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Kempton, Christmas meeting · Grade 1

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King George VI Chase 2026 runners and odds

Saturday, 26 December 2026 · Kempton · 3m

Gaelic Warrior62nd favdrifted36%Kitzbuhel4.9Favouriteshortened59%Lulamba7.83rd favshortened61%
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Boxing Day's championship chase, run over three miles of Kempton's flat, sharp circuit since 1937.

Runners & odds

OddsScore
Kitzbuhelshortened59%Record & reads with Pro4.9
Gaelic Warriordrifted36%Record & reads with Pro6
Lulambashortened61%Record & reads with Pro7.8
Romeo Coolioshortened61%Record & reads with Pro12.5
Banbridgeshortened33%Record & reads with Pro17.5
Heart Woodshortened58%Record & reads with Pro20
Fact To Fileshortened28%Record & reads with Pro21
MajboroughRecord & reads with Pro24
Steel Allyshortened15%Record & reads with Pro34
MeetmebytheseaRecord & reads with Pro34
Final Demanddrifted21%Record & reads with Pro46
Caldwell PotterRecord & reads with Pro50
Jonbondrifted72%Record & reads with Pro55
Kaid DauthieRecord & reads with Pro60
Impaire Et PasseRecord & reads with Pro60
SixmilebridgeRecord & reads with Pro70
Djelo drifted36%Record & reads with Pro75
Regents StrollRecord & reads with Pro85
Il Est Francaisdrifted205%Record & reads with Pro90
JagwarRecord & reads with Pro100

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King George Chase 2026: the market right now

Kitzbuhel is favourite for the King George VI Chase 2026 at 4/1 (4.90), ahead of Gaelic Warrior at 5/1 (6.00). 20 horses are priced in the antepost market, which is read from the Betfair exchange once a day and has been tracked here for 110 days. The race is run on 26 December 2026 at Kempton over 3m.

Kitzbuhel, Lulamba have been backed since we started tracking; Gaelic Warrior has drifted. Movement is measured against this market's own first reading, not against a bookmaker's board, so it shows where money has actually gone.

These are entries rather than the final field. When the King George VI Chase field is declared a few days before the race, every runner is scored across the bot's 15 signals and the result settles in public afterwards, win or lose.

About the King George Chase

Speed matters more here than at Cheltenham, which is why the King George and the Gold Cup so often crown different kings.

How the King George Chase has gone

2025

Kempton · 8 ran · Good

Placings, starting prices and the bot’s score on the day, from our own archive. Every horse links to its full record. Past results never guarantee future ones.

King George Chase: your questions

When is the King George VI Chase 2026?

The King George VI Chase is run at Kempton on Saturday, 26 December 2026. It is a Grade 1 over 3m, part of Kempton, Christmas meeting.

Who are the runners and riders in the King George VI Chase 2026?

20 horses are currently in the antepost market for the King George VI Chase, listed above with their live exchange price and how it has moved. That list is the entries, not the final field - jockeys are confirmed at declaration time, a few days before the race, and this page swaps to the declared runners with the bot's full scoring the moment they are published.

What are the odds for the King George VI Chase 2026?

Every entry's live Betfair price is on this page, updated daily, along with the direction it has moved since we started tracking. Prices before declaration are antepost prices - they will change, sometimes sharply, as the season's trials are run.

Will the King George VI Chase runners be scored by the bot?

Yes. Kempton is on our racecard, so when the final field for the King George VI Chase is declared, every runner is scored across the same 15 signals used on every other UK and Irish race that day - and the result settles in public afterwards, win or lose.

Why back the King George VI Chase antepost rather than on the day?

Antepost prices are bigger because the risk is bigger - your selection has to get to December fit, in training and declared. What this page adds is the shape of the market over time: a horse that has halved in price since the spring is telling you something a single day's price cannot.

What does antepost mean?

Antepost betting is backing a horse before the final field is declared - often months before the race. Prices are usually bigger than they will be on the day, because there is more that can go wrong: the horse has to stay fit, stay in training and be entered and declared to run.

What happens to an antepost bet if the horse does not run?

On a traditional antepost bet, the stake is lost if your horse does not line up - there is no refund for a non-runner. That is the trade for the bigger price. Markets priced 'non-runner no bet' return the stake instead, and bookmakers usually switch to those terms closer to the race. Check the terms before you bet; we do not place bets and this is not advice.

Where do the odds on this page come from?

Live from the Betfair exchange, read and stored every day. That means the prices here are what people are actually trading at rather than a bookmaker's board, and because we keep every day's reading we can also show which way each horse has moved - the steamers and the drifters - rather than only where it stands today.

Is this page free?

The market, the movers and the entries are free and need no account. What is behind Pro is the bot's own read: each entry's record dialled into the course and distance, and, once the final field is declared, the full 15-signal score on every runner.

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