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'He's relentless. He keeps going every single day and clocks up miles and miles'

'He'll be bigger, stronger and better next year': Muir has high hopes of a Group 1 win for Pyledriver
William Muir: with stable star PyledriverCredit: Edward Whitaker

It was absolutely shocking. It's hard to put it into words. I have never in all my life seen so many grown men cry; actually shedding tears. It was horrific stuff
Keith Donoghue describes the sombre mood in Gordon Elliott's yard after Cheveley Park removed their horses, including Envoi Allen

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From day one I believed he was a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner waiting to happen and nothing would give me more pleasure than to see him going on and winning it some day. He's an amazing horse
Gordon Elliott hopes Envoi Allen can go on to more great things after losing his former stable star

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They've stuck to that particular hymn sheet for approximately two years now and I've stuck to my particular hymn sheet
Martin Greenwood reacts to the O'Learys and the news Tiger Roll will not bid for a historic third Grand National

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When bad things happen to them it's like getting bad news about one of your children. It kills you and takes you forever to get over it. I lost a horse on a racecourse years ago and nearly packed up training. 'That's enough, I can't take this', I thought
Trainer William Muir reflects on what it is like to lose a racehorse

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I turned him out in the field with some of the old boys and he was going out with Alpen Wolf, who is 26, but then he got a bit rough and it was like junior was taking over, running him around a bit
Muir also provided an update on stable star Pyledriver, who is in fine fettle

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I had gone to load two other horses we had bought on to the lorry at the sales and received a Snapchat off Nick Pearce saying Gina has just bought one for £800. I thought, 'Oh great', but he's turned out to be a star!
Trainer Tom Ellis reveals how he learned of wife Gina Andrews' inspired purchase of prolific winner Fumet D'Oudairies

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He's relentless. He keeps going every single day and clocks up miles and miles for success. I'm proud of him
Dan Skelton speaks on brother Harry's achievement as he brings up a century of winners for the campaign

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To see our sport on the front pages for the wrong reasons, and for the general public to have been given the perception our horses are not cared for, is a crisis for the industry
BHA chief executive Julie Harrington on how the fallout from the Gordon Elliott photograph has left the racing industry facing an 'existential crisis'

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More from the Quotes of the Week series:

'I feel like one of those surfers on the Californian coast riding a giant wave'

'As a handicapper it's amazing how quickly you get used to being despised'

'I was going to be parachuted in like James Bond and land in the parade ring'

'That is shambolic. If you've backed those horses I apologise to you'

'All I could hear in my ear from the director was this uncontrollable laughter'

'You're called a lazy f***** for not getting up off your arse' - what they said

'Above all he was a true aristocrat, a true prince in everything he did'

'Her battle against this awful disease has been an inspiration to everyone'

'Back then you barely went racing in the morning without half a hangover'

'I used to get all the girls growing up because he was so ugly' – what they said

'We're going to get to a point where we create a monster' – what they said


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Published on 6 March 2021inNews

Last updated 18:23, 6 March 2021

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