• David Pipe
    Welcome
    Welcome to our website, we hope you enjoy finding out more about Pond House, our fantastic training facilities and the great team we have behind the scenes. This is the place to come if you want the latest news from the yard, are interested in joining us as an owner, or just want to share in the fun and excitement of the season ahead. 
  • Season Winners
    Season Winners
    We have enjoyed a fine season to date and have already enjoyed seventy-five winners including the Grade One Feltham Novices' Chase at Kempton and The Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham's Open Meeting as well as a success at the Punchestown Festival in Ireland.  During this time David has also surpassed the 500 career winner milestone.  Click here to see all our 2011/12 winners.
  • David Pipe
    Video Tours
    Take a trip with our video tour of Pond House, it demonstrates not only the quality of the facilities we have to train horses, keeping them fit and healthy, but also why we have trained more winners at Pond House than any other National Hunt Yard in the country. Click here to view our Pond House facilities.
  • Horse Ownership
    Ownership
    The excitement of ownership is a thrill which is closer than you think. For an informal chat with David on the options open to you don’t hesitate to get in touch either via email on  david@davidpipe.com or give us a call on 01884 840715.  There's no hard sell and we look forward to hearing from you. For more information on ownership, please click here

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David's Update

Chester's Chat

2012 Cheltenham Press Day

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Looking back, it was another good week with a handful of winners and many other notable performances.  I was given the best possible Valentine’s present when The Tracey Shuffle bolted up at Ayr on Tuesday making the long trip up to Scotland worthwhile.  Sadly I was not able to witness it first hand as I was at the Grand National weights luncheon, although I understand Racegoers were treated to a demonstration of the Tracey Shuffle by winning owner Sean Tracey.  I am sure that it would have been worth the cost of admission alone and it could become one of those dance crazes like the moonwalk!  Read more...

 

News Section

Clever Taunton Winner

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 10:00 Written by Chester Barnes

Has Tom Scudamore really moved up north?!  His whistlestop tour of the north of the country see him taking three rides for the stable at Doncaster this afternoon.  He will be aboard Presenting Ace, Faasel and Decoy, while over at Ludlow we run Swing Bowler and Beattie Green who will be partnered by Timmy Murphy.  Faasel has been a wonderful servant down the years and has twice finished runner-up at the Cheltenham Festival since joining us as well as finishing second in the Bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown - he participates in a veteran's chase this afternoon and they really are great opportunities for these old campaigners to win another nice prize.

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