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Kempton Park - 15 January 2011

King George VI Chase (re-scheduled from Boxing Day)

 

Apologies that some of the photos are ‘grainy’ – but the afternoon was very dull and overcast!

And I had to choose between Parade Ring pre-race or course-side rails – I choose the latter.

 

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The horses parade pre-race

 

Albertas Run (Dougie Costello)

leads the way from

Forpadydeplasterer (Choc)

 

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Ditto

 

Third in the parade is

Kauto Star (AP McCoy)

 

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A close up shot of

Choc aboard Forpadydeplasterer,

Kauto Star (AP McCoy) and

Long Run (Mr Sam Waley-Cohen)

follow behind

 

 

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Choc and Forpadydeplasterer

 

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Kauto Star and AP McCoy

 

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Long Run and Mr Sam Waley-Cohen

 

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Riverside Theatre and Barry Geraghty

 

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Having examined the final fence,

Choc and Forpadydeplasterer

set off to canter to the start

 

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The horses clear the last in the

home straight with one circuit to go

 

Left to right:

Nacarat (Paddy Brennan) leads;

Long Run (Mr Sam Waley-Cohen);

Kauto Star (AP McCoy);

Forpadydeplasterer (Choc)

 

 

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Long Run clears the last and

gallops on to win by 12 lengths

 

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The vanquished –

Kauto Star, having finished 3rd,

is led around the Winners’ Enclosure

 

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The trophy is presented to

the winning connections

 

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Winning jockey,

Mr Sam-Waley Cohen,

with the trophy.

Proud father, Robert, looks on.

 

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