Rapidly improving Kicking King looks all set to rule roost

CORK, which has a tremendous record at beating the weather, houses a fine programme this afternoon and what a shame no other meeting is scheduled for the track between now and Cheltenham.

Rapidly improving Kicking King looks all set to rule roost
Sat, 04 Jan, 2003 - 00:00
Pat Keane

Tom Taaffe’s rapidly improving Kicking King has to be fancied to provide the answer to the McCarthy Insurance Group Waterford and Clonmel Hurdle.

A useful enough bumper performer, the five-year-old made a winning debut over flights at Naas in November.

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