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Big Buck’s completes world hurdle domination at Cheltenham
Big Buck’s made it 16 wins in a row when he won the Ladbrokes World Hurdle for a record-breaking fourth time. In achieving this miraculous feat, Paul Nicholls’ incredible stayer matched a record set by Sir Ken, who himself had won 16 straight races. This year’s renewal, of all the four he had competed in, was the toughest test yet, with the likes of Oscar Whisky...
by Paul Berry at March 15th, 2012 at 05:03 pm
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Riverside Theatre flies high in Ryanair Chase for James Nesbitt
Actor James Nesbitt witnessed his horse Riverside Theatre win the Ryanair Chase on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival. Trained by Nicky Henderson, Riverside Theatre had been off the track for 12 months up until his latest win at Ascot, but he showed no ill effects from two quick runs in succession to land the valuable prize run over the intermediate distance of two...
by Paul Berry at March 15th, 2012 at 05:03 pm
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Sir Des Champs lands one for the Irish in Jewson Novices Chase
Sir Des Champs stretched his unbeaten run to seven with a classy win in the Jewson Novices Chase in day three of the Cheltenham Festival. The six-year-old, who won the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle in strong style last season, has continued to improve this season over fences and looked a horse to follow such was the ease of which he saw off the challenge...
by Paul Berry at March 15th, 2012 at 05:03 pm
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Barwell Bridge can land the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham
Buena Vista will bid to win the Pertemps Handicap for the third straight season but although generating plenty of market support, it’s going to be a tall order for the David Pipe inmate to secure the hat-trick. He has been beaten over a combined 500 lengths in four starts this season which has pushed his handicap mark to somewhere near where he won this off last season,...
by Paul Berry at March 15th, 2012 at 11:03 am
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Thousand Stars the only one capable of dethroning Big Bucks
It has taken a while but finally Willie Mullins has decided to target Thousand Stars at a race which very plays to his stamina strengths. The ravishing-grey has been campaigned over two miles for a huge portion of his career, and has run with extreme quality to finish second in an Aintree Hurdle and win a Vincent O’Brien Handicap Hurdle off a big weight, but a stiff...
by Paul Berry at March 15th, 2012 at 10:03 am
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For Non Stop can keep rolling in Jewson Chase at Cheltenham
The appearance of Peddlers Cross in this race has increased it in terms of quality but the Donald McCain star may find just one too good in the shape of the Nick Williams-trained For Non Stop. Williams is the unlucky holder of the tag that he is known as probably the most high-profile trainer not to have ever won a Cheltenham Festival race. This could all change by the...
by Paul Berry at March 15th, 2012 at 08:03 am
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Ladbrokes World Hurdle Tips Cheltenham Big Bucks Unbeatable?
The highlight of St Patrick’s Day is the World Hurdle and this year’s has the opportunity to create history matched by no other horse. The animal in question is Big Buck’s, who is going for unprecedented fourth straight win in the race – surpassing the achievements of recent hurdling phenomenon Inglis Driver, who landed the race 2005, 2007 and 2008. The markets...
by Paul Berry at February 22nd, 2012 at 02:02 pm
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Riverside Theatre strengthens Nicky Henderson’s Cheltenham hand for Ryanair Chase
Nicky Henderson received a further boost to his Cheltenham Festival squad after Riverside Theatre landed the Betfair Ascot Chase. His impressive victory was made all the more exhilarating with the fact that this was his first race since returning from a year-long absence because of a pelvic injury. And he ran like he had never been away. Jockey Barry Geraghty took the...
by Paul Berry at February 22nd, 2012 at 01:02 pm
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Oscar Whisky can dethrone Big Bucks in World Hurdle says Barry Geraghty
Oscar Whisky has the ability to dethrone Big Buck’s in the World Hurdle according to his jockey Barry Geraghty. The Nicky Henderson trained seven-year-old has never raced beyond two and a half miles before but has been confirmed to take on Paul Nicholls’s superstar in the three-mile hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. Big Buck’s will be searching for a record breaking...
by Paul Berry at February 13th, 2012 at 08:02 am
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Somersby the bet in Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham
Somersby’s jockey Dominic Elsworth believes that his mount is the one to beat in the Ryanair Chase. Henrietta Knight’s popular chaser recorded the jock his first Grade One victory in the Victor Chandler Chase in January and now has the Cheltenham Festival firmly in his sights. Before that victory, however, the eight-year-old had become a rather frustrating horse to...
by Paul Berry at February 10th, 2012 at 09:02 am