Nicholls saving Big Buck’s for World Hurdle

BIG BUCK’S will not be seen on the track again until he bids for a third consecutive Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Nicholls saving Big Buck’s for World Hurdle
Wed, 05 Jan, 2011 - 00:00
Nick Robson

Trainer Paul Nicholls had considered slotting in another start at Prestbury Park after he took his winning sequence over timber to 10 following another laughably easy success in the rearranged Long Walk at Newbury.

However, Nicholls reported in his Betfair column: “I have had a discussion with (owner) Andy Stewart this morning and we have decided that Big Buck’s will sidestep the Cleeve Hurdle and go straight to the Cheltenham Festival.

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