Farrant, who was in breach of Rule 145, admitted his mistake and said: "I've
saddled him without a weight cloth and it's one hundred per cent my mistake.
The Hughie Morrison-trained colt finished strongly under Steve Drowne to beat Cartography a head in the Hackwood Stakes, but his pre-race antics gave his connections some cause for concern as he took exception to being saddled and smashed through the wall of the saddling box.
The only quirk he has is when being saddled, but he looks great and we hope he will come on further for his run.
Horses are all different to saddle and it can take differing times to accomplish this task-ask anyone who has
saddled a highly strung, fully wound-up sprinter.
In the past 14 days Pipe has
saddled 10 winners, at a strike-rate of 30 per cent, with another eight placed runners.