1987 King George VI Rank Chase

Date: Saturday 26th December 1987 |
Course: Kempton |
Distance: 3m |
Going: Good |
Winning Time: 5m 59.9s |
Winner: Nupsala (Andre Pommier) [F Doumen] |
Runners: 9

[@SheffieldSteel1000]

Many thanks Espmadrid for uploading this! I've always wanted to watch this one!

[@litogor]

If the French had sent their extraordinary horse Katko, he would have won by 50 lengths ....

[@SheffieldSteel1000]

Looks like they went off much too fast this year. Dessie looked a spent force by the time they jumped the second last - as did Beau Ranger.

[@MEECHIO]

Race set up for the Frenchman with Desert Orchid, Beau Ranger and Cybrandian going off like scolded cats from the start.

[@carriecanter]

always preferred simon sherwood on dessie think he really knew what made him tick don't mind clin brown or dunwoody but this race shows the horse could have won 5 king geroges if he'd had a more thoughtful ride

[@davebesag]

Story goes that the early pace was quicker than the 1987 or 1988 2000 Guineas.

[@pjjclarke]

Nupsala probably had the beating of Forgive N'Forget that day though it would have been interesting to see how close he might have got.

[@mervyncharter717]

Such a shame that we don`t get those french challengers coming over for the King George. They added a lot of spice to the event , The Fellow, Nupsala, Algan, First Gold, Val d`Alene, Jair Du cochet mainly thanks to the adventurous Francois Doumen.