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Paul Nicholls looking to continue domination of King George VI Chase with four horses in contention
While Clan Des Obeaux and Cyrname are Nicholls’ big two, Real Steel and Frodon will serve as capable back up
Paul Nicholls with Clan Des Obeaux back in February
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Nine horses, four of them trained by Paul Nicholls, will line up for the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day headed by his Clan Des Obeaux, the two-time winner, and Cyrname, the highest rated chaser in training.
As anticipated the only absentee is Henry de Bromhead’s Monalee who is, along with all Irish horses and jockeys, banned from travelling over by the Irish government until January 1.
A) Second B) Fourth
C) Sixth
25) Which young rider was named Champion Conditional at the end of the 19/20 Jumps season?
A) Conor Brace B) Jack Tudor
C) Jonjo O’Neill Jr
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(1) Randy “Duke” Cunningham: The former congressman and Golden Dukes’ namesake was sentenced to more than eight years in prison in 2006 after he was indicted on bribery charges. “Duke” Cunningham (R-CA), it appeared, had secretly accepted millions from defense contractors in exchange for lucrative federal government contracts. He even maintained a “bribe menu” and was gifted fancy antiques in exchange for public dollars. Most notably, Cunningham sold his home to defense contractor Mitchell Wade of MZM Inc. for upwards of $1.6 million. He also lived rent-free on Wade’s yacht while he was in D.C., often hosting a revolving door of women, entertaining his guests with champagne while wearing a bathrobe, setting the ambience of the scene with the light of a lava lamp.
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It’s that time of year again. The Golden Duke awards are here!
The Golden Dukes, of course, are TPM’s annual recognition of achievement in the field of public corruption, nonsense, reckless abandonment of dignity and betrayal of the public trust.
This is our fourteenth year honoring the best of the worst, and a lot has changed over that time. In 2007, George W. Bush won the inaugural Duke for Best Scandal, General Interest for his work on the social security privatization bamboozlepalooza. In 2012, Mitt Romney won a General Interest Duke for his 47 percent gaffe. A gaffe! In some ways, the Dukes used to celebrate simpler times.