Injury rules Kicking King out of Gold Cup

KICKING KING, the warm ante-post favourite for the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March, will miss the race.

Injury rules Kicking King out of Gold Cup
Tue, 03 Jan, 2006 - 00:00
Pat Keane

A visibly upset Tom Taaffe revealed the news at Cork Racecourse yesterday. “He has strained his left-fore tendon. He was scanned intensively this morning (Monday) and, on veterinary advice, Conor Clarkson (owner) and I have decided he will not run in the Gold Cup,” said Taffe.

Kicking King was also declared a non-starter about three weeks prior to winning last year’s Gold Cup, having scoped badly.

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