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Rossa Ryan: 'I'm not that clever so I have to be a grafter - and my biggest fear is failure'

Rossa Ryan: 'I'm not that clever so I have to be a grafter - and my biggest fear is failure'

'I enjoy the amusing side of life - if I were ever going to be hanged I like to think I'd have a joke with the noose man'

'I enjoy the amusing side of life - if I were ever going to be hanged I like to think I'd have a joke with the noose man'

'I've had my gravestone done and planned the whole day - I've even done the seating plan, which includes a few little in-jokes'

'I've had my gravestone done and planned the whole day - I've even done the seating plan, which includes a few little in-jokes'

'If I don't like a trainer, that's it - whether they're a good trainer or not'

'If I don't like a trainer, that's it - whether they're a good trainer or not'

Oisin Murphy: 'Having my counsellor is a big help - I don't feel anything I bring to her is too much'

Oisin Murphy: 'Having my counsellor is a big help - I don't feel anything I bring to her is too much'

'So perfect in so many ways' - Northern Dancer relived as Adriana Zaefferer's painting shows in London

'So perfect in so many ways' - Northern Dancer relived as Adriana Zaefferer's painting shows in London

'It was like herding cats' - how racing and betting fought a long (and fruitless) battle inside the corridors of power

'It was like herding cats' - how racing and betting fought a long (and fruitless) battle inside the corridors of power

'It's so wonderful to be here. If you're the only person in a wheelchair you find people tend to avoid you. Here you feel ordinary'

'It's so wonderful to be here. If you're the only person in a wheelchair you find people tend to avoid you. Here you feel ordinary'

'I was in so much pain - I needed the time off for my mind and my body'

'I was in so much pain - I needed the time off for my mind and my body'

'There has been no promotion because there is nothing to promote' - will Premier racing recover from its stuttering start?

'There has been no promotion because there is nothing to promote' - will Premier racing recover from its stuttering start?

'There's a time to be serious because it's a multi-million-pound business - but you've got to have a laugh'

'There's a time to be serious because it's a multi-million-pound business - but you've got to have a laugh'

Internal unrest and financial blows: is there a crisis brewing at the Jockey Club?

Internal unrest and financial blows: is there a crisis brewing at the Jockey Club?

'There was a moment of rage - but he's a magnificent horse and it suits me that he's passed under the radar'

'There was a moment of rage - but he's a magnificent horse and it suits me that he's passed under the radar'

Richard Hannon: 'When you're dead and buried the only things you're remembered by are your Classic winners'

Richard Hannon: 'When you're dead and buried the only things you're remembered by are your Classic winners'

'I'd try to join in with the kids playing football and the pain would shoot up my leg - it wasn't a good place to be'

'I'd try to join in with the kids playing football and the pain would shoot up my leg - it wasn't a good place to be'

'For the first few months after Betsy was diagnosed I'd drive to work and cry on my own in the car every single day'

'For the first few months after Betsy was diagnosed I'd drive to work and cry on my own in the car every single day'

Dan Skelton: 'I'm exhausted because I can't turn my brain off - if I stopped winning it would be mental torture'

Dan Skelton: 'I'm exhausted because I can't turn my brain off - if I stopped winning it would be mental torture'

Fixing the Cheltenham Festival - but is minor surgery or a major overhaul required?

Fixing the Cheltenham Festival - but is minor surgery or a major overhaul required?

'It was one of the lowest points in my life. I felt a sense of injustice and I still feel it now'

'It was one of the lowest points in my life. I felt a sense of injustice and I still feel it now'

Paul Townend: 'We're expected to win every day we go racing - for Cheltenham, it's just that on steroids'

Paul Townend: 'We're expected to win every day we go racing - for Cheltenham, it's just that on steroids'

Harry Cobden: ‘Some jockeys go home and play on the Playstation - I go home and play on the farm’

Harry Cobden: ‘Some jockeys go home and play on the Playstation - I go home and play on the farm’

'The Cheltenham Festival winner is a box I really need to tick - and we've been robbed a couple of times'

'The Cheltenham Festival winner is a box I really need to tick - and we've been robbed a couple of times'

'If he went to Cheltenham and Aintree he'd probably win them both' - meet the team behind Europe's most exciting young chaser

'If he went to Cheltenham and Aintree he'd probably win them both' - meet the team behind Europe's most exciting young chaser

'I felt a lot of pressure when I took over - there was a lot going on, a lot on my shoulders'

'I felt a lot of pressure when I took over - there was a lot going on, a lot on my shoulders'

