Big Buck’s and Annie Power feature among a field of 12 declared for Thursday’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham as the former bids to regain his stayers’ crown.

Big Buck’s is in “seriously good order” according to trainer Paul Nicholls as he bids to land the Ladbrokes World Hurdle for a fifth time at Cheltenham on Thursday.

Big Buck’s is in “seriously good order” according to trainer Paul Nicholls as he bids to land the Ladbrokes World Hurdle for a fifth time at Cheltenham on Thursday.

Long Run gained his first win since the 2012 King George VI Chase when landing the odds in the Ivan Straker Memorial Chase at Kelso yesterday.

Charles Byrnes has ruled out bringing Solwhit back in the spring and is looking forward to next season with his champion staying hurdler.

Paul Nicholls is confident Big Buck’s will “improve enormously” for the run after finishing a close third on his return to action in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Big Buck’s lost his unbeaten run over hurdles when he was relegated into a narrow third by shock winner Knockara Beau and At Fishers Cross in the galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Early Aintree casualty Junior could bid for swift compensation in the Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr on Saturday.

Junior has been left in the Coral Scottish Grand National on Saturday after his early exit at Aintree.

Nicky Henderson had no excuses for the defeat of reigning Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup champion Long Run.

George Charlton believes Knockara Beau would not be a forlorn hope should he line up for the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup.

BIG BUCK’S treated Cheltenham racegoers to a preview of what will surely be a fourth victory in March’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle when winning for the 15th time in-a-row on Saturday.

BIG BUCK’S appears to face a straightforward task as he goes in search of a 15th straight victory in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Big Buck’s proved a different league to his rivals once again when completing a hat-trick of victories in the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree.

BIG BUCK’S bids to take his unbeaten run over the smaller obstacles to 12 when he attempts to win the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle for the third year running at Aintree tomorrow.

Cheltenham Festival regular Buena Vista (20-1) recorded a fantastic repeat win in the Pertemps Final when leading from pillar to post.

George Charlton will attempt to win the totepool Premier Hurdle for the third time when he saddles Bogside in the Kelso novice contest on Saturday.

David Pipe was prepared to throw down the challenge to Big Buck’s after his grey Grands Crus ended up an astonishingly impressive winner of the Rewards4Racing Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Nicky Henderson cannot split Punchestowns and Long Run as his pair get set for battle in the RSA Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Finian's Rainbow simply outclassed the opposition in the Hope Safe T-Bar Novices' Hurdle at Ascot today.

WHAT could prove a significant piece in Tony McCoy’s John Smith’s Grand National jigsaw emerged at Cheltenham yesterday as the champion jockey piloted Can’t Buy Time to success in the victorchandler.com Handicap Chase.

Cheltenham’s New Year’s Day card finally went ahead following a series of inspections that saw racing delayed in farcical scenes.

Punchestowns is part of a small but classy field for the Grade Two Dipper Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham tomorrow.

Knockara Beau justified prohibitive odds of 1-8 in the John Smith's Paris Pike Novices' Chase at Kelso.

Racing got underway at Carlisle today despite heavy rain throughout the morning and the going changing to an official description of soft, heavy in places.

Knockara Beau is set for a trip to Aintree following an impressive victory in the Grade Two totepool Premier Kelso Hurdle at the Borders venue.

Nicky Henderson broke new ground when Giorgio Quercus and Bellvano provided the master of Seven Barrows with his first winners at Musselburgh today.

In-form trainer Keith Reveley bagged a one-two with Brave Rebellion and Truckers Lady in the feature John Smith’s No Nonsense Novices’ Chase at Kelso.