Big Buck’s reappearance moves a step closer

Paul Nicholls and Sam Twiston-Davies both expressed their satisfaction as the eagerly-anticipated return to action of Big Buck’s moved a step closer after the staying great came through a schooling session in the hands of his new jockey.

Now an 11-year-old, Big Buck’s is due to reappear in the galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday, which has been reopened as the minimum 10 entries were not received.

With Ruby Walsh leaving his role as stable jockey to Nicholls at Ditcheat, Big Buck’s was always going to have a new partner on his return from injury and the trainer and owner Andy Stewart plumped for Twiston-Davies last week.