Best Mate confirmed for George VI Chase
Triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate is one of the 16 horses confirmed at the five-day stage for the Stan James King George VI Chase at Kempton on Sunday.
His trainer Henrietta Knight also has Edredon Blue engaged while Paul Nicholls has confirmed both crack two-mile Azertyuiop and impressive Peterborough Chase winner Le Roi Miguel.
Champion owner David Johnson has left Therealbandit in the St Stephen's Day showpiece but has taken out Our Vic, who was last seen falling at the final fence in the bonusprint.com Gold Cup.
The other notable absentee is the Jessica Harrington-trained Moscow Flyer.
