King kicks back into action at Gowran

FORMER Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kicking King (above) makes his first appearance of the autumn in today’s Gowran Park Champion Chase.

The 2005 Festival hero, also twice successful in the King George, made his return at the same track in January after more than two years out through injury.

He ran again at Gowran in February but ended up being pulled-up in his final outing in the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup, although trainer Tom Taaffe subsequently revealed the horse had produced a dirty scope.