Kicking King goes for Gold
Tom Taaffe’s Kicking King completed his dramatic return to the Gold Cup picture when scoping clear after exercise yesterday morning. Over a week earlier he had been regarded as a certain non-starter by his handler, after scoping badly. He was immediately put on a seven-day course of antibiotics and Taaffe indicated there would be insufficient time to prepare him properly.
A statement issued by Taaffe yesterday, however, said: “He will be confirmed on Saturday as a runner in the Gold Cup. He has surprised us as to his well-being in all aspects since last Sunday and seems to have put his problems behind him.”
