Pipe mystified at festival blank
Champion owner David Johnson has admitted that nothing has yet come to light as to why Martin Pipe drew his first blank at the Cheltenham Festival for 18 years.
The pair are used to saddling a hatful of winners at the showpiece meeting but just as it seemed Pipe’s horses were running back into form before the meeting, the stable suffered another setback by not saddling a winner.
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