Ruby gives his verdict on the big three rides
MASTER MINDED: “Winning his first Champion Chase in 2008 when the race was put back a day because of high wind was the best performance of any horse I’ve ridden. I didn’t expect it; nobody did. The funny thing is that I nearly rode stablemate Twist Magic. I knew Master Minded but a five-year-old winning the Queen Mother by a mile – it is not supposed to happen.”
BIG BUCK’S (pictured below): “You have to be alert because he does nothing in front. Last year he sauntered round and blew them away. I love riding him. You always have to be thinking, though, he’s no armchair ride. You need to position yourself so you have a horse to aim at.”