Pipe back on track

Martin Pipe admitted to a feeling of “relief” after Lough Derg ended his mini-drought with victory in the Christine Loze Birthday Beginners’ Chase at Exeter.

The 15-times champion trainer had gone 47 runners without a winer before the Tom Scudamore-ridden 9-4 favourite came to the rescue, beating Tighten Your Belt and Bob Bob Bobbin by six lengths and three and a half.