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BIG BUCK’S at Cheltenham today and Hurricae Fly at Leopardstown tomorrow ensure that this is going to be far from an ordinary weekend for me.

I KNOW the Paddy Power at Cheltenham today is the major contest of the weekend, but let’s start with the horse I consider my best ride over the two days, Hinterland in the first, a three-year-old hurdle.

I RATE Paul Nicholls’ The Minack the bet of the day in the Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot this afternoon.