Odds shorten on Clan Des Obeaux for Gold Cup as he rules for Paul Nicholls in King George

Clan Des Obeaux has provided Paul Nicholls with a 10th win in the 32Red King George VI Chase at Kempton.

In an incident-packed renewal, for a brief moment, it looked as if the 2016 winner Thistlecrack was about to roll back the years when he hit the front, but he ultimately had no answer after the last to a rival four years his younger.