'I've been going to England for years buying tractors and felt it was hardship'

The best quotes from the last week in the racing world...

People laughed when I compared him to Denman but there's nothing between what they've done at this stage in their careers. He's a mighty horse
Paul Nicholls' high opinion of Bravesmansgame is justified after the top-class novice chaser landed a first Grade 1 over fences at Kempton

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A couple of bottles of wine tonight and a few pints of Guinness if I can get them is the short-term plan. I wouldn't necessarily think of bringing this horse to Cheltenham. I've been going to England for years buying tractors and I thought it was hardship
Trainer Paddy Corkery savours Master McShee's victory at Limerick, a first Grade 1 for the yard

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He's in a handful of the most exciting horses, certainly in Ireland, this winter. He's a proper Gold Cup type, I hope
Stuart Crawford predicts a big future for his Down Royal winner O'Toole

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People say I only train them for Cheltenham, but I don't. I wanted to be at the Tingle Creek but I couldn't. I didn't have a horse. Now I do, and there's massive improvement in him. There's tons to come. We're only halfway there
Nicky Henderson eulogises over Shishkin's dominant return in the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton

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I had a sleepless night afterwards and ended up going back into the lounge at 3am. There are 25 owners from all over the country and one person in Gibraltar and it was a shame not more of us could attend
Diamond Racing director Chris Morgan summarises his thoughts after Iwilldoit struck for the syndicate in the Welsh Grand National

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He wasn't really enjoying himself, so we thought it's time to draw stumps. I loved the season he won the Hennessy, the Welsh National and the Denman like bang, bang, bang but obviously the Gold Cup is the absolute highlight. He was a proper pet to us but when he was on the racecourse he had a core of steel
Native River's owner Garth Broom explains the decision to retire his star chaser

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He's put us through the mill, but here we are. The trouble is these horses are long-term projects, this is eight years in the making. I wasn't going to breed from the mum again, but crumbs – I might not give it up
Owner-breeder Kevin Glastonbury reacts to Gallic Geordie's Newbury success

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Read more from our Quotes of the Week series:

'I watch lads go around and I just think, 'What do you think you're doing?''

'I'll carry on. What else am I going to do? What else do I know anything about?'

'Where would I get on anyway? I'm not interested in those types of bets'

'It was a 'whoa' moment. We didn't realise there was trouble'

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