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Kicking King is a National Hunt racehorse trained in Straffan Co. Kildare Ireland by Tom Taaffe. He is best known for his victory in the 2005 Cheltenham Gold Cup the major Chase run at the Cheltenham Festival. He also won the King George VI Chase in 2004 and 2005; once at Kempton and once at Sandown Park when the race was relocated due to the development of an all-weather track at Kempton.