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Aidan Coleman: 'I didn't want to be a slave to the game, I had no interest in it - but I felt I had to do it'

Aidan Coleman: 'I didn't want to be a slave to the game, I had no interest in it - but I felt I had to do it'

Donald McCain: 'I look at other trainers and I'm amazed at their self-confidence - I'm scared to death of letting people down'

Donald McCain: 'I look at other trainers and I'm amazed at their self-confidence - I'm scared to death of letting people down'

Sean Bowen: 'I'm useless at everything else bar riding horses - it drives my partner mad!'

Sean Bowen: 'I'm useless at everything else bar riding horses - it drives my partner mad!'

Dai Walters: 'I remember being on the floor and the pilot trying to get my heart back going - they didn't know if I would pull through'

Dai Walters: 'I remember being on the floor and the pilot trying to get my heart back going - they didn't know if I would pull through'

The historic triumph that won Willie Mullins a thick wedge of Aussie dollars - and ignited a dream he's still pursuing

The historic triumph that won Willie Mullins a thick wedge of Aussie dollars - and ignited a dream he's still pursuing

Roger Charlton: 'The odds were unimaginable - it was like sitting at the poker table and constantly getting dealt four aces'

Roger Charlton: 'The odds were unimaginable - it was like sitting at the poker table and constantly getting dealt four aces'

A bolt from the blue: how Frankie Dettori's Magnificent Seven changed life for bookies and punters as well as himself

A bolt from the blue: how Frankie Dettori's Magnificent Seven changed life for bookies and punters as well as himself

'Henry was fighting cancer but that wasn't a detriment to his training of Frankel - it may even have been a positive'

'Henry was fighting cancer but that wasn't a detriment to his training of Frankel - it may even have been a positive'

Nicky Henderson: 'The Ascot Gold Cup for Constitution Hill? That would appeal to my naughty side!'

Nicky Henderson: 'The Ascot Gold Cup for Constitution Hill? That would appeal to my naughty side!'

Rob Hornby: 'It was a massively difficult year - it was hard to watch knowing I could have done the job just as well'

Rob Hornby: 'It was a massively difficult year - it was hard to watch knowing I could have done the job just as well'

Owen Burrows: 'I'll be forever grateful - it's just a shame it's taken me this long to pull my finger out'

Owen Burrows: 'I'll be forever grateful - it's just a shame it's taken me this long to pull my finger out'

Charlie Hills: 'Everybody's hurting at the moment - owners and horses are hard to come by'

Charlie Hills: 'Everybody's hurting at the moment - owners and horses are hard to come by'

'You must be mad, guv' - Mark Tompkins and the most bizarre preparation for a Classic hero

'You must be mad, guv' - Mark Tompkins and the most bizarre preparation for a Classic hero

Paul Hanagan: 'I went into yards when I got the Hamdan job and could tell right away they didn't want me'

Paul Hanagan: 'I went into yards when I got the Hamdan job and could tell right away they didn't want me'

A true pioneer: how Alicia Thornton made history for female jockeys more than 200 years ago

A true pioneer: how Alicia Thornton made history for female jockeys more than 200 years ago

William Haggas: 'You've got to want to be champion, and I did last year, but I'm a realist'

William Haggas: 'You've got to want to be champion, and I did last year, but I'm a realist'

'Legacy is nothing, it's bollocks, nobody will remember me in decades to come' - inside the mind of Sir Mark Prescott

'Legacy is nothing, it's bollocks, nobody will remember me in decades to come' - inside the mind of Sir Mark Prescott

Mark Enright: 'I was so miserable that I just needed to get out - it was no life'

Mark Enright: 'I was so miserable that I just needed to get out - it was no life'

Charlie Johnston: 'I've been thinking about Goodwood all year - we have to do well there'

Charlie Johnston: 'I've been thinking about Goodwood all year - we have to do well there'

Roger Varian: 'It's frightening - people see you win big races and think you must be rolling in it, but that couldn't be further from the truth'

Roger Varian: 'It's frightening - people see you win big races and think you must be rolling in it, but that couldn't be further from the truth'

Martin Dwyer: ‘Dad drove me to Kingsclere and said, ‘Don’t f*** it up, lad - I haven’t got the petrol money to come back for you’’

Martin Dwyer: ‘Dad drove me to Kingsclere and said, ‘Don’t f*** it up, lad - I haven’t got the petrol money to come back for you’’

Jamie Spencer: 'It would have been like going to jail for something you hadn't done'

Jamie Spencer: 'It would have been like going to jail for something you hadn't done'

Archie Watson: 'I can see I'm not the most approachable - but I'm essentially a good bloke when you get to know me'

Archie Watson: 'I can see I'm not the most approachable - but I'm essentially a good bloke when you get to know me'

'Pain and fear dominate my thoughts. I can't get up. Nothing is responding to my mental commands; I'm ignored by my own body'

'Pain and fear dominate my thoughts. I can't get up. Nothing is responding to my mental commands; I'm ignored by my own body'

Aidan Coleman: 'I didn't want to be a slave to the game, I had no interest in it - but I felt I had to do it'

Aidan Coleman: 'I didn't want to be a slave to the game, I had no interest in it - but I felt I had to do it'

Donald McCain: 'I look at other trainers and I'm amazed at their self-confidence - I'm scared to death of letting people down'

Donald McCain: 'I look at other trainers and I'm amazed at their self-confidence - I'm scared to death of letting people down'

Sean Bowen: 'I'm useless at everything else bar riding horses - it drives my partner mad!'

