PIPI'S MANY PLACINGS
Probably one of the unluckiest horses that ever ran in the Grand National Steeplechase was the Dunedin-own'ed' Pipi, who finished second in 1902, 1903, and 1904, and third in 1905, writes "Sentinel."
H. Carr, who rode the gelding, met with a bad fall when riding in the Hunters' Hurdles in 1904, and was under the disadvantage of a crushed foot when on Pipi. Slow Tom and Pipi went the final circuit together, and took each jump stride for stride, and at the finish Slow Tom won by a bare half-length after one of the greatest duels ever seen over country. After Pipi had run his third in 1905 he came out on the final day and won the Lincoln Steeples. He was a winner a long way from home, and finished up the run from the final jump amid a perfect tornado of applause, showing the sporting spirit and appreciation of a greatly-deserved success.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 38, 13 August 1935, Page 6
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