Racing: It's now or never as Beef bids to strike Gold; 3.15 TOTESPORT GOLD CUP.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: March 17, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Lee Mottershead

IT IS because of the few that are missing that the many are present. Assuming no more than one horse defects, this will be the biggest field ever to contest the most sought-after prize the sport has to offer.

But when the Gold Cup roar erupts to send a tingle down the backs of the excited and expectant Cheltenham faithful, there will be three absent friends who do not hear it. And it is because we are missing the reigning champ Kicking King, the also injured Trabolgan and the forever lost Best Mate that the 2006 Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup is ...

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