King George VI Chase: Previous Winners

The King George VI Chase at Kempton is one of Britain's most prestigious races and has been part of the racing calendar since 1937.

While there are several high-profile National Hunt races throughout the jumps season in Britain, the King George is unique, as it is one of the most prestigious events on a flat track for "staying chasers" - horses who specialise in racing over longer distances.

Here's the complete list of every King George VI Chase winner since 2000.

The early 2000s

A decade where we saw three trainers win the race multiple times with Henrietta Knight winning the race in successive years with two different horses, the great Kicking King winning back to back for Irish trainer Tom Taaffe, Paul Nicholls winning the race four years on the bounce with the magnificent Kauto Star and a French winner thrown in too.

Year	Horse	Age	Jockey	Trainer
2000	First Gold	7	Thierry Doumen	Francois Doumen
2001	Florida Pearl	9	Adrian Maguire	Willie Mullins
2002	Best Mate	7	Tony McCoy	Henrietta Knight
2003	Edredon Bleu	11	Jim Culloty	Henrietta Knight
2004	Kicking King	6	Barry Geraghty	Tom Taaffe
2005	Kicking King	7	Barry Geraghty	Tom Taaffe
2006	Kauto Star	6	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2007	Kauto Star	7	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2008	Kauto Star	8	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2009	Kauto Star	9	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls

2010 to 2019

This era was dominated by three trainers who stamped British dominance on the King George VI Chase. Again, the master of Ditcheat Paul Nicholls won multiple times along with Nicky Henderson and Colin Tizzard.

Year	Horse	Age	Jockey	Trainer
2010	Long Run	6	Sam Waley-Cohen	Nicky Henderson
2011	Kauto Star	11	Ruby Walsh	Paul Nicholls
2012	Long Run	8	Sam Waley-Cohen	Nicky Henderson
2013	Silviniaco Conti	7	Noel Fehily	Paul Nicholls
2014	Silviniaco Conti	8	Noel Fehily	Paul Nicholls
2015	Cue Card	9	Paddy Brennan	Colin Tizzard
2016	Thistlecrack	8	Tom Scudamore	Colin Tizzard
2017	Might Bite	8	Nico de Boinville	Nicky Henderson
2018	Clan Des Obeaux	6	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls
2019	Clan Des Obeaux	7	Sam Twiston-Davies	Paul Nicholls

2020 to present

Surprise, surprise, Paul Nicholls is the main man again in this decade, winning the race twice with Frodon and Bravemansgame, but Willie Mullins became the first Irish trainer to win the race since Tom Taaffe won it in 2005 with Kicking King when Tornado Flyer caused an upset in 2021.

2023 saw Hewick, who cost just just £800, come from an impossible position to pull off a remarkable King George triumph.

Year	Horse	Age	Jockey	Trainer
2020	Frodon	8	Bryony Frost	Paul Nicholls
2021	Tornado Flyer	8	Danny Mullins	Willie Mullins
2022	Bravemansgame	7	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls
2023	Hewick	8	Gavin Sheehan	John Joseph Hanlon