Big Buck's and Quevega join Cheltenham legends

Big Buck's won four World Hurdles in a glittering careerCredit: Edward Whitaker

Multiple big-race winners at the Cheltenham Festival, Big Buck's and Quevega, are among the inductees sworn into the course's Hall of Fame ahead of the new season.

The other is JP McManus, renowned owner and punter whose 48 wins at the festival include five Champion Hurdles, three with the great Istabraq, and the Gold Cup with Synchronised in 2012.

Big Buck's won four World Hurdles between 2009 and 2012, during which time he won 18 successive races, seven of them at Prestbury Park.

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Keith MelroseBetting editor

Published on 5 October 2016inNews

Last updated 15:34, 5 October 2016

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