Big Buck’s on the money again

BIG BUCK’S is living up to his name for trainer Paul Nicholls and owner Andy Stewart as the staying doyen rattled off his eighth consecutive success in the BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree.

The dual Cheltenham Festival winner took his career winnings through the £700,000 barrier as he came clear under Ruby Walsh as the 30-100 favourite.

The seven-year-old followed up his Ladbrokes World Hurdle win 12 months earlier by scoring on Merseyside and he again pulled off the same double, despite a less-than-polished display.