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

That's not the way I operate. I don't lay horses. I back horses
Charles Byrnes insists he never bets on horses to lose in the aftermath of the Viking Hoard case

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I was going to be parachuted in like James Bond and land right in the middle of the parade ring
Owner Anthony Knott reveals an eccentric entrance plan to the Cheltenham Festival in 2013 when reminiscing about the rags-to-riches rise of Hunt Ball

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I wish I hadn't watched it, it was slightly frightening. I haven't shown it to any of the horses, I didn't think Epatante needed to see Honeysuckle, nor Shishkin see Energumene, let alone Altior see Chacun Pour Soi
Nicky Henderson is concerned by the vast array of quality on display at the Dublin Racing Festival last week

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I think people were drawn to him by how good he was but also that he was quirky. What made Newcastle special was that it was proving to everyone he'd still got it. People had written him off
Golfer and owner Lee Westwood discusses the retirement of multiple Grade 1 winner Yorkhill

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The only thing was I wanted Julie Walters to play me but they felt she wouldn't have been able to portray me younger. I felt Toni Collette showed me as a bit sullen
Janet Vokes, an integral part of Dream Alliance's rags-to-riches Welsh National victory in 2009, comments on the choice of casting in the feature film chronicling the story

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More from the Quotes of the Week series:

'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

'I thought he'd either kill someone or himself at Stratford' – what they said

'Barney's absolutely livid, I'm there like a timid schoolboy'

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