Results for tag: paul nicholls
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Betting.Betfair
on Jan 12, 2012 at 08:14:13 AM
'Kauto Star against Long Run - the decider'.
That may well be how the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup is billed in the run-up to the big day, with press coverage focused almost exclusively on the pair.
Long Run beat Kauto Star twice last season but the old champ has picked himself up off the canvas to win the Betfair Chase and King George (for a record fifth time) this winter. The duo dominate the ante-post market and that one or other of them wins in March is much the most likely outcome. It is arguable that Kauto Star, gloriously in the ascendant this season, ought to be favourite, but there's not much in it and his current price of 5.2 is only marginally longer than it should be.
Kauto Star, his credentials hard to fault, will wait to take on all comers in March. Long Run, in search...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Jan 19, 2011 at 02:10:54 PM
[b]A legend that always bounces back - that's the Betfair Contrarian's assessment of Kauto Star as he explains why you should back Paul Nicholl's two-time Gold Cup winner for more Cheltenham glory in 2011...
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The Contrarian has twice argued against Kauto Star winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup, so is under no illusion just how hard it is to oppose the horse which BBC Sports Personality of the Year Tony McCoy described as the best in his lifetime. Imagine therefore the favourite-layer's relief upon learning that his latest assignment was to state the case for backing the two-time winner at an absurdly huge 10.0. With no shortage of ammunition, here's why the Contrarian is confident of seeing Kauto Star in the winner's enclosure at Cheltenham...
[b]Kauto Star is a Gold Cup legend
[/b]He...