Pipe powers up for Gold Cup bid at Cheltenham

DAVID PIPE hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps by capturing the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Martin Pipe, who retired at the end of last season, won seven of the last 10 runnings of the race and his son has six possibles – five owned by David Johnson - this time around.

The Pond House yard have still to decide on how many they will let loose on the day but two that have seen significant support in the ante-post market are Vodka Bleu and Commercial Flyer.