2003 King George VI Chase

Edredon Bleu (FR) won the 2003 King George VI Chase at Kempton on 26 December 2003, trained by Henrietta C Knight and ridden by Jim Culloty, at 25/1, beating Tiutchev (GB) by 1¼ lengths.

Updated 2003-12-26

Quick answers

Who won the King George VI Chase in 2003? Edredon Bleu (FR) won the 2003 King George VI Chase at Kempton on 26 December 2003, trained by Henrietta C Knight and ridden by Jim Culloty, at 25/1, beating Tiutchev (GB) by 1¼ lengths.
Who came second in the 2003 King George VI Chase? Tiutchev (GB) (20/1) finished second, and First Gold (FR) (11/4) was third.
Did the favourite win the 2003 King George VI Chase? No. The 2/1 favourite Jair Du Cochet (FR) pulled up.
What was the winning time of the 2003 King George VI Chase? Edredon Bleu (FR) won in 5m 55.10s over 3m on Good going.
How much prize money did the 2003 King George VI Chase winner get? Edredon Bleu (FR) earned £92,800 for winning the 2003 King George VI Chase.
How many ran in the 2003 King George VI Chase? 12 ran in the 2003 King George VI Chase (average since 1990: 8.9).

Edredon Bleu (FR)Winner

25/1SP

12 ranRunners

5m 55.10sWinning time

£92,800Prize to winner

Jair Du Cochet (FR) (2/1F): pulled upFavourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 1¼	Edredon Bleu (FR)	25/1	11	11-10	Jim Culloty	Henrietta C Knight	169	t	Jim Lewis	-	5m 55.10s	£92,800
2	1¼	Tiutchev (GB)	20/1	10	11-10	A P McCoy	M C Pipe	164	-	The Liars Poker Partnership	1¼	-	£35,200
3	1	First Gold (FR)	11/4	10	11-10	T Doumen	F Doumen	-	b	John P McManus	2¼	-	£17,600
4	5	Fondmort (FR)	10/1	7	11-10	Mick Fitzgerald	Nicky Henderson	160	-	W J Brown	7¼	-	£8,000
5	24	Marlborough (IRE)	25/1	11	11-10	L Cooper	Nicky Henderson	155	-	Sir Robert Ogden	dist	-	£4,000
6	20	La Landiere (FR)	16/1	8	11-3	Richard Johnson	Richard Phillips	155	-	Mrs R J Skan	dist	-	£2,400
7	20	Swansea Bay (GB)	7/1	7	11-10	Andrew Thornton	Peter Bowen	146	-	Peter Bowling	dist	-	-
PU	-	It Takes Time I (IRE)	50/1	9	11-10	Rodi Greene	M C Pipe	147	-	The Johnson Family	-	-	-
PU	-	Jair Du Cochet (FR)	2/1F	6	11-10	Jacques Ricou	G Macaire	-	-	Mme Francis Montauban	-	-	-
F	-	Le Roi Miguel (FR)	20/1	5	11-10	R Walsh	Paul Nicholls	157	-	Mrs J Stewart	-	-	-
UR	-	Seebald (GER)	66/1	8	11-10	Paul Moloney	M C Pipe	161	-	The Macca Growler Partnership	-	-	-
F	-	Valley Henry (IRE)	11/1	8	11-10	Graham Lee	Howard Johnson	160	-	Andrea Graham Wylie	-	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Edredon Bleu (FR)	2004-02-12	Wincanton	Betfair Chase Class B	won	1/5F
2	Tiutchev (GB)	2004-01-31	Ascot	Servo Computer Services' Ascot Chase Grade 1	fell	6/4F
3	First Gold (FR)	2004-03-18	Cheltenham	totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase Grade 1	5th of 10	12/1
4	Fondmort (FR)	2004-01-31	Ascot	Servo Computer Services' Ascot Chase Grade 1	5th of 7	4/1
5	Marlborough (IRE)	2004-02-28	Kempton	Racing Post Chase (Handicap)Grade 3	won	8/1
6	La Landiere (FR)	2004-01-24	Cheltenham	Ladbroke Trophy Chase Showcase Handicap (Listed Race)	3rd of 13	11/1
7	Swansea Bay (GB)	2004-05-01	Uttoxeter	Severn Trent/Wateraid Handicap Chase Class B	4th of 10	9/2
PU	It Takes Time I (IRE)	2004-11-13	Cheltenham	Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase Grade 3	5th of 14	25/1
PU	Jair Du Cochet (FR)	2004-01-24	Cheltenham	Pillar Property Chase Grade 2	won	11/4
F	Le Roi Miguel (FR)	2004-01-31	Ascot	Servo Computer Services' Ascot Chase Grade 1	4th of 7	4/1
UR	Seebald (GER)	2004-02-14	Newbury	Aon Chase Grade 2	7th of 8	8/1
F	Valley Henry (IRE)	2004-01-24	Cheltenham	Pillar Property Chase Grade 2	pulled up	10/1

12 of 12 have run since; 3 won next time out.

King George VI Chase winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2025	The Jukebox Man (IRE)	7/1	Ben Pauling
2024	Banbridge (IRE)	7/1	Joseph Patrick O'Brien
2023	Hewick (IRE)	12/1	John Joseph Hanlon
2022	Bravemansgame (FR)	11/4	Paul Nicholls
2021	Tornado Flyer (IRE)	28/1	Willie Mullins
2020	Frodon (FR)	20/1	Paul Nicholls
2019	Clan Des Obeaux (FR)	11/2	Paul Nicholls
2018	Clan Des Obeaux (FR)	12/1	Paul Nicholls
2017	Might Bite (IRE)	6/4F	Nicky Henderson
2016	Thistlecrack (GB)	11/10F	Colin Tizzard
2015	Cue Card (GB)	9/2	Colin Tizzard
2014	Silviniaco Conti (FR)	15/8F	Paul Nicholls
2013	Silviniaco Conti (FR)	7/2	Paul Nicholls
2012	Long Run (FR)	15/8F	Nicky Henderson
2011	Kauto Star (FR)	3/1	Paul Nicholls
2010	Long Run (FR)	9/2	Nicky Henderson
2009	Kauto Star (FR)	8/13F	Paul Nicholls
2008	Kauto Star (FR)	10/11F	Paul Nicholls
2007	Kauto Star (FR)	4/6F	Paul Nicholls
2006	Kauto Star (FR)	8/13F	Paul Nicholls
2005	Kicking King (IRE)	11/8F	T J Taaffe
2004	Kicking King (IRE)	3/1F	T J Taaffe
2003	Edredon Bleu (FR)	25/1	Henrietta C Knight
2002	Best Mate (IRE)	11/8F	Henrietta C Knight
2001	Florida Pearl (IRE)	8/1	Willie Mullins
2000	First Gold (FR)	5/2	F Doumen
1999	See More Business (IRE)	5/2F	Paul Nicholls
1998	Teeton Mill (GB)	7/2	Venetia Williams
1997	See More Business (IRE)	10/1	Paul Nicholls
1996	One Man (IRE)	8/13F	G Richards
1995	One Man (IRE)	11/4F	G Richards
1994	Algan (FR)	16/1	F Doumen
1993	Barton Bank (GB)	9/2	D Nicholson
1992	The Fellow (FR)	EvensF	F Doumen
1991	The Fellow (FR)	10/1	F Doumen
1990	Desert Orchid (GB)	9/4F	David Elsworth

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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2003 King George VI Chase

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