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Harry Skelton has crafted a formidable profession within the saddle, counting greater than 1,000 winners so far, and whereas the 2021 British champion was usually surrounded by steady stars whereas he spent his early years working for coach Paul Nicholls, there was one who stood out.
“On the time I used to be at Paul’s, he had Kauto Star, Denman and Masterminded, however the horse I’d have liked to have raced was Massive Buck’s. He simply had a lot capability, he all the time appeared to have 5 kilos up his sleeve, be that on the monitor or at dwelling. You’d by no means unravel him, he all the time had a bit left in reserve,” says Harry.
Massive Buck’s at Aintree in 2012
Generally known as one of many best hurdlers of all time, Massive Buck’s made historical past when he received his fourth consecutive World Hurdle on the Cheltenham Pageant in 2012 with the good Ruby Walsh. The race was Massive Buck’s’ sixteenth victory in a row.
“Issues might go mistaken and he’d nonetheless win – he was a really troublesome horse to beat, he principally laughed on the opposition,” remembers Harry Skelton.
“He had a giant pair of ears on him and he was a extremely honest-looking horse. As a younger lad, I used to be fortunate sufficient to journey him at dwelling a few occasions and as soon as rode on the gallops once I was a conditional for Paul – however that was the closest I received to him on a racecourse.”
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