{"id":27094,"date":"2024-12-26T15:27:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T15:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=27094"},"modified":"2024-12-26T15:27:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T15:27:44","slug":"watch-banbridge-winning-the-2024-king-george-chase-on-boxing-day-at-kempton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/watch-banbridge-winning-the-2024-king-george-chase-on-boxing-day-at-kempton\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Banbridge Winning The 2024 King George Chase On Boxing Day at Kempton"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those that backed him, the Christmas expenses were paid off by Banbridge winning the 2024 King George VI Chase at Kempton – the big Boxing Day festive race where ‘once-a-year’<\/em> punters join hardened horse racing fans to try and find the winner.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Banbridge Lands 2024 King George VI Chase at Kempton For Joseph O’Brien
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The French-trained Il Est Francais dominated most of the 2024 King George VI Chase<\/strong> on Boxing Day – making all the running and still turned for home with a commanding lead in the big Kempton feature.<\/p>\n

However, the 9\/2 shot with the best horse racing betting sites in the UK<\/a> was rundown in the final furlong by the Joseph O’Brien-trained BANBRIDGE<\/strong>, who was winning the race for Ireland for the second year in-a-row after Hewick won 12 months ago.<\/p>\n

Banbridge got his preferred quicker ground and despite the longer (3m) trip a slight unknown for the 8 year-old many horse racing<\/a> fans still kept the faith – making him a fancied 7\/1 chance in the market.<\/p>\n

The horse had course winning form at the Sunbury-on-Thames venue too and when top Irish jockey Paul Townend was booked to ride just before Christmas – this was a further plus for his backers.<\/p>\n

Townend always had Banbridge handy in the race – albeit 20 lengths off the big leader Il Est Francais – and even though there where some stamina questions to answer, this 8 year-old didn’t let his backers down to stay on best and run the finish out of the French raider from the Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm yard.<\/p>\n

Banbridge Won \u00a3148,098 In King George Prize Money<\/strong><\/h3>\n

By winning, Banbridge was giving O’Brien his first win in the race and also scooped \u00a3148,098.47 in King George VI Chase prize money <\/a>for his owner Ronnie Bartlett.<\/p>\n

While this win for jockey Paul Townend made up for the disappointment of coming second on Lossiemouth in the Christmas Hurdle<\/a> earlier on the Kempton Park card.<\/p>\n

Spillane’s Tower was sent off the 11\/4 King George favourite with the best betting sites in the UK<\/a> – but could only manage fifth.<\/p>\n

Banbridge was shortended into 16\/1 shot in the market for the Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival.<\/p>\n

WATCH: Banbridge Winning The 2024 King George VI Chase at Kempton<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\ud83d\udc51 Banbridge runs down Il Est Francais to win the King George VI Chase @kemptonparkrace<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rttGjECena<\/a><\/p>\n

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) December 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n