Well Master Minded certainly proved me wrong yet again but what about Kauto Star?
I said in an earlier post there was a slight chance it wasn’t old age catching up with him and there may just have been something amiss last season.
Seems there is more than a slight chance as he’s bounced back to something like his brilliant best and kicked Long Run into touch.
No matter what anyone says that performance was not just a bounce back to something like his old form. That performance bettered some of his previous wins in this race and some other less classy efforts we won’t get into.
The time indicates it was a well above average Group 1 and he has after all won by 8 lengths with the up and coming Wierd Al who was travelling as well as any turning for home 2 lengths further back.
Any other year and Kauto would now be 4/7 for the King George but his age and the fact people who said Long Run wouldn’t need the run are now thinking he must have.
In my very humble opinion if Kauto Star goes to Kempton in the same form the only horse who might shake him up is Captain Chris because he’s unexposed has youth on his side and we don’t actually know how good he is.
As far as Long Gun goes he met the real Kauto Star today and he’s clearly not in the same class and anyone who takes the current 6/4 needs to check themselves into Crichton Royal. If you live south of the border just head into Scotland and turn left, you cant miss it we treat our visitors well 
Seriously though, If you believe Kauto Star ran as well in the King George last season as he did in the Betfair Chase yesterday then 6/4 Long Run is probably about right but if not Kauto Star could be the best bet at 11/2 with VC you will ever see in your life.
Very good chance on the day less than 8 will turn up as it does look very much like a 3 horse race. Can’t see Master Minded running now that Kauto is back, Wishful Thinking certainly won’t run if Captain Chris does, Somersby might but will be wasting his time, Kauto Stone goes to Ireland, then you have nothing that would appear to matter.
Kauto Star 11/2 EW cracking bet.