Leading duo top field for World Hurdle

Big Buck’s and Annie Power feature among a field of 12 declared for Thursday’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham as the former bids to regain his stayers’ crown.

Leading duo top field for World Hurdle
Wed, 12 Mar, 2014 - 00:00
Colin Wilson

The Paul Nicholls-trained 11-year-old chalked up four successive World Hurdles from 2009 to 2012 as he swept to 18 consecutive victories over the smaller obstacles.

However, he was forced to miss last year’s race through injury and only returned to action in January, when he was third behind Knockara Beau in the Cleeve Hurdle on this course.

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