Many steeplechasers have been described as ‘charismatic’ but, in the modern era, few, if any, have inspired the same level of enthusiasm and devotion as Kauto Star. On his return to the winners’ enclosure at Kempton after his fourth consecutive win in the King George VI Chase, on Boxing Day, 2009, he was greeted by four loud cheers from a crowd decorated in the green-and-yellow colours of his…