King can take second Gold Cup

CHELTENHAM Gold Cup hero Kicking King puts his new found status very much on the line in the Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown today.

Tom Taaffe's imposing seven-year-old produced the performance of his life at Prestbury Park in March, taking the biggest prize in National Hunt racing with any amount in hand.

He was cantering all over his rivals from a long way out and it was always only a question of when Barry Geraghty pressed the button.