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Monday 15 November 2010
Kauto Star - seen here with Ruby Walsh - won't run in the Hennessy Gold Cup
Kauto Star has been ruled out of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday week.
Paul Nicholls' dual Cheltenham Gold Cup had been under consideration for the 27 November contest, where he would have been forced to concede weight all round.
After consulting with owner Clive Smith, Nicholls has revealed the 10-year-old will now head straight to Kempton in a bid to win the King George VI Chase for a record-breaking fifth time on 26 December.
'I have just put the phone down to Clive and we have taken the decision NOT to run Kauto Star in the Hennessy,' the champion trainer said in his column on betfair.com
'We have decided that the horse has two priorities this season, the King George and the Gold Cup, and we weren't going to jeopardise those by going to Newbury.'
Kauto Star - seen here with Ruby Walsh - won't run in the Hennessy Gold Cup
Kauto Star has been ruled out of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday week.
Paul Nicholls' dual Cheltenham Gold Cup had been under consideration for the 27 November contest, where he would have been forced to concede weight all round.
After consulting with owner Clive Smith, Nicholls has revealed the 10-year-old will now head straight to Kempton in a bid to win the King George VI Chase for a record-breaking fifth time on 26 December.
'I have just put the phone down to Clive and we have taken the decision NOT to run Kauto Star in the Hennessy,' the champion trainer said in his column on betfair.com
'We have decided that the horse has two priorities this season, the King George and the Gold Cup, and we weren't going to jeopardise those by going to Newbury.'