Grade 1 chase
King George VI Chase winners
The Jukebox Man won the 2025 King George VI Chase, ridden by Ben Jones for Ben Pauling. Below: every winner back to 1937.
- Kempton
- 26 December, Boxing Day
Roll of honour
75 runnings| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Jukebox Man | Ben Jones | Ben Pauling |
| 2024 | Banbridge | Paul Townend | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2023 | Hewick | Gavin Sheehan | John Joseph Hanlon |
| 2022 | Bravemansgame | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2021 | Tornado Flyer | Danny Mullins | Willie Mullins |
| 2020 | Frodon | Bryony Frost | Paul Nicholls |
| 2019 | Clan des Obeaux | Sam Twiston-Davies | Paul Nicholls |
| 2018 | Clan des Obeaux | Harry Cobden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2017 | Might Bite | Nico de Boinville | Nicky Henderson |
| 2016 | Thistlecrack | Tom Scudamore | Colin Tizzard |
| 2015 | Cue Card | Paddy Brennan | Colin Tizzard |
| 2014 | Silviniaco Conti | Noel Fehily | Paul Nicholls |
| 2013 | Silviniaco Conti | Noel Fehily | Paul Nicholls |
| 2012 | Long Run | Sam Waley-Cohen | Nicky Henderson |
| 2011 | Kauto Star | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2010 | Long Run | Sam Waley-Cohen | Nicky Henderson |
| 2009 | Kauto Star | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2008 | Kauto Star | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2007 | Kauto Star | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2006 | Kauto Star | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2005 | Kicking King | Barry Geraghty | Tom Taaffe |
| 2004 | Kicking King | Barry Geraghty | Tom Taaffe |
| 2003 | Edredon Bleu | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight |
| 2002 | Best Mate | Tony McCoy | Henrietta Knight |
| 2001 | Florida Pearl | Adrian Maguire | Willie Mullins |
| 2000 | First Gold | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen |
| 1999 | See More Business | Mick Fitzgerald | Paul Nicholls |
| 1998 | Teeton Mill | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams |
| 1997 | See More Business | Andrew Thornton | Paul Nicholls |
| 1996 | One Man | Richard Dunwoody | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1995 | One Man | Richard Dunwoody | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1994 | Algan | Philippe Chevalier | François Doumen |
| 1993 | Barton Bank | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson |
| 1992 | The Fellow | Adam Kondrat | François Doumen |
| 1991 | The Fellow | Adam Kondrat | François Doumen |
| 1990 | Desert Orchid | Richard Dunwoody | David Elsworth |
| 1989 | Desert Orchid | Richard Dunwoody | David Elsworth |
| 1988 | Desert Orchid | Simon Sherwood | David Elsworth |
| 1987 | Nupsala | André Pommier | François Doumen |
| 1986 | Desert Orchid | Simon Sherwood | David Elsworth |
| 1985 | Wayward Lad | Graham Bradley | Monica Dickinson |
| 1984 | Burrough Hill Lad | John Francome | Jenny Pitman |
| 1983 | Wayward Lad | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson |
| 1982 | Wayward Lad | John Francome | Michael Dickinson |
| 1980 | Silver Buck | Tommy Carmody | Michael Dickinson |
| 1979 | Silver Buck | Tommy Carmody | Tony Dickinson |
| 1978 | Gay Spartan | Tommy Carmody | Tony Dickinson |
| 1977 | Bachelor's Hall | Martin O'Halloran | Peter Cundell |
| 1976 | Royal Marshall II | Graham Thorner | Tim Forster |
| 1975 | Captain Christy | Gerry Newman | Pat Taaffe |
| 1974 | Captain Christy | Bobby Coonan | Pat Taaffe |
| 1973 | Pendil | Richard Pitman | Fred Winter |
| 1972 | Pendil | Richard Pitman | Fred Winter |
| 1971 | The Dikler | Barry Brogan | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1969 | Titus Oates | Stan Mellor | Gordon W. Richards |
| 1966 | Dormant | Jeff King | John Wells-Kendrew |
| 1965 | Arkle | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper |
| 1964 | Frenchman's Cove | Stan Mellor | Harry Thomson Jones |
| 1963 | Mill House | Willie Robinson | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1960 | Saffron Tartan | Fred Winter | Don Butchers |
| 1959 | Mandarin | Gerry Madden | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1958 | Lochroe | Arthur Freeman | Peter Cazalet |
| 1957 | Mandarin | Gerry Madden | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1956 | Rose Park | Michael Scudamore | Peter Cazalet |
| 1955 | Limber Hill | Jimmy Power | Bill Dutton |
| 1954 | Halloween | Fred Winter | Bill Wightman |
| 1953 | Galloway Braes | Bert Morrow | Alec Kilpatrick |
| 1952 | Halloween | Fred Winter | Bill Wightman |
| 1951 | Statecraft | Tony Grantham | Peter Cazalet |
| 1950 | Manicou | Bryan Marshall | Peter Cazalet |
| 1949 | Finnure | Dick Francis | George Beeby |
| 1948 | Cottage Rake | Aubrey Brabazon | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1947 | Rowland Roy | Bryan Marshall | Fulke Walwyn |
| 1938 | Airgead Sios | Tommy McNeill | Charles Tabor |
| 1937 | Southern Hero | Jack Fawcus | Gwyn Evans |
Winners from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
King George VI Chase questions
Who won the King George VI Chase in 2025?
The Jukebox Man, ridden by Ben Jones and trained by Ben Pauling.
When is the King George VI Chase?
The King George VI Chase is run at Kempton: 26 December, Boxing Day.
Which jockey has won the King George VI Chase most?
Ruby Walsh, with 5 wins in the list above.