David Pipe looks ahead to his runners at Newbury and Doncaster February 27, 2020 WE’RE very close to Cheltenham now and it’s a stressful time for us trainers. If the phone goes when I’m at the races and it’s the head lad, my heart sinks. It’s also the time of year you take a deep breath every time you walk into the yard. Touch wood everything is on track [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Theatre and Ball the acts to back on Newbury stage February 27, 2020 WITH less than two weeks until the start of the Cheltenham Festival, there are not many more chances to boost the betting coffers. Newbury’s Greatwood Charity Raceday is always very popular as it raises money for one of racing’s most important charities. And some of the horses running in the Greatwood Veterans’ Handicap Chase (2.05pm) [...]
David Pipe looks ahead to his runners over the coming days February 20, 2020 THERE is still no sign of the rain stopping and we continue to get soaked down here. Our spirits were lifted by RAMSES DE TEILLEE last weekend as he booked his ticket to the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival with a gutsy win at Haydock. He is tough and battle-hardened and although he may bump into [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Take a Flyer on Triumph hope Fujimoto in Adonis February 20, 2020 LESS than three weeks to go now until the start of the Cheltenham Festival and there are a few hopefuls lining up at Kempton tomorrow looking to book their place at Prestbury Park. Plenty of trainers have used the Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (1.50pm) as a stepping-stone to the Triumph Hurdle in the past and tomorrow’s [...]
David Pipe looks ahead to his weekend runners February 13, 2020 RAIN, rain go away! We got another 18mms of the stuff on Wednesday night and we are ready for some nice weather to kick in. That said, one horse who won’t mind it like this is RAMSES DE TEILLEE and we have made the decision to stay over hurdles with him for the time being. He will [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Copperhead set to strike in soft ground Reynoldstown February 13, 2020 WHAT better way to prepare for Cheltenham than with a slog over three miles on soft ground at Ascot? While most Festival hopefuls have had their final run before March, tomorrow’s Sodexo Reynoldstown Novices’ Chase (1.50pm) is a valuable race that’s attracted a handful of high class horses. Pym’s latest run, a decisive eight-length win [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: This Rebel has a cause in valuable handicap February 6, 2020 IN JUST over four weeks time the curtain will be raised for the greatest four days of National Hunt racing. This time of year is like the run up to Christmas for racing fans and there is plenty to whet the appetite at Newbury tomorrow. Any day Altior runs is a good day and it’s [...]
David Pipe on the City AM syndicate horse and his other weekend runners February 6, 2020 ALL EYES will be on the City A.M. syndicate horse COLLINGWOOD COURT in the novices’ hurdle (1.50pm) at Kempton today. He doesn’t want the ground too soft, which is one of the reasons we’ve decided on this race, and he’s been schooling well at home. This looks a hot race but he’s had a wind [...]
Horse Racing Betting Tips: Whittington set for a Rouge letter day with Vif at Warwick February 6, 2020 TRAINER Harry Whittington and owner Andrew Brooks teamed up to win the Kingmaker Novices’ Chase (2.05pm) at Warwick two season ago with Saint Calvados and they look to have an excellent chance of repeating that trick with ROUGE VIF tomorrow. The six-year-old rounded off his novice hurdling career with a really good third in Aintree’s [...]
David Pipe takes a look at Saturday’s racing from Sandown January 31, 2020 LAST weekend was a really tough one for the yard as the huge high of winning with RAMSES DE TEILLEE up at Doncaster was overshadowed by losing WARTHOG at Cheltenham. People often talk about the highs and lows of this great sport and that was our afternoon last Saturday. NIGHT EDITION ran a blinder to [...]
