Best Mate poised to take his revenge in Sunbury showdown

KEMPTON PARK is set to play host to a vintage renewal of the Pertemps King George VI Chase on St Stephen’s Day.

Best Mate poised to take his revenge in Sunbury showdown
Mon, 23 Dec, 2002 - 00:00
Robert Pratt

Last year's runner-up Best Mate is the hot favourite to go one better in the £150,000 contest at the Sunbury track after taking the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup and the McCallum Corporate Consulting Peterborough Chase on his two subsequent starts.

The Henrietta Knight-trained seven-year-old impressed on his reappearance in the Peterborough in November, turning in a great round of jumping to romp home.

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CourtsRacinghorse racingPlace: SunburyPlace: Kempton ParkPlace: Sunbury trackPlace: PeterboroughPlace: KemptonPlace: NewburyPlace: LambournPlace: PunchestownPerson: Best MatePerson: Henrietta KnightPerson: King GeorgePerson: KemptonPerson: Brian CliffordPerson: KnightPerson: MissPerson: Lord NoeliePerson: BacchanalPerson: Guillaume MacairePerson: Douze DouzePerson: Nicky HendersonPerson: HendersonPerson: MatePerson: MickPerson: Conor O'DwyerPerson: Rince RiPerson: Arthur MoorePerson: MooreEvent: King George VI ChaseEvent: St Stephen’s DayEvent: Tote Cheltenham Gold CupEvent: Peterborough ChaseEvent: Gold CupEvent: John Durkan Memorial ChaseOrganisation: McCallum Corporate ConsultingOrganisation: Native UpmanshipOrganisation: Florida Pearl
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