Boxing Day’s Now Traditional Bet On The King George VI Chase

Posted: December 23, 2021

Updated: January 5, 2022

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King George VI Chase in 2012 - Image source: Carine06 from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

People like to have a bet on sports in the UK on Boxing Day. It’s an old tradition quite in keeping with the ethos of ‘a little flutter’. So come the day after Christmas, as they digest and avoid family arguments, the British gamble a tad. Some might bet on the EPL, there are numerous matches. However, others will prefer the sport of kings. So, many will take up the now traditional bet on the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park, and Bet365 has all the odds they need. Boxing Day is a bit of a thing in the UK. Historically it was a day off for the servants who had needed to serve their masters on Christmas Day proper. Often their employers would give boxes containing gifts. Hence Boxing Day. Now, there’s one thing the rich in the UK have always understood. If you’re going to give the working class time off work, you better find something to keep them occupied. Thus, traditionally, Boxing day contains quite a fair bit of organized sports. Sportsmen and women don’t get time off at Christmas. They have to keep the proles from getting drunk, rising up and slaying the rich. Well. At least historically. Nowadays television and the internet do much the same thing. Despite changing times, however, the sports remain a firm fixture. As does a little of a carefree spirit. Thus, many will bet on the King George VI Chase at online sportsbook sites in the UK like Bet365, despite not typically gambling at all. It’s a flutter.

Bet365 Has Your Bet On The King George VI Chase

Now you might think a tradition such as this bet on the King George VI Chase dates back to the Victorian era. However, far from it, they only established this race in 1937. Of course, it merely follows behind plenty of other big races on the race card down the years. The essentials were always there. A long tough race in the depths of winter going over tricky jumps that gives the crowd a thrill. And as the odds on the King George VI Chase this year tip, thrilling is the word.

2021 King George VI Chase Odds

Dashel Drasher – 100/1

Defi Du Seuil – 66/1

Imperial Aura – 50/1

Fusil Raffles – 50/1

Kemboy – 40/1

Midnight Shadow – 40/1

Melon – 33/1

Mister Fisher – 33/1

Fiddlerontheroof – 25/1

Saint Calvados – 25/1

Envoi Allen – 25/1

Tornado Flyer – 20/1

Al Boum Photo – 20/1

Fakir Doudairies – 20/1

Janidil - 16/1

Allaho – 12/1

Lostintranslation – 10/1

Asterion Forlonge – 6/1

Chantry House – 11/2

Frodon – 11/2

Minella Indo – 3/1

Clan des Obeaux – 3/1

Three miles, eighteen fences and a field of performers. You couldn’t ask for a better bet on horse racing really, at any time of the year. You might not typically take advantage of UK gambling laws to check out the horse racing odds in the UK, but it is Christmas and this is a gift. There is no runaway favorite. Not this time. So, you’ll discover some very tasty prices for your bet on the King George VI Chase at Bet365. No one is sure just which way this one is going to go down.

Bet On The King George VI Chase — Image source: Carine06 from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Clan des Obeaux & Minella Indo Go Head To Head Again

Both a bet on Clan des Obeaux and a bet on Minella Indo get the same price at Bet365 right now at around 3/1. This isn’t a massive surprise. Both horses are great runners and like this sort of distance. Plus, of course, we’ve seen both do well over the jumps at this time of year. That’s something to consider as online bookies in the UK slash the odds on a White Christmas in the UK. Conditions could be tricky, which is why the 5/1 shots of Frodon and Chantry House tempt.

King George VI Chase

Date – 26th December

Location – Sunbury, UK

Course – Kempton Park

Type – Steeplechase

Distance – 3 miles

Surface – Turf

Qualification – 4yrs+

Purse - £200,000+

They like it cold, and it might be. We could see a very solid Kempton Park give firm footing to the fleet in this race. But should you really take up a bet on Frodon rather than the odds on Clan des Obeaux? Well possibly not. Likewise, the odds on Minella Indo are far more attractive than a bet on Chantry House. Still, Bet365 and other online betting sites in the UK do supply odds on all the runners, so perhaps there’s a Christmas miracle in there somewhere. You never know, eh?