American Sniper

His biggest result came at Newbury in November 2024, where he won a Class 2 race — one of the better races you can win in Britain — for the first time over a new distance. Jockey Jack Tudor, who has partnered him in 11 of his 31 races, described it as going into the unknown a little, but the team got things perfectly set up: a comfortable lead early, enough in reserve at the end. That kind of tactical execution at a top level is exactly what separates a one-off result from a genuine performance.

What followed was an attempt at Cheltenham, one of jump racing's most prestigious venues, and Pipe confirmed that tongue-tie headgear was added for the run — a small but telling adjustment that suggests the team is constantly fine-tuning. Pipe also noted that American Sniper is a horse who genuinely prefers faster, drier ground conditions, which is useful information for anyone watching his career closely.

The most recent chapter is striking. American Sniper raced just yesterday — at Newton Abbot on 27 May 2026 — and won. His last six results read: a win, then a fourth, a second, a third, a difficult 16th, and a sixth before that. In other words, after a rough patch, he has come back with back-to-back top-four finishes and now a win. At 8 years old, when many horses are winding down, he is very much still in business.

Most of his career has been spent at Class 3 level — the solid middle tier of the sport — where he has won just 1 of 16 races at that grade, a 6% win rate. That record shows how competitive life is at that level, which makes his Class 2 win at Newbury feel all the more significant. David Pipe's yard has sent out 35 winners this season, so American Sniper is part of a genuinely in-form operation. He is a horse worth keeping an eye on.