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2:15 Sandown 26 Dec 2005

Stan James King George VI Chase Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good 20 fences 2 omitted
1st £114,040 2nd £42,780 3rd £21,420 4th £10,680 5th £5,360 6th £2,680
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
7 1110 129 172
b g Old Vic - Fairy Blaze (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Tracked leaders from 8th, went 2nd briefly 13th, tracked leader again 4 out, led 2 out, ridden last, just held on (op 6-4 tchd 13-8 in places)
2  nk
8 1110 154 129 171
b g Shining Steel - Ladoun (FR) (Kaldoun)
Held up in touch, not fluent 11th, progress to track leading pair 3 out, ridden next, chased winner last, stayed on strongly flat, just failed (op 25-1)
3  5 [5¼]
9 1110 145 125 166
b g Lute Antique (FR) - Attualita (FR) (Master Thatch)
Led to 4th, led again 12th, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)
4  6 [11¼]
6 1110 120 160
ch g Lute Antique (FR) - Voltige De Nievre (FR) (Brezzo)
Held up in touch, close enough 3 out, soon ridden, went 4th on long run to 2 out but soon outpaced, plugged on (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)
5  9 [20¼]
8 1110 t 155 112 152
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Carmonera (FR) (Carmont)
Tracked leading pair to 12th, stayed chasing leaders, ridden 3 out, faded on long run before next (op 11-1tchd 12-1 in a place)
6  20 [40¼]
7 1110 163 96 135
b g Alderbrook - Outfield (Monksfield)
With leader, led 4th to 12th, upsides again 15th, weakened after 3 out (op 10-1)
7  17 [57¼]
9 1110 145 81 114
br g Insan (USA) - Bitofabreeze (IRE) (Callernish)
Not fluent 1st and soon detached in last, just in touch 10th, behind again from 12th, continued tailed off (op 66-1)
PU   
9 1110 153
b g Supreme Leader - Shuil Ard (Quayside I)
Well in touch until weakened rapidly 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 33-1 tchd 25-1)
PU   
8 1110 162
b g Toulon - Pixies Glen (Furry Glen)
Tracked leaders, blundered 10th and dropped to last pair, never going well after, tailed off from 13th, mistake 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding made mistake at 10th fence first time around and was never travelling thereafter; vet said gelding suffered cuts to hind legs) (op 11-4)
The third last fence (pond fence) was omitted on each circuit due to low sun.
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