His Excellency to miss Punchestown trip
David Pipe has ruled His Excellency out of a trip to Punchestown this week following the horse's run at Ayr last weekend.
David Pipe has ruled His Excellency out of a trip to Punchestown this week following the horse's run at Ayr last weekend.
David Pipe maintained his stranglehold on the Midlands Grand National, Big Occasion giving him a third consecutive victory in the Uttoxeter feature.
David Pipe has still not decided whether to run his unbeaten novice chaser Dynaste in the RSA Chase or the Jewson Novices' Chase at next week's Cheltenham Festival.
David Pipe will wait to see what the handicapper's reaction is to Our Father before making plans for the bold-jumping grey.
Tom Scudamore is hoping to emulate his father by winning today's Paddy Power Gold Cup on David Pipe's Grands Crus as the pair clash with fairytale horse Hunt Ball.
David Pipe continues to give very little away about the likely Cheltenham Festival target for the dashing grey Grands Crus.
The big clash between Grands Crus and Bobs Worth is on in the williamhill.com Feltham Novices' Chase at Kempton on Monday.
Great Endeavour provided David Pipe with a first victory in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham.
Minella Four Star capped a red-letter week for David Pipe and conditional rider Conor O'Farrell when running his rivals ragged in the totesport.com Midlands Grand National at Uttoxeter.
Trainer David Bridgwater, a former first jockey to Martin Pipe, believes The Giant Bolster's stamina will stand him in good stead in next week's RSA Chase at Cheltenham.
Grands Crus may appear to be half-asleep for much of his time at David Pipe's Pond House stables but there could be no doubting his place as the star attraction at his trainer's press morning on Tuesday.
David Pipe reports Grands Crus' preparation to be going according to plan ahead of the grey's bid to wrest the Ladbrokes World Hurdle from Big Buck's.
David Pipe is looking forward to renewing rivalries with Denman when he saddles Madison du Berlais in the Hennessy Gold Cup Newbury a week on Saturday.
David Pipe branded Our Vic an 'amazing horse' after time was called on the 12-year-old chaser's career.
David Pipe celebrated a double as the novice Great Endeavour put up a bold display of jumping to win the Byrne Group Plate.
Danny Cook secures his first festival winner on Great Endeavour for trainer David Pipe. (Ireland only)
David Pipe's recent impressive Doncaster winner Salut Flo has been installed as 6-1 favourite by the sponsors for Saturday's Paddy Power Imperial Cup.
David Pipe is in no rush to make any definite running plans for Saturday's Boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham after leaving three horses in the valuable handicap chase at the confirmation stage.
A David Pipe favourite lost out on the big occasion for the second week running as Seven Is My Number found the Nicky Henderson-trained Dave's Dream too good in the Paddy Power Imperial Cup.
David Pipe has yet to decide whether Master Of Arts will run again before a likely trip to the Cheltenham Festival following his impressive debut success at Doncaster on Saturday.