'I'd love to win the Imperial Cup and then rock into Cheltenham with a penalty'

The best Cheltenham Festival quotes from the last week . . .

He's back to his best. He's a funny horse, every season he never runs much of a race before Christmas. He loves Cheltenham and it's a track which really suits him. If he can come right in March every year then I don't really mind
Trainer Rebecca Curtis on Stayers' Hurdle contender Lisnagar Oscar

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If he put in another spectacular performance jumping-wise as he did at Christmas, I just think will Willie stay at the shorter trip, where speed will count and jumping is more important. The slower you go, the easier it is for horses to jump
Ruby Walsh on whether Galopin Des Champs, who is set to appear at Leopardstown on Sunday, could take on Bob Olinger at the festival

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The Brown Advisory is the most likely target at Cheltenham. He's in the Gold Cup but probably lacks a little bit of experience for that. We don't know what the situation, fields or weather will be like come March, so we've kept our options open
Trainer Lucinda Russell does not rule out an audacious Gold Cup bid for talented novice Ahoy Senor, who runs at Wetherby on Saturday

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Ahoy Senor: runs at Wetherby on SaturdayCredit: Edward Whitaker

The Ryanair would be my preference if we were to run at Cheltenham. He loves a rolling track and if he reproduced something like his first run there [in the Caspian Caviar], it'd be great
Mick Winters on stable star Chatham Street Lad taking on Allaho

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Whether he's quite ready for Cheltenham, I don't know, but we'll find out when we run him again. I think it's definitely going to be left-handed otherwise he'll be in the car park
Nicky Henderson on Brown Advisory contender Dusart after his victory at Exeter on Wednesday

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We've got a horse who's a stone better at Cheltenham – and they do exist – but they don't come along very often. I'd love to win the Imperial Cup and then rock into Cheltenham with a penalty
David Jeffreys aiming high with Lively Citizen after his success at Leicester on Wednesday

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Lively Citizen: has winning form at CheltenhamCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

We didn't complicate it and he won easy. He's a lovely type of horse, as good as anything I would be riding anyway!
Jockey Richie Deegan on State Man, who was cut to 16-1 for the Ballymore Novices' Hurdle after winning at Limerick on Tuesday

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I don't know if we run him again before Cheltenham. I imagine he'll go to the Supreme. I think the tongue-tie was a real addition – there wasn't a blow out of him after the race
Willie Mullins on Supreme contender Kilcruit after he opened his account over hurdles at Punchestown on Monday

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I'd imagine that now puts him into the National Hunt Chase. I think the extra five furlongs, just going a bit steadier, will suit him
Jockey Paul Townend on the Mullins-trained Stattler, who was cut for the National Hunt Chase after victory at Naas on Sunday

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He looks a classy horse with a lot of speed and there are a lot of directions we can go. They [Pied Piper and Fil Dor] could both rock up in the Triumph but this lad also has the option of the Supreme Novices' and I wouldn't rule that out
Gordon Elliott on leading JCB Triumph Hurdle contender Pied Piper after his nine-length success at Cheltenham on Saturday

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