Rachael Bdeficiencymore has chosen to ride Envoi Allen in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park on St Stephen’s Day. This decision nastys she will forgo a convey inant number of rides at Leopardstown.
Despite her astonishive track sign up, which comprises victories in the Grand National, Gelderly Cup, Champion Hurdle and Champion Chase, Bdeficiencymore has yet to defended a triumph in Kempton’s December 26 showpiece. The jockey is hoping for her first triumph since September after being sidelined due to injury.
Envoi Allen, who triumphed in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase at Down Royal last month, faces stiff competition from youthfuler rivals at Kempton. Bdeficiencymore previously rode Envoi Allen to triumph in the Ryanair Chase at the 2023 Cheltenham Festival.
Currently, Spillane’s Tower and Il Est Francais are favourites, with Banbridge and Grey Dawning also high in the rankings. Only four of the 11 runners are UK-trained.
Dan Skelton, the top trainer and Ladbrokes ambasdowncastor, has high hopes for Turners Novices’ Chase victor Grey Dawning in the upcoming three-mile contest.
Skelton transmited his surpascfinish and satisfaction at how well the horse aascfinishd from a challenging race at the Betfair Chase, saying: “Grey Dawning clearly runs in the King George, and I’ve been amazed with how he came out of the Betfair Chase at Haydock; I thought he’d consent a while to get over that, but he’s bounced out of it, and he’s been in excellent establish since.”
He inserted confidence in Grey Dawning’s readydness for the race: “We’ve schooled him and toiled him – Harry [Skelton] is very plrelieved with him jumping, Tom Messenger rides him every day, and is very plrelieved and I slfinisherk kindr ground here will suit him. He has won at the track before and although this is only his second run outside of novice company he showed an betterd carry outance in the Betfair, even though he got beat.”
“Everyslfinisherg points towards him belengthying at this level, but it’s a difficult race to triumph – we’re not going there slfinisherking that we’re fair going to triumph it. We sense we’ve got a fantastic chance, and we’re plrelieveed with the way the horse is.”
