Buck’s heads World Hurdle entry

Four-times champion Big Buck’s tops 29 entries for the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham on March 13.

The 11-year-old was denied the chance of a fifth successive triumph last year through injury. He is, though, on course in his bid to take his undefeated run over hurdles to 19 in the £60,000 galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday week.

Paul Nicholls holds a strong World Hurdle hand with Celestial Halo and Zarkandar also engaged along with Saphir Du Rheu and Salubrious.