winter
1973
PENDIL
R Pitman
F Winter
1974
CAPTAIN CHRISTY
B Coonan
P Taaffe
1975
CAPTAIN CHRISTY
G Newman
 P Taaffe
1976
ROYAL MARSHALL
G Thorner
T Forster
1977
BACHELOR'S HALL
M O'Halloran
P Cundell
1978
GAY SPARTAN
T Carmody
T D'kinson
1979
SILVER BUCK
 T Carmody T D'kinson
1980
SILVER BUCK
T Carmody
 T D'kinson
1981
Not held
-
-
1982
WAYWARD LAD
J Fr'come
M D'kinson
1983
WAYWARD LAD
R Earnshaw
M D'kinson
1984
B'OUGH HILL LAD
J Fr'come
J Pitman
1985
WAYWARD LAD
G Bradley
 M D'kinson
1986
DESERT ORCHID
S Sh'wood
 D Elsworth
1987
NUPSALA
A Pommier
F Doumen
1988
DESERT ORCHID
S Sh'wood
 D Elsworth
1989
DESERT ORCHID
R D'woody
D Elsworth
1990
DESERT ORCHID
R D'woody
D Elsworth
1991
THE FELLOW
A Kondrat
 F Doumen
1992
THE FELLOW
A Kondrat
 F Doumen
1993
BARTON BANK
A Maguire
D Nicholson
1994
AIGAN
P Chevalier
F Doumen
1995*
ONE MAN
 R D'woody G W R'hards
1996
ONE MAN
R D'woody
G W R'hards
1997
SEE MORE B'NESS
 A Th'nton P Nicholls
1998
TEETON MILL
N Will'mson
V Williams
1999
SEE MORE B'NESS
M F'gerald
P Nicholls
2000
FIRST GOLD
T Doumen
 F Doumen
2001
FLORIDA PEARL
 A Maguire
W Mullins
2002
BEST MATE
T McCoy
H Knight
2003
EDREDON BLEU
J Culloty
H Knight
2004
 KICKING KING B G'ghty T Taaffe
2005^
KICKING KING
B G'ghty
T Taaffe
2006
KAUTO STAR
R Walsh
 P Nicholls
2007
KAUTO STAR
R Walsh
P Nicholls
2008
 KAUTO STAR
R Walsh
P Nicholls
2009
KAUTO STAR
R Walsh
P Nicholls
2010
LONG RUN
S W-Cohen
N H'derson
2011
KAUTO STAR
R Walsh
P Nicholls
2012 LONG RUN S W-Cohen N H'derson
2013 SILVINIACO CONTI
 N Fehily
 P Nicholls
2014 SILVINIACO CONTI N Fehily
 P Nicholls
2015 CUE CARD P Brennan C Tizzard
2016 THISTLECRACK T Sc'more C Tizzard
2017 MIGHT BITE N de B'ville N H'derson
2018 CIAN DES OBEAUX H Cobden P Nicholls
2019 CIAN DES OBEAUX S T-Davies P Nicholls
2020 FRODON B Frost P Nicholls
2021 TORNADO FLYER D Mullins W Mullins
2022 BRAVEMANSGAME H Cobden P Nicholls
2023 HEWICK G Sheehan JJ Hanlon
2024 BANBRIDGE P T'wnend J O'Brien
2025 THE JUKEBOX MAN B Jones B Pauling

*Staged at Sandown Park after bad weather cancelled racing at Kempton Park
^Staged at Sandown Park as Kempton was closed for redevelopment

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