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Ascot, Saturday
Lough Derg Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) 3m 1f, 4yo+
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BIG BUCK'S stretched his unbeaten sequence to 14 with a typically nonchalant victory in the Long Walk Hurdle
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Bookmakers were clearly impressed with this effort and he wascut to 4-7 (from 4-5) by William Hill to win the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival for a fourth successive year.
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Walsh, who has now won on Big Buck's on 14 times said: "He is an incredible horse. He is an incredible stayer with loads of pace. He is mature and growing up. Going right-handed is not an issue nowadays, it might have been three years ago but he is such a more mature horse now it is incredible."
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A true great.
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Haydock, Saturday
Maxilead Metals Tommy Whittle Handicap Chase (Class 2) 3m, 4yo+
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CANNINGTON BROOK just managed to hold off the late rally of Our Island in boggy conditions as the pair finished 31 lengths clear of the rest with the longest race on the card producing the closest finish
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O'Brien said: "I think I had the measure of Pearlysteps but my horse has idled and I could have done with the company on the run to the line.
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