Tiutchev well supported for King George

Tiutchev has surged to the top of VC Bet's racing liabilities for Boxing Day's King George VI Chase at Kempton.Shrewd support for the Martin Pipe-trained 11-yr-old has seen the horse backed in from 20s to 12/1 with the money still coming in."It will be a bleak Christmas if Tiutchev obliges," confessed VC Bet's Ian Marmion."But it's his first run of the season and we are prepared to take him on."Marmion singled out Nicky Henderson's Calling Brave as the horse VC Bet want to avoid laying."He produced a polished display of jumping on his seasonal reappearance when just touched off by the rapidly improving Colonel Frank at Sandown and he looks primed for a big performance on Boxing Day," said Marmion.Calling Brave is currently trading at 6/1 for the three mile race.Kicking King is VC Bet's 5/2 favourite with Le Roi Miguel the 4/1 second favourite.Get a free bet on the King George VI Race with VCBet!King George betting: Kicking King 11/4, Le Roi Miguel 4/1, Calling Brave 6/1, Therealbandit 7/1, Kingscliff 9/1, Tiutchev 12/1, Lord Sam 14/1, Seebald 16/1, Edredon Bleu 20/1, First Gold 25/1, Murphys Cardinal 40/1, Fondmort 40/1, Hot Shot 100/1.