'He'd try and chew your arm off! He wanted everything on his terms'

The jockeys' title has been on my mind since I was five years old and it's the first time I've been in a position to believe it's something I could do
In-form Tom Marquand is setting his sights on a first jockeys' championship

It's vitally important we have a shop window and it's very good news ITV are continuing. I think they have done an excellent job. They really have brought something pretty good to the game and they've got a great squad. There are no losers
Nicky Henderson reveals the lockdown has given him the chance to watch more racing on ITV, and he likes what he has seen

We knew Frankincense was going to win a long time before the race. He was the right type of horse for it and his work in the build-up gave us plenty of confidence. I contacted people all over the place. It took several months to get all the money on
Barry Hills on his game-changing Lincoln coup with Frankincense

It was entirely confined to the horses I trained myself. I learned the lesson, luckily for me pretty early in life, that betting on other people's horses wasn't exactly a paying game
Vincent O'Brien on his masterful approach to landing major betting coups

I've just got a lump in my throat as the horse is named after my late father – bless him – while I named Alfred Richardson, who has won six for us, after my wife Suzanne's late father. There is a little bit of your heart and soul that goes into them
Durham-based osteopath and owner Kevin Kirkup after his well-named John Kirkup scored at Ayr on Wednesday

I've just put a work call on mute, so I might sound a bit cagey!
A work call on Zoom did not stop insurance broker and owner Carolyn Kendrick tuning in to watch Templepark score at Newton Abbot on Wednesday under her son Max

His support of jumping is so big that it's very hard to quantify. A lot of the smaller trainers wouldn't exist without his patronage. His loyalty is unbelievable
Michael Grassick, chief executive of the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association, on the profound impact JP McManus has had on the jump racing industry

He’d always stick his tongue to get some attention and wouldn’t rest until you pulled his tongue. If you didn’t pull his tongue and tried to stroke him, then he’d try and chew your arm off! He wanted everything on his terms
Dave Lowe looks back on the life and career of his ill-fated legend Kachy in the latest edition of our Fans' Favourites series

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