Rossa Ryan: 'I'm not that clever so I have to be a grafter - and my biggest fear is failure'

Rossa Ryan: 'I'm not that clever so I have to be a grafter - and my biggest fear is failure'

'I enjoy the amusing side of life - if I were ever going to be hanged I like to think I'd have a joke with the noose man'

'I enjoy the amusing side of life - if I were ever going to be hanged I like to think I'd have a joke with the noose man'

'I've had my gravestone done and planned the whole day - I've even done the seating plan, which includes a few little in-jokes'

'I've had my gravestone done and planned the whole day - I've even done the seating plan, which includes a few little in-jokes'

'If I don't like a trainer, that's it - whether they're a good trainer or not'

'If I don't like a trainer, that's it - whether they're a good trainer or not'

Oisin Murphy: 'Having my counsellor is a big help - I don't feel anything I bring to her is too much'

Oisin Murphy: 'Having my counsellor is a big help - I don't feel anything I bring to her is too much'

'So perfect in so many ways' - Northern Dancer relived as Adriana Zaefferer's painting shows in London

'So perfect in so many ways' - Northern Dancer relived as Adriana Zaefferer's painting shows in London

'It was like herding cats' - how racing and betting fought a long (and fruitless) battle inside the corridors of power

'It was like herding cats' - how racing and betting fought a long (and fruitless) battle inside the corridors of power

'It's so wonderful to be here. If you're the only person in a wheelchair you find people tend to avoid you. Here you feel ordinary'

'It's so wonderful to be here. If you're the only person in a wheelchair you find people tend to avoid you. Here you feel ordinary'

'I was in so much pain - I needed the time off for my mind and my body'

'I was in so much pain - I needed the time off for my mind and my body'

'There has been no promotion because there is nothing to promote' - will Premier racing recover from its stuttering start?

'There has been no promotion because there is nothing to promote' - will Premier racing recover from its stuttering start?

'There's a time to be serious because it's a multi-million-pound business - but you've got to have a laugh'

'There's a time to be serious because it's a multi-million-pound business - but you've got to have a laugh'

Internal unrest and financial blows: is there a crisis brewing at the Jockey Club?

Internal unrest and financial blows: is there a crisis brewing at the Jockey Club?

'There was a moment of rage - but he's a magnificent horse and it suits me that he's passed under the radar'

'There was a moment of rage - but he's a magnificent horse and it suits me that he's passed under the radar'

Richard Hannon: 'When you're dead and buried the only things you're remembered by are your Classic winners'

Richard Hannon: 'When you're dead and buried the only things you're remembered by are your Classic winners'

'I'd try to join in with the kids playing football and the pain would shoot up my leg - it wasn't a good place to be'

'I'd try to join in with the kids playing football and the pain would shoot up my leg - it wasn't a good place to be'

'For the first few months after Betsy was diagnosed I'd drive to work and cry on my own in the car every single day'

'For the first few months after Betsy was diagnosed I'd drive to work and cry on my own in the car every single day'

Dan Skelton: 'I'm exhausted because I can't turn my brain off - if I stopped winning it would be mental torture'

Dan Skelton: 'I'm exhausted because I can't turn my brain off - if I stopped winning it would be mental torture'

Fixing the Cheltenham Festival - but is minor surgery or a major overhaul required?

Fixing the Cheltenham Festival - but is minor surgery or a major overhaul required?

'It was one of the lowest points in my life. I felt a sense of injustice and I still feel it now'

'It was one of the lowest points in my life. I felt a sense of injustice and I still feel it now'

Paul Townend: 'We're expected to win every day we go racing - for Cheltenham, it's just that on steroids'

Paul Townend: 'We're expected to win every day we go racing - for Cheltenham, it's just that on steroids'

Harry Cobden: ‘Some jockeys go home and play on the Playstation - I go home and play on the farm’

Harry Cobden: ‘Some jockeys go home and play on the Playstation - I go home and play on the farm’

'The Cheltenham Festival winner is a box I really need to tick - and we've been robbed a couple of times'

'The Cheltenham Festival winner is a box I really need to tick - and we've been robbed a couple of times'

'If he went to Cheltenham and Aintree he'd probably win them both' - meet the team behind Europe's most exciting young chaser

'If he went to Cheltenham and Aintree he'd probably win them both' - meet the team behind Europe's most exciting young chaser

'I felt a lot of pressure when I took over - there was a lot going on, a lot on my shoulders'

'I felt a lot of pressure when I took over - there was a lot going on, a lot on my shoulders'

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