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KAUTO STAR (FR)
7 b g Village Star (FR) - Kauto Relka (FR) (Port Etienne (FR))
Form: 211-1F2353-112-21F-111111
Owner: Clive Smith Breeder: Mme H Aubert
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Kauto Star, a Grade Three winner over hurdles at Auteuil in France,
has developed into a chaser of the highest class with six straight wins
in the 2006/2007 season, including a stunning Grade One four-trick, culminating
in an impressive victory in the 2007
totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.
He made his British debut at Newbury in December, 2004, in an extended
two and a quarter mile novice chase, and produced a fine performance,
gaining an emphatic nine-length victory over Grade One Irish Champion
Hurdle winner Foreman.
Things did not go to plan next time in a three-runner race at Exeter
in January, 2005, when he fell two out with the race at his mercy. After
being remounted, he just failed to reel in the winner, but it came to
light afterwards that the horse had injured his near-hind leg, and he
was forced to miss the rest of the season.
Kauto Star reappeared in November, 2005, when he turned in an excellent comeback effort to chase home Monkerhostin in the Grade Two William Hill Gold Cup Chase at Exeter.
He improved on that run when landing the Grade One Tingle Creek Trophy
Chase at Sandown over two miles the following month, staying on in fine
style to score by a length and a half from Ashley Brook.
The Grade One Queen Mother Champion Chase at The Festival in March was Kauto Star's next port of call but, after tracking the leaders in the early stages, he took off too early at the third fence and hit the deck.
He returned at Aintree on October 22 over two and a half miles in the Grade Two Old Roan Chase and was the most impressive winner, romping home by 21 lengths from his stable companion Armaturk when conceding 9lb to the runner-up.
Kauto Star then defeated the best three-mile chasers around when easily taking the Betfair Chase at Haydock on November 18 by 17 lengths from Beef Or Salmon before showing himself to be one of the most adaptable top-class chasers of recent times when cruising to a seven-length victory over Voy Por Ustedes in the Grade One Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown a fortnight later.
Clive Smith's gelding evoked memories of Desert Orchid as he went directly from that triumph to capture the Grade One King George VI Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day. Ruby Walsh sat tight to survive a last fence blunder and the pair finished eight lengths clear of the chasing Exotic Dancer.
Another final fence error made life more difficult again for the pair in the Grade Two Aon Chase at Newbury on February 10, but Kauto Star rallied to hold the determined challenge of L'Ami by a neck.
Kauto Star collects the Betfair Million bonus for being successful in the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup today. The £1-million incentive is offered by the betting exchange for winning the Betfair Chase, the Stan James King George VI Chase and the totesport Gold Cup.
Nicholls Would Welcome Exotic Dancer Pacemaker 17/10/07
Paul Nicholls, trainer of last year's Betfair Chase winner Kauto
Star, said today that he would welcome the use of a pacemaker in races
by the connections of Exotic Dancer. [more]
Kauto Star "Sixth Best Chaser Since Our Ratings Began" Say
Timeform 21/12/2006
He would have won last 24 King Georges and is 18lb clear
of Boxing Day rivals. [more]
Kauto Star - The Best Chaser Officially 19/11/2006
Phil Smith, the British Horseracing
Board’s senior jump handicapper,
has rated Kauto Star on 176 after the chaser’s impressive 17-length
success in the Grade One £200,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock Park
on the first day of the North West Masters. [more]
