Gold Cup winner rediscovers jumping enthusiasm

Last season's unbeaten Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star (Village Star - Kauto Relka, by Port Etienne) had looked a little tardy at times over his jumps in the Old Roan Chase at Aintree on his reappearance last month but he put that behind him at Haydock on Saturday with a good round of jumping that saw him beat his old rival Exotic Dancer in the Grade One Betfair Chase over three miles at Haydock.