Racing's new superstar Kauto Star won the 2006/07 Order of Merit after six victories from six races. Those races included first race in the series, the Old Roan Chase back in October, as well as the King George VI Chase and the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Kauto Star, who also won the Betfair Million, gets �200,000 for his Order of Merit win, which is split: owner 75%, trainer 12.5% and stable staff 12.5%.
Gold Cup runner-up Exotic Dancer was second, earning �75,000.
Mighty Man was third, which netted a prize of �25,000.
Kauto Star's jockey Ruby Walsh won the inaugural running of the jockeys' competition.
Walsh's prize was �20,000, �10,000 of which will go to his chosen charities - DEBRA Ireland (Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research) and the Marie Keating Foundation for Breast Cancer.
The �300,000 65-race Order of Merit, which has now been running for three seasons, is jointly funded by the British Horseracing Board and the 16 racecourses that stage Graded (better quality) races.
ORDER OF MERIT FINAL STANDINGS
1 Kauto Star 110pts
2 Exotic Dancer 82pts
3 Mighty Man 63pts
4 Inglis Drever 57pts
5 Monets Garden 54pts
6= Voy Por Ustedes 51pts
6= Afsoun 51pts
2006/07 ORDER OF MERIT RACES
4 Nov Elite Hurdle (Gr 2) 2m Wincanton
1 Crow Wood 9-2 2 Desert Quest 8-13f 3 Royal Shakespeare 12-111 Nov Servo Handicap Chase (Gr 3) 3m 3�f Cheltenham
1 My Will 9-2cf 2 Idle Talk 9-2cf 3 Run For Paddy 8-118 Nov Amlin 1965 Chase (Gr 2) 2m 3f Ascot
1 Cerium 10-1 2 Nowhere 4-1jf 3 Hoo La Baloo 20-1
9 Dec Relkeel Hurdle (Gr 2) 2m 5�f Cheltenham
1 Black Jack Ketchum 4-11f 2 Blazing Bailey 11-4 3 Palmridge 33-126 Dec Rowland Meyrick Chase (Gr 3) 3m 1f Wetherby
1 Leading Man 9-1 2 Sir Rembrandt 14-1 3 Truckers Tavern 8-1
20 Jan Holloway's Hurdle (Gr 2) 2m 3�f Ascot (ABANDONED)
20 Jan Victor Chandler Chase (Gr 2) 2m 1f Ascot (ABANDONED)
27 Jan Ladbrokes Trophy Chase (Gr 3) 2m 5f Cheltenham
1 Whispered Secret 8-1 2 New Alco 11-1 3 Idole First 6-117 Feb Kingwell Hurdle (Gr 2) 2m Wincanton
1 Straw Bear 8-11f 2 Afsoun 11-8 3 Trouble At Bay 25-1
17 Feb Rendlesham Hurdle (Gr 2) 2m 7�f Haydock
1 Labelthou 5-4f 2 Afrad 13-2 3 Material World 9-418 Feb National Spirit Hurdle (Gr 2) 2m 4f Fontwell Park
1 United 4-7f 2 Refinement 2-1 3 Hereditary 20-13 Mar Newbury Gold Cup Chase (Gr 3) 2m 4f Newbury
1 Madison du Berlais 12-1 2 Nozic 9-2 3 No Full 7-1
18 Apr Silver Trophy Chase (Gr 2) 2m 5f Cheltenham
1 Nycteos 100-30 2 Too Forward 11-2 3 Madison du Berlais 11-4f21 Apr Scottish Champion Hurdle (Gr 2) 2m Ayr
1 Emmpat 100-30 2 Ouininpohja 3-1f 3 Premier Dane 7-228 Apr Celebration Chase (Gr 2) 2m Sandown
1 Dempsey 5-4f 2 Hoo La Baloo 8-1 3 Tysou 16-1POINTS SYSTEM
GRADE ONE
1st 20 points
2nd 16
3rd 12
4th 10
5th 8
6th 6
GRADE TWO
1st 15 points
2nd 12
3rd 10
4th 8
5th 6
6th 64
GRADE THREE
1st 10 points
2nd 8
3rd 6
4th 5
5th 4
6th 3
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