Owner Andy Stewart believes that unbeaten hurdler Big Buck’s is unlikely to go chasing ever again.

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The eight-year-old has won ten races on the bounce since he made the switch to hurdling and he will be on the hunt for his third consecutive World Hurdle victory at this year’s Cheltenham Festival.

However, Stewart believes those who see the horse as the natural replacement to Kauto Star and Denman could be left disappointed and he could remain in the hurdling division for many more years.

"I think it will be highly unlikely that while he's at the top of his game as far as hurdling is concerned you'll see him over fences,” Stewart explained.

"We're going to try and keep on winning the Ladbrokes World Hurdle and it's highly unlikely you'll see him chasing next year.

"I would say it would be 50-50 for him never to jump a fence again. There's only so many races in a horse and we're going to keep it down to four a season.  As long as everything goes well we'll go to Cheltenham, we'll go to Liverpool and we'll start again next year at Newbury on Hennessy day."