Pipe salutes stable stars Un Temps Pour Tout and Moon Racer on their retirement

Cheltenham Festival winners Un Temps Pour Tout and Moon Racer have been retired after memorable careers, trainer David Pipe revealed on Tuesday.

The pair, owned by Caroline Tisdall and Bryan Drew, won 14 races between them, notably three at the festival, and netted more than £630,00 in prize-money.

The highlights of Un Temps Pour Tout’s career were winning the Grade 3 Ultima Handicap Chase in 2016 and 2017 and the Grade 1 French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil in 2015.

Moon Racer ran only 12 times for Pipe as his career was blighted by soundness issues, but on his day he was a class act as he displayed when taking the Champion Bumper in 2015.

Pipe said of the ten-year-olds: “Both had fantastic careers and are going to be very hard to replace – horses of that calibre are hard to find.

"However, the main thing is they've both gone out safe and sound and can look forward to long and happy retirements.”

Un Temps Pour Tout
Age 10
Starts 28
Wins 8
Highest RPR 163
Total prize-money £499,390

Moon Racer
Age 10
Starts 13
Wins 6
Highest RPR 145
Total prize-money £138,671

The trainer added: “Incredibly, Un Temps Pour Tout won only twice over fences, both times at the Cheltenham Festival, and if ever there was a better place to win I have yet to find it. Let’s be fair, how many horses win Cheltenham handicaps two years on the trot?

“Moon Racer has always been fragile and therefore very difficult to train to say the least, but on his day he was hard to beat, as he showed when winning the Champion Bumper.

"I sometimes wonder how far he could have progressed barring the issues that continually dogged his career.”

Tisdall said: “I couldn't be happier that the horses are going out on a good note as they're both healthy and well in themselves.

"It’s a shame we have to draw stumps with them but it’s the best thing and I always believe in putting the horse’s interests first.”

National pair

Pipe will be doubly represented in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree on Saturday with Ramses De Teillee and Vieux Lion Rouge, with the latter tackling the big fences for the seventh time.

Pipe said: ”Vieux Lion Rouge has actually jumped 152 Grand National fences safely, including in three Becher Chases, so there shouldn't be any worries in that department.

Rosie Clark exercises Ramses De Teillee at Pond House prior to the seven-year-old's Grand National tiltCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

"I think he’s better than ever and we're hoping for another bold run as he seems to light up for the big occasion.”

Of Ramses De Teillee, he added: “He's had a great season so far, he stayed an extended three and a half miles in the National Trial at Haydock in February and gives the impression he should stay further.

"He's schooled well over the Grand National fences at the yard and has looked good.”

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