Posts tagged Big Buck’s
Can anyone buck the Nicholls trend?
Dec 29th
There may be no truth in the rumour that the Office of Fair Trading have received a letter from a batch of trainers, citing the stranglehold that Paul Nicholls has exerted on so many of the feature races of late, but he is again the man they all have to beat.
Big Buck’s will be short [...]
Nicholls chasing big bucks in Long Walk Hurdle
Dec 14th
A year ago Paul Nicholls was wondering what do with Big Buck’s.
He had just unseated Sam Thomas at the last fence of the Hennessy Gold Cup, having been bang in contention, and then Nicholls came up with what he admitted at the time was the “mad idea” of sending the horse back hurdling.
The rest, as [...]
Weight of evidence on Denman’s side
Nov 27th
A certainty or the first to be safely crossed off the list? This year’s renewal of the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury has been dominated, in more ways than one, by Denman.
The topweight has to carry 11st 12lb, the same weight that he made light of to win the race two years ago. However, as [...]
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