King in ‘grand order’

KICKING King was reported to be in “super” form yesterday by trainer Tom Taaffe following his excellent comeback run at Gowran Park.

King in ‘grand order’
Sat, 26 Jan, 2008 - 00:00
Keith Hamer

The 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup hero was only beaten a length and a quarter by a match-fit Nickname in the Normans Grove Chase after trying to make all the running.

The 10-year-old had been sidelined with a tendon injury since recording back-to-back victories in the King George VI Chase in December 2005.

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