I said it after the 2012 champ hurdle, Zarkandar has been crying out for a step up, but all the time they had Big Bucks in the yard the two were never heading for the same race which is why I was surprised when Nicholls stayed down the champion route for Zarkandar, I can only assume that after Darlan's sad demise he thought it would be a weak race. So what happens next year with BB back ? The Ricci's do it, Giggingstown do it, run horses over wrong trips because they want a representative in every race...
I said it after the 2012 champ hurdle, Zarkandar has been crying out for a step up, but all the time they had Big Bucks in the yard the two were never heading for the same race which is why I was surprised when Nicholls stayed down the champion route