Winners
- Amateur jockeys indicated by "Mr".
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Southern Hero | 12 | J. Fawcus | G. Evans | |
| 1938 | Airgead Sios | 8 | T. McNeill | V. Tabor | |
| 1939 | no race 1939–46 | ||||
| 1947 | Rowland Roy | 8 | Bryan Marshall | Fulke Walwyn | |
| 1948 | Cottage Rake | 9 | Aubrey Brabazon | Vincent O'Brien | |
| 1949 | Finnure | 8 | Dick Francis | George Beeby | |
| 1950 | Manicou | 5 | Bryan Marshall | Peter Cazalet | |
| 1951 | Statecraft | 6 | Tony Grantham | Peter Cazalet | |
| 1952 | Halloween | 7 | Fred Winter | Bill Wightman | |
| 1953 | Galloway Braes | 8 | Bert Morrow | Alec Kilpatrick | |
| 1954 | Halloween | 9 | Fred Winter | Bill Wightman | |
| 1955 | Limber Hill | 8 | Jimmy Power | Bill Dutton | |
| 1956 | Rose Park | 10 | Michael Scudamore | Peter Cazalet | |
| 1957 | Mandarin | 6 | Gerry Madden | Fulke Walwyn | |
| 1958 | Lochroe | 10 | Arthur Freeman | Peter Cazalet | |
| 1959 | Mandarin | 8 | Gerry Madden | Fulke Walwyn | |
| 1960 | Saffron Tartan | 9 | Fred Winter | Don Butchers | |
| 1961 | no race 1961–62 | ||||
| 1963 | Mill House | 6 | Willie Robinson | Fulke Walwyn | |
| 1964 | Frenchman's Cove | 9 | Stan Mellor | Harry Thomson Jones | |
| 1965 | Arkle | 8 | Pat Taaffe | Tom Dreaper | |
| 1966 | Dormant | 9 | Jeff King | John Wells-Kendrew | |
| 1967 | no race 1967–68 | ||||
| 1969 | Titus Oates | 7 | Stan Mellor | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1970 | no race 1970 | ||||
| 1971 | The Dikler | 8 | Barry Brogan | Fulke Walwyn | |
| 1972 | Pendil | 7 | Richard Pitman | Fred Winter | |
| 1973 | Pendil | 8 | Richard Pitman | Fred Winter | |
| 1974 | Captain Christy | 7 | Bobby Coonan | Pat Taaffe | |
| 1975 | Captain Christy | 8 | Gerry Newman | Pat Taaffe | |
| 1976 | Royal Marshall II | 9 | Graham Thorner | Tim Forster | |
| 1977 | Bachelor's Hall | 7 | Martin O'Halloran | Peter Cundell | |
| 1978 | Gay Spartan | 7 | Tommy Carmody | Tony Dickinson | |
| 1979 | Silver Buck | 7 | Tommy Carmody | Tony Dickinson | |
| 1980 | Silver Buck | 8 | Tommy Carmody | Tony Dickinson | |
| 1981 | no race 1981 | ||||
| 1982 | Wayward Lad | 7 | John Francome | Michael Dickinson | |
| 1983 | Wayward Lad | 8 | Robert Earnshaw | Michael Dickinson | |
| 1984 | Burrough Hill Lad | 8 | John Francome | Jenny Pitman | |
| 1985 | Wayward Lad | 10 | Graham Bradley | Monica Dickinson | |
| 1986 | Desert Orchid | 7 | Simon Sherwood | David Elsworth | |
| 1987 | Nupsala | 8 | André Pommier | François Doumen | |
| 1988 | Desert Orchid | 9 | Simon Sherwood | David Elsworth | |
| 1989 | Desert Orchid | 10 | Richard Dunwoody | David Elsworth | |
| 1990 | Desert Orchid | 11 | Richard Dunwoody | David Elsworth | |
| 1991 | The Fellow | 6 | Adam Kondrat | François Doumen | |
| 1992 | The Fellow | 7 | Adam Kondrat | François Doumen | |
| 1993 | Barton Bank | 7 | Adrian Maguire | David Nicholson | |
| 1994 | Algan | 6 | Philippe Chevalier | François Doumen | |
| 1995 | One Man | 8 | Richard Dunwoody | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1996 | One Man | 8 | Richard Dunwoody | Gordon W. Richards | |
| 1997 | See More Business | 7 | Andrew Thornton | Paul Nicholls | |
| 1998 | Teeton Mill | 9 | Norman Williamson | Venetia Williams | |
| 1999 | See More Business | 9 | Mick Fitzgerald | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2000 | First Gold | 7 | Thierry Doumen | François Doumen | |
| 2001 | Florida Pearl | 9 | Adrian Maguire | Willie Mullins | |
| 2002 | Best Mate | 7 | Tony McCoy | Henrietta Knight | |
| 2003 | Edredon Bleu | 11 | Jim Culloty | Henrietta Knight | |
| 2004 | Kicking King | 6 | Barry Geraghty | Tom Taaffe | |
| 2005 | Kicking King | 7 | Barry Geraghty | Tom Taaffe | |
| 2006 | Kauto Star | 6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2007 | Kauto Star | 7 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2008 | Kauto Star | 8 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2009 | Kauto Star | 9 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls | |
| 2010 | Long Run | 6 | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | Nicky Henderson | |
| 2011 | Kauto Star | 11 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
1 During World War II Kempton Park was closed for racing and used as a reception centre for prisoners-of-war.
2 The 1961 and 1962 runnings were both abandoned because of frost.
3 It was cancelled in 1967 due to foot-and-mouth restrictions, and in 1968 because of frost.
4 The 1970 running was abandoned because of snow.
5 The race was abandoned in 1981 because of snow and frost.
6 The "1995" race took place on January 6, 1996 at Sandown, having been postponed at Kempton due to snow and frost.
7 It was switched to Sandown in 2005 as Kempton was closed for redevelopment.
8 The "2010" race took place on January 15, 2011 after Kempton Park's 2010 Boxing Day meeting was cancelled due to snow and frost.
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