1450: At Haydock in the feature Betfair Chase, Kauto Star suffered a shock defeat and he is now 6/4 from 4/6 for the King George VI Chase with Sky Bet at Kempton Park on Boxing Day.
He unseated Sam Thomas at the last fence but was already under pressure at the time as 33/1 chance Snoopy Loopy collared Tamarinbleu on the line.
The latter is 12/1 from 20s for the big Christmas contest while Kauto Star has been pushed out to 4/1 from 5/2 by Sky Bet for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Stablemate Denman has hardened at the head of the betting in that market to 5/4 from 6/4.
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