Kempton's King George VI Chase (Boxing Day) meeting is the meeting everyone bets on and almost nobody researches properly. We analysed all 133 races at Kempton in the festival window across 11 years (2015–2026) — here are the trainers, jockeys and market patterns that actually repeat.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Henderson | 105 | 31 | 29.5% |
| Paul Nicholls | 116 | 13 | 11.2% |
| Dan Skelton | 68 | 9 | 13.2% |
| Ben Pauling | 32 | 6 | 18.8% |
| Harry Fry | 29 | 6 | 20.7% |
| Alan King | 53 | 5 | 9.4% |
| Gary Moore | 48 | 5 | 10.4% |
| Colin Tizzard | 31 | 4 | 12.9% |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 28 | 2 | 7.1% |
| Chris Gordon | 29 | 1 | 3.4% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico de Boinville | 60 | 20 | 33.3% |
| Harry Skelton | 51 | 9 | 17.6% |
| Harry Cobden | 69 | 8 | 11.6% |
| Noel Fehily | 31 | 6 | 19.4% |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 56 | 5 | 8.9% |
| Jonathan Burke | 36 | 3 | 8.3% |
| Tom Scudamore | 32 | 3 | 9.4% |
| Sean Bowen | 25 | 3 | 12.0% |
| Gavin Sheehan | 29 | 1 | 3.4% |
| Tom Cannon | 33 | 1 | 3.0% |
| Year | Races | Favourite SR |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 2023 | 12 | 25.0% |
| 2022 | 13 | 30.8% |
| 2021 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 2020 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 2019 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 | 8.3% |
| 2017 | 12 | 58.3% |
| 2016 | 12 | 50.0% |
| 2015 | 12 | 25.0% |
We score every UK & Irish runner each morning. When the meeting comes round you get the model's pick for each race on Telegram before the off — the same engine behind these 133 races of data.
Verified 34.8% strike on our maximum-confidence bets — every result logged, win or lose.
Get free picks on Telegram →The meeting's largest-priced winners in our window: Royal Vacation (IRE) (33/1, 2016), Tornado Flyer (IRE) (25/1, 2021), Editeur Du Gite (FR) (25/1, 2022), Beat The Judge (IRE) (25/1, 2018), Monte Cristo (FR) (25/1, 2020), Nube Negra (SPA) (20/1, 2020). Outsiders land every single year — which is exactly why our model rates every runner rather than following the market.
When the 2027 Kempton's King George VI Chase (Boxing Day) meeting arrives, our model publishes a rated pick for every race before the off — no race skipped, every result logged win or lose. Start here:
Data: all races at Kempton in the festival month(s), 2015–2026, our settled-results database (133 races). Trends describe the past, not the future. 18+.
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015–2026. Historical patterns are not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.