Kempton races: tips, racecards and preview for the King George meeting on Boxing Day

WHAT an absolute peach of a card Kempton hosts on Boxing Day.

On paper the main course King George is one of the best in recent years as Cyrname looks to cement his position as the most exciting horse in training.

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A little novice hurdle to get the card underway, but for an event of this nature it's a strong heat and all the usual faces are represented.

It's been won by Altior, If The Cap Fits and Mister Fisher in recent years and normally throws up a number of proper animals.

It's hard to be sure where the star factor comes from this year and a few of the bigger players are a bit more exposed than you might hope.

That's not true for Colin Tizzard's Getaway Fred who has looked smart the last twice. He looks to have bundles of ability but was still very green when winning at Chepstow and looks a chaser in the making.