Smith Eccles tips Kauto Star for victory

Kauto Star's turn of foot can prove his trump card against stablemate Denman in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, according to former leading jump jockey Steve Smith Eccles.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2008 - 14:55
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Kauto Star's turn of foot can prove his trump card against stablemate Denman in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, according to former leading jump jockey Steve Smith Eccles.

Smith Eccles, whose victories at the Festival included a Champion Hurdle hat-trick aboard See You Then between 1985 and 1987.

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