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Kempton Park – 26 December 2011

King George VI Chase Day

Inspecting a fence – the runners in the Novices’ Handicap Chase. Left to right: Supreme de Paille (Paddy Brennan); Trafalgar Road (Richard Johnson); Bless The Wings (Charlie Huxley); Our Mick (Jason Maguire); Gandalfe (Daryl Jacob); Loch Ba (Dominic Elsworth) 26 December 2011	Alan King’s runner, Bless The Wings, canters to the start 26 December 2011
Bless the Wings clears the last to finish 2nd to Our Mick. 26 December 2011	Bobs Worth and Barry Geraghty head to the start of the Grade 1 Feltham Novices’ Chase 26 December 2011
Grands Crus and Tom Scudamore head to the start of the Grade 1 Feltham Novices’ Chase 26 December 2011	Ditto 26 December 2011
One circuit to go in the Feltham Novices’ Chase Left to right: Silviniaco Conti (Ruby Walsh); Grands Crus (Tom Scudamore); Bobs Worth (Barry Geraghty) 26 December 2011	Grands Crus clears the last to win 26 December 2011
Heading to the start of the Grade 1 Christmas Hurdle. Binocular (AP McCoy) leads the way, from Rock On Ruby (Ruby Walsh) 26 December 2011	Past the stands with one circuit to go: Left to right: Overturn (Jason Maguire); Rock On Ruby (Ruby Walsh); Binocular (AP McCoy); Clerk’s Choice (Leighton Aspell); Sanctuaire (Daryl Jacob), having misbehaved at the start, is out of shot! 26 December 2011
Rock on Ruby leads over the last flight. 26 December 2011	Binocular and Rock On Ruby fight out the finish; the former prevails. 26 December 2011
The horses parade ahead of the King George VI Chase. Kauto Star (Ruby Walsh) in the foreground; Long Run (Mr Sam Waley-Cohen) in the background. 26 December 2011	Inspecting the final fence. Left to right: Captain Chris (Richard Johnson); Master Minded (Daryl Jacob); Kauto Star (Ruby Walsh); Nacarat (Paddy Brennan). 26 December 2011
One circuit to go. Left to right: Nacarat (Paddy Brennan); Golan Way (Marc Goldstein); Kauto Star (Ruby Walsh); Long Run (Mr Sam Waley-Cohen); Captain Chris (Richard Johnson). 26 December 2011	Over the last, Kauto Star gallops on to claim his 5th King George VI Chase, beating Desert Orchid’s previous record of 4 wins. Last year’s winner, Long Run, claimed 2nd place. 26 December 2011
The victors, Kauto Star and Ruby Walsh, trot down in front of the stands to many cheers and much applause. 26 December 2011	Time to head back past the grandstand before returning to the Winners’ Enclosure 26 December 2011
Kauto Star arrives in the crowded Winners’ Enclosure 26 December 2011	Ditto 26 December 2011
Kauto Star is led around two circuits of the Parade Ring, to accept the appreciation of his ardent fans, before returning to the stables. 26 December 2011	The trophies are awarded. 26 December 2011
Time for a photo-call.	The final race of the day, Christian Williams aboard the Alan King trained Pantxoa in the Parade Ring ahead of the Handicap Hurdle. They finished 11th of 17. 26 December 2011