Looks Like Trouble and other Trials Day winners who followed up at the festival

Ahead of Saturday's meeting, Jonathan Harding remembers ten double winners

Richard Johnson with Looks Like Trouble after winning the 2000 Gold Cup. 'Cheltenham fences are very well made and very well presented'

Richard Johnson with Looks Like Trouble after the 2000 Gold CupCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

For many aspiring owners, victory at Cheltenham is the absolute pinnacle. It takes a high-quality runner to strike on Trials Day at the track and an even better one to follow up at the festival in March. We take a look at ten of the very best to land the double.

Big Buck's
Cleeve Hurdle (2009, 2012)

Owner Andy Stewart described Big Buck's as "an amazing horse to be involved in" but words cannot properly do justice to arguably the king of staying hurdling, who cemented his legacy with an unprecedented fourth Stayers' Hurdle in 2012, part of a remarkable 18-race unbeaten streak for champion trainer Paul Nicholls.

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Published on 18 January 2020inFeatures

Last updated 11:22, 24 January 2020

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