Stewart ‘terrified’ ahead of Big Buck’s return to action

Owner Andy Stewart admits he is “terrified” ahead of the return of Big Buck’s in the galliardhomes.com Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.

The four-times World Hurdle hero has been sidelined by injury since winning his 18th consecutive race in the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury in December 2012 but is now just days away from his comeback.

Stewart said: “I’m not a little bit of a nervous owner, I’m a terrified nervous owner. He has been in the newspapers more than Simon Cowell recently. He’s a people’s horse and a lot of people will be rooting for him.