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Kauto Star fit for Gold Cup challenge

March 12, 2012 - 20:19 | Racing

Kauto Star (right) is fit to take on Long Run (left) again in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

Two-time winner Kauto Star has been passed fit to run in the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday, having recovered sufficiently from a fall suffered during gallops.

The 12-year-old, who won the Gold Cup in both 2007 and 2009, had been a major doubt last week, but has made solid progress in the last few days and is now ready to take on the challenge of trying to defeat Long Run.

Barring any mishaps in the next few days, Kauto lines up for the Gold Cup.

Paul Nicholls

Long Run, who won the race 12 months ago, is 13/8 to repeat that feat this year, with Kauto Star 10/3.

Trainer Paul Nicholls confirmed in his column on Betfair: “Clive (Smith, owner) and I have given Kauto Star the green light for the Cheltenham Gold Cup after a very good schooling session on the grass this morning.

“(Jockey) Ruby Walsh came over to school him and Kauto was awesome, just as I’d thought he would be. He jumped six fences and he was foot perfect and looked magnificent.

“I have just put the phone down to Clive and, barring any mishaps in the next few days, Kauto lines up for the Gold Cup. We are looking forward to it.”

Meanwhile, trainer David Pipe has confirmed that his charge Grands Crus will give the Gold Cup a miss and will instead run in Wednesday’s RSA Chase, where the novice is 6/4 to take the honours, with Bobs Worth 11/4.

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March 2, 2012 - 22:00 | Racing

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Kauto Star doubt for Cheltenham

March 1, 2012 - 20:40 | Racing

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Trainer Paul Nicholls rates Kauto Star’s chances of making the Cheltenham Gold Cup at ‘only 50/50’ after his star chaser injured himself in a bad fall in training.

Kauto Star now 50/50 for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The 12-year-old, who would be looking to achieve a third win in the Festival showpiece on March 16, took a heavy fall at Nicholls’s Ditcheat yard when being schooled by Ruby Walsh at the end of last week, but the details were only revealed today.

Nicholls broke the shock news on his Twitter page, stating: “Unfortunately Kauto Star had a tumble schooling and is now only 50/50 for the Gold Cup.”

After winning a record fifth King George VI Chase on his last racecourse appearance on Boxing Day, the veteran chaser looked to have a strong chance of reversing last season’s form with champion Long Run, who can now be backed at 11/10 to win the Gold Cup, after beating him in the Kempton race and at Haydock in November.

However the popular gelding, who triumphed in the Gold Cup in 2007 and 2009, is reported to have shown little improvement over the past few days, and his chances of lining up at Cheltenham later this month, seemingly hang in the balance.

Kauto Star, who is now at 4/1 to win the Gold Cup, would arguable be the biggest attraction at Cheltenham and his potential absence would be a huge disappointment to his many fans.

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December 31, 2011 - 12:22 | Racing

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September 9, 2011 - 08:00 | Racing

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