Posts tagged Long Walk Hurdle
Big Buck’s wins Long Walk Hurdle
Dec 29th
Some things became clearer after racing at Newbury. At least the results made some things clearer. After a month when jump racing has been in the grip of freezing temperatures, it was the turn of fog to cause the disruption this time but there was no disguising the authority of Big Buck’s in the Grade [...]
Only five ready to go for Big Buck’s at Newbury
Dec 28th
The powers that be in British racing may have managed to save the race but making it much of a contest may be beyond even them. The Grade One AP Wins Sports Personality Long Walk Hurdle was dug out of the snowbound fixture at Ascot two weeks ago and rescheduled for Newbury’s meeting on Wednesday, [...]
Weather may be main threat to Big Buck’s
Dec 16th
Can anyone beat Big Buck’s? The final declarations suggest that the biggest threat to the champion staying hurdler could be an act of God for the BGC Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot on Saturday. The field of seven are rated between 20 and 34lbs on official ratings as the seven-year-old attempts to maintain his perfect [...]
Peterborough Chase switched to Newbury
Dec 13th
If the weather relents this week jump racing can look forward to an early Christmas present on both sides of the Irish Sea. After the brief respite, when Cheltenham’s International meeting came through unscathed by the elements, what has become an all-to-normal disruption to service resumed when the card at Huntingdon on Sunday was lost [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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