Pipe happy with McCoy ‘reject’ Cyfor Malta

TONY McCOY will be hoping he has picked the right horse in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham today, having chosen the wrong one in the equivalent event 12 months ago.

Pipe happy with McCoy ‘reject’ Cyfor Malta
Sat, 15 Nov, 2003 - 00:00
Robert Pratt

Last year he opted for the Martin Pipe-trained favourite Chicuelo, who pulled up in the race won by his stable companion Cyfor Malta.

The champion jockey won the race when it was known as the Murphy’s Gold Cup on Cyfor Malta back in 1998, but has once again deserted that horse, this time in favour of It Takes Time.

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