Buck’s comes up trumps for punters

CHAMPION trainer Paul Nicholls and the Cheltenham Festival’s winning-most jockey, Ruby Walsh, pulled suffering punters out of a hole as Big Buck’s obliged as the 5-6 favourite in yesterday’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle.

The biggest surprise wasn’t that Big Buck’s proved far too good for his rivals, but rather the fact he touched even-money in the ring.

Perhaps, it was the fact the layers felt they had a chance of getting him beaten on the basis the ground was too quick and there was support for others in the contest.