The King George VI  Chase is of course the feature race on the day as punters will look to get their Christmas expenses paid for – a race in recent years we’ve seen horse racing greats like Kauto Star, Long Run, Best Mate, Kicking King, One Man and, more recently, Thistlecrack & Might Bite, landing the prize. Did you know - 13 of the last 17 King George winners were aged 8 or younger?

We take a look at each race on the Kempton card, plus the Rowland Meyrick Chase from Wetherby and highlight the main trends – hopefully this will help you narrow down the fields and point you in the direction of a few winners.

Kempton Horse Racing Trends (RacingTV/ITV)

12:50 – 32Red Casino Mobile Novices' Hurdle Race 2m

12/12 – Had raced in the last 8 weeks
11/12 - Aged 4 or 5 years-old
10/12 – Favourites placed in the top 3
10/12 – Returned 7/2 or shorter in the betting
9/12 – Had won a NH Flat race before
9/12 – Winning distance 3 lengths or more
7/12 – Won just once over hurdles before
7/12 – Winning favourites
3/12 – Ridden by Richard Johnson
4/12 – Trained by Nicky Henderson
2/12 – Ridden by Barry Geraghty
Mister Fisher (7/2) won the race 12 months ago

1.20 – 32Red.com Chase (A Novices´ Limited Handicap) Chase Cl3 2m4f110y ITV

15/15 – Aged 7 or younger
14/15 – Had won between 0-1 times over fences in the UK
13/15 – Raced within the last 5 weeks
10/15 – Placed 1^st or 2^nd last time out
8/15 – Placed favourites (1 joint)
8/15 – Officially rated between 119 and 125
7/15 – Carried 11-6 or more
6/15 – Winning distance – 6 lengths or more
6/15 – Winning favourites (1 joint)
5/15 – Won by a French bred horse
5/15 – Trained by Nicky Henderson
4/15 – Won last time out
3/15 – Ridden by Richard Johnson
2/15 – Raced at Kempton last time out
Glen Forsa (7/1) won the race 12 months ago

1.55 – 32RedKauto Star Novices´ Chase (In memory of Nigel Clark) (Grade 1) Cl1 3m ITV

16/16 – Raced within the last 6 weeks
15/16 – Placed in the top two last time out
12/16 – Won last time out
12/16 – French (7) or Irish (5) bred
11/16 – Winning distance – 3 lengths or more
11/16 – Aged 6 or younger
11/16 – Had won at least 2 times over fences in the UK
10/16 – Went onto run in that season’s RSA Chase (no winners)
10/16 – Returned 5/2 or shorter in the betting
9/16 – Aged 6 years-old
8/16 – Placed favourites
8/16 – Had won (chase) over at least 3m before
8/16 – Raced at Newbury last time out
7/16 – Winning favourites
3/16 – Trained by Paul Nicholls
2/16 – Trained by David Pipe
2/16 – Ridden by Tom Scudamore
2/16 – Raced at Cheltenham last time out
1/16 – French trained
1/16 – Went onto run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup (One winner - Coneygree 2015)
La Bague Au Roi (8/1) won the race 12 months ago

2.30 – Unibet Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) Cl1 2m ITV

15/17 – Raced within the last 6 weeks
15/17 – Had won at least 4 times over hurdles before
14/17 – Placed favourites
13/17 – Returned 11/4 or shorter in the betting
11/17 – Went onto run in the Champion Hurdle (Faughan (2015) & Buveur D’Air (2018) winners)
10/17 – Won last time out
9/17 – Winning favourites
9/17 – Went onto finish in the top 5 in the Champion Hurdle that season
8/17 – Irish trained
8/17 – Ran in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Newcastle) last time out
8/17 – Had run over hurdles at Kempton before
6/17 – French bred
6/17 – Trained by Nicky Henderson
4/17 – Trained by Noel Meade
2/17 – Trained by Jonjo O’Neill
2/17 – Trained by Willie Mullins
Verdana Blue (11/2) won the race 12 months ago

3.05 – 32Red King George VI Chase (Grade 1) Cl1 3m ITV

16/17 – Had raced within the last 5 weeks
15/17 – Had won a Grade One chase before
15/17 – Returned 9/2 or shorter in the betting
15/17 – Finished in the top three last time out
15/17 – French (11) or Irish bred (4)
14/17 – Placed favourites
14/17 – Had won over 3m or further (fences) before
13/17 – Officially rated 169 or higher
13/17 – Aged 8 or younger
11/17 – Winning favourites
11/17 – Won last time out
10/17 – Had won a race over fences at Kempton before
10/17 – Ran in the Betfair Chase (Haydock) last time out
9/17 – Aged 6 or 7 years-old
8/17 – Trained by Paul Nicholls (10 times in all)
7/17 – Won by a previous winner of the race
2/17 – Ridden by Barry Geraghty
2/17 – Won by an Irish-based yard (only 3 in the last 33 runnings)
Colin Tizzard and Nicky Henderson have trained 5 of the last 9 winners (2 Tizzard, 3 Henderson)
The average winning SP in the last 17 years is 4/1

15:40 – 32Red Download The App Handicap Hurdle Race 2m5f

12/12 – Won no more than 3 times (UK Hurdles)
11/12 – Aged 6 or younger
10/12 – Won between 0-2 times hurdles (UK)
10/12 – Returned 8/1 or shorter
10/12 – Placed in the top 3 last time out
8/12 – Carried 11-2 or more in weight
8/12 – Officially rated 120-129
8/12 – Ran 5 or less weeks ago
8/12 – Won last time out
6/12 – Aged 5 or 6 years-old
6/12 – Unplaced favourites
6/12 – French bred
3/12 – Winning favourites
2/12 – Trained by Nicky Henderson
Erick Le Rouge (7/1) won the race 12 months ago

Wetherby Horse Racing Trends (RacingTV/ITV)

2.10- Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Cl1 3m45y ITV

10/11 – Aged 8 or younger
10/11 – Had won 3 or less times over fences (UK)
9/11 – Didn’t win last time out
9/11 – Aged 7 or 8 years-old
9/11 – Raced in the last 5 weeks
9/11 – Returned 9/1 or shorter in the betting
8/11 – Carried 11-0 or less in weight
8/11 – Had raced at Wetherby before
7/11 – Unplaced in their last race
7/11 – Had won over 3m (chase) before
6/11 – Irish bred
4/11 – Raced at either Haydock (2) or Aintree (2) last time out
2/11– Winning favourites
Lake View Lad won the race 12 months ago

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