Nicholls salutes super Star

Paul Nicholls today hailed Kauto Star as a horse “at the top of his game” as he nears his 12th birthday.

Tue, 27 Dec, 2011 - 09:47

Paul Nicholls today hailed Kauto Star as a horse “at the top of his game” as he nears his 12th birthday.

The darling of the National Hunt game made history at Kempton Park yesterday as he recorded an unprecedented fifth win in the William Hill King George VI Chase, beating Long Run, five years his junior, by a length and a quarter.

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