Kauto Geared Towards Aon Assault Kauto Star looks more likely to contest the Aon Chase than the two-mile totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on the same day.Both options remain open but Nicholls admits he would rather see Kauto Star tackle the longer trip on February 10 as he warms up for an assault on the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.'I want to run him in the Aon over three miles. The ground is drying up and if it was absolutely desperate then we probably wouldn't run him at all,' he said.Nicholls was delighted to see Exotic Dancer win the Letheby And Christopher Chase at the weekend after he finished second to Kauto Star in the King George last time ? and envisages the pair to be ridden similarly on March 16.'Obviously the form has taken a boost but the one thing with Exotic Dancer is that he is very effective around Cheltenham,' Nicholls told At The Races.'I expect AP (McCoy) and Ruby (Walsh) will be biding their time but I'll just leave it up to him (Ruby) as he knows what he's doing.'(C) PA Sport
