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Boylesports Paying Out Big Bucks
24/02/11
Boylesports.com, Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker, are paying out on Big Buck’s for the World Hurdle. Paul Nicholls’ star hurdler has won the last two World Hurdles and is unbeaten in 10 races over the smaller obstacles in Britain.
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Grands Crus was an impressive winner of the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham last month and is most people’s idea of the biggest threat to Big Buck’s attempt for a historic third straight win. However, Boylesports.com still see the result as a formality and the decision to pay out three weeks before the event is costing the company £250,000.
Leon Blanche, Boylesports.com Head of PR, said
“Big Buck’s is unbeaten over hurdles in this country and we see no reason for that to change on Thursday 17th March, St Patrick’s Day. Grands Crus was a ready winner of the Cleeve Hurdle, but he hasn’t come up against anyone nearly as classy as Big Buck’s and we are confident that Paul Nicholls’ star will make it three-in-a-row. Boylesports.com punters who have already backed Big Buck’s will be paid out in full and they have already started the Cheltenham Festival on the front foot.”
The Irish firm have also recently launched their ‘Every Second Counts’ Cheltenham promotion where they will refund bets on second placed horses in the first four races of the Cheltenham Festival: the Supreme Novices’, Arkle, Festival Handicap Chase and Champion Hurdle.
