Walsh backs Buck’s ride

Ruby Walsh has admitted he would not have ridden Big Buck’s any differently in last Saturday’s Cleeve Hurdle.

Sam Twiston-Davies was aboard Paul Nicholls’ star stayer for the first time at Cheltenham and the jockey came in for criticism in some quarters after taking up the running a mile from home.

However, Walsh, who was unbeaten over hurdles on the 11-year-old, wrote in his paddypower.com blog that he would have adopted similar tactics.