2013 Cheltenham Preview: Sir Ivor with Nigel Twiston-Davies
What can you say about Nigel - a true eccentric, obliging with the press though not overly talkative, friendly, and approachable, yet you still get the feeling he is happier with horses than people he doesn't know too well! Either way, he paraded all his entries up and down the gallops as if to prove their wellbeing before a few brief comments on each one........... . . .
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2013 Cheltenham Preview: Sir Ivor with Paul Nicholls
I may have it all wrong but my gut feeling is that the yard have had a quiet season by their standards but then what stable would not be set back by the retirement of Kauto Star and Denman plus the injury to Big Bucks? Anyway, in a chat he seems supremely confident of a good Cheltenham . . .
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2013 Cheltenham Preview: Sir Ivor with David Pipe
Son of the legendary Martin Pipe (who has a race named after him at the Festival), David is an excellent trainer in his own right with numerous high level wins under his belt. All yards are different, and results are what matter at the end of the day, but when you stand next to the stable helicopter drinking your coffee, professionalism is the word that springs to mind. . . .
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Sir Ivor visits John Gosden and Peter Chapple-Hyam
When the call comes from the racing powers saying there is a chance of a chit chat on the gallops with leading trainer John Gosden followed by a tour of the Peter Chapple-Hyam yard pre-Newmarket's July Meeting, who am I to turn it down? Especially when there are rumours that a free breakfast could be thrown into the equation! . . .
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2012 Cheltenham Preview: Sir Ivor with Alan King
With Paul Nicholls unfortunately having to cancel his media day, Alan King was the last of my trainer visits ahead of this week's Cheltenham Festival. However, I did get the distinct impression that we may have been given some nuggets . . .
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2012 Cheltenham Preview: Sir Ivor with Nicky Henderson
As is often the case as we head up towards a Cheltenham Festival, several of the leading trainers invite the media into their domains. This time around, it was Seven Barrows that was the destination as the legendary Nicky Henderson played host to some of the industry's leading journalists (does that include me?). . . .
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2012 Cheltenham Preview: Sir Ivor with David Pipe
I just have to pinch myself on occasions! As a true racing fan of more years than I care to remember, I feel utterly privileged, nay blessed, to be invited to the working homes of some of the best racehorse trainers on the planet and the trip to the David Pipe yard I made recently was no exception. . . .
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