Pipe in Crus control for World Hurdle

GRANDS CRUS may appear to be half-asleep for much of his time at David Pipe’s stables but there could be no doubting his place as the star attraction at his trainer’s press morning yesterday.

The gentle grey instantly became a major danger to Big Buck’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle title at Cheltenham next week when he demolished his rivals on Trials Day in January.

Clearly a different character altogether when asked to be competitive, he willingly posed for pictures alongside Pipe like a family pet.