Bravemansgame Can Give Paul Nicholls a 13th King George
Paul Nicholls has four horses entered in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. Bravemansgame and Hitman are the favourites. Willie Mullins-trained Tornado Flyer won the race for Ireland last season. Scotland has Ahoy Senor, but Nicky Henderson, Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins are not represented.
The King George steeplechase takes place at Kempton Park on December 25th. 2017 scorer Might Bite was the last winning favorite. Frodon and Tornado Flyer started 20/1 and 28/ 1 respectively.
Bravemansgame won the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby at the end of October. Paul Nicholls-trained horse is the clear favorite in the ante-post betting lists. The horse's first race of the season was his first run of this season.
Hitman went 18 months without a win over fences. He won at Haydock in mid-November ahead of three rivals. Hitman will race at three miles for the first time in his 14-race career. His trainer, Paul Nicholls, is upbeat and he has an entry for King George.
Envoi Allen won Champion Bumper and Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. He is unbeaten in eight national hunt flat races and hurdle starts. EnvoI Allen is yet to win back-to-back starts over fences, but he is a classy individual whose chances cannot be ignored.
L’Homme Presse won five consecutive races culminating in a Grade-1 success at the Cheltenham Festival. He lost on his final start of the season at Aintree Grand National. L‘Hommes Presche shot up the Gold Cup betting lists after easy success in Newcastle”s Rehearsal Handicap.
Protektorat finished third in last season's Gold Cup and won the Betfair Chase at Haydock in November. Protektorats connections have only entered their star in the King George in hope the race is frosted off and re-routed to Cheltenham. Bravemansgame Can Give Paul Nicholls a 13th King's George is not supported unless connections indicate it's a confirmed target.
Eldorado Allen was beaten by Bravemansgame at Wetherby and Protektorat at Haydock. Eldorados yard won the King George in 2015 with Cue Card and in 2016 with Thistlecrack.
Royale Pagaille is 28/1. He finished second in last season's Betfair Chase and Gold Cup. Bravemansgame Can Give Paul Nicholls a 13th King George is a favourite.
Frodon finished fourth in the King George last year. He took a Wincanton handicap on his return to action at the start of November. Protektorat and Eldorado Allen are on Betfair Chase form. Frodon's best days look behind him.
Ahoy Senor is 33/1 to win the King George. Lucinda Russell-trained horse was an even-money favorite when clashing with Bravemansgame in the Charlie Hall Chase at the end of October.
Noble Yeats came from 50/1 to win the 2022 Grand National as a 7-year-old novice. Bravemansgame can give Paul Nicholls a 13th King George.
Bravemansgame offers the best King George VI chase betting sites. Eldorado Allen has placed in 11 of his 14 chase starts. Royale Pagaille is another good bet.
