Article: Kicked in the teeth; Gold Cup field looking thin after the King is withdrawn.

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Daily Mail (London)
Article date:
January 3, 2006
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Byline: COLIN MACKENZIE

THE Cheltenham Gold Cup betting was headed by a gelding who pulled up last time and an Irish hope with a dismal course record last night after defending champion Kicking King was ruled out.

Kingscliff and Beef Or Salmon top bookmakers' lists after trainer Tom Taaffe revealed that his gelding had sustained a tendon injury when winning the King George VI Chase at Sandown on Boxing Day.

It was an unwelcome New Year kick in the belly for ante-post punters who had banked on Kicking King being a Gold Cup staple after last season's impressive victory.

It also followed hard on Champion Hurdle favourite Harchibald, ...

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