Sean Bowen: 'I'm useless at everything else bar riding horses - it drives my partner mad!'

Dai Walters: 'I remember being on the floor and the pilot trying to get my heart back going - they didn't know if I would pull through'

Dai Walters: 'I remember being on the floor and the pilot trying to get my heart back going - they didn't know if I would pull through'

The historic triumph that won Willie Mullins a thick wedge of Aussie dollars - and ignited a dream he's still pursuing

The historic triumph that won Willie Mullins a thick wedge of Aussie dollars - and ignited a dream he's still pursuing

Roger Charlton: 'The odds were unimaginable - it was like sitting at the poker table and constantly getting dealt four aces'

Roger Charlton: 'The odds were unimaginable - it was like sitting at the poker table and constantly getting dealt four aces'

A bolt from the blue: how Frankie Dettori's Magnificent Seven changed life for bookies and punters as well as himself

A bolt from the blue: how Frankie Dettori's Magnificent Seven changed life for bookies and punters as well as himself

'Henry was fighting cancer but that wasn't a detriment to his training of Frankel - it may even have been a positive'

'Henry was fighting cancer but that wasn't a detriment to his training of Frankel - it may even have been a positive'

Nicky Henderson: 'The Ascot Gold Cup for Constitution Hill? That would appeal to my naughty side!'

Nicky Henderson: 'The Ascot Gold Cup for Constitution Hill? That would appeal to my naughty side!'

Rob Hornby: 'It was a massively difficult year - it was hard to watch knowing I could have done the job just as well'

Rob Hornby: 'It was a massively difficult year - it was hard to watch knowing I could have done the job just as well'

Owen Burrows: 'I'll be forever grateful - it's just a shame it's taken me this long to pull my finger out'

Owen Burrows: 'I'll be forever grateful - it's just a shame it's taken me this long to pull my finger out'

Charlie Hills: 'Everybody's hurting at the moment - owners and horses are hard to come by'

Charlie Hills: 'Everybody's hurting at the moment - owners and horses are hard to come by'

'You must be mad, guv' - Mark Tompkins and the most bizarre preparation for a Classic hero

'You must be mad, guv' - Mark Tompkins and the most bizarre preparation for a Classic hero

Paul Hanagan: 'I went into yards when I got the Hamdan job and could tell right away they didn't want me'

Paul Hanagan: 'I went into yards when I got the Hamdan job and could tell right away they didn't want me'

A true pioneer: how Alicia Thornton made history for female jockeys more than 200 years ago

A true pioneer: how Alicia Thornton made history for female jockeys more than 200 years ago

William Haggas: 'You've got to want to be champion, and I did last year, but I'm a realist'

William Haggas: 'You've got to want to be champion, and I did last year, but I'm a realist'

'Legacy is nothing, it's bollocks, nobody will remember me in decades to come' - inside the mind of Sir Mark Prescott

'Legacy is nothing, it's bollocks, nobody will remember me in decades to come' - inside the mind of Sir Mark Prescott

Mark Enright: 'I was so miserable that I just needed to get out - it was no life'

Mark Enright: 'I was so miserable that I just needed to get out - it was no life'

Charlie Johnston: 'I've been thinking about Goodwood all year - we have to do well there'

Charlie Johnston: 'I've been thinking about Goodwood all year - we have to do well there'

Roger Varian: 'It's frightening - people see you win big races and think you must be rolling in it, but that couldn't be further from the truth'

Roger Varian: 'It's frightening - people see you win big races and think you must be rolling in it, but that couldn't be further from the truth'

Martin Dwyer: ‘Dad drove me to Kingsclere and said, ‘Don’t f*** it up, lad - I haven’t got the petrol money to come back for you’’

Martin Dwyer: ‘Dad drove me to Kingsclere and said, ‘Don’t f*** it up, lad - I haven’t got the petrol money to come back for you’’

Jamie Spencer: 'It would have been like going to jail for something you hadn't done'

Jamie Spencer: 'It would have been like going to jail for something you hadn't done'

Archie Watson: 'I can see I'm not the most approachable - but I'm essentially a good bloke when you get to know me'

Archie Watson: 'I can see I'm not the most approachable - but I'm essentially a good bloke when you get to know me'

'Pain and fear dominate my thoughts. I can't get up. Nothing is responding to my mental commands; I'm ignored by my own body'

'Pain and fear dominate my thoughts. I can't get up. Nothing is responding to my mental commands; I'm ignored by my own body'

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