Kicking King heads entries for Arkle

A huge array of young talent has been entered for the two novice features at the Cheltenham Festival, the Irish Independent Arkle Chase and the Royal & SunAlliance Chase.

Kicking King heads entries for Arkle
Tue, 27 Jan, 2004 - 00:00
Anita Chambers

The races have drawn entries of 42 and 64 respectively, with Thisthatandtother and Sunday's Leopardstown winner Kicking King heading the Arkle nominations.

Kicking King is one of 12 Irish entries and is set to renew rivalry at Cheltenham with the Dessie Hughes-trained Central House, second to Tom Taafe’s charge at Leopardstown.

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