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'I've come to Salisbury and it's turned into an effing jumps meeting!'

Mick Channon: Alan King recalled one of the trainer's amusing remarks after a day dominated by jumps trainers at Salisbury
Mick Channon: Alan King recalled one of the trainer's amusing remarks after a day dominated by jumps trainers at SalisburyCredit: Ed Whitaker

I went to a specialist the other day and he had some good news for me. He said, 'your heart and your body would live another ten years' – and my son said, 'oh dear.'
Mick Easterby remains with his usual wit and humour as it was announced he will take out a joint-licence with his son, David

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I didn't go to bed until 12am, I got up again at 2.30am for a quick check and I'm up at 5am every morning – sleep's overrated, isn't it?
Trainer Gill Boanas recalls her efforts to make sure Oliver's Betty recovered from her injury

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Let's be honest, we're totally dependent on our older horses. We have a couple of nice two-year-olds but our three-year-old crop, sadly and that's the way it is, is the worst I've had in living memory
John Gosden bemoans the lack of quality of the Classic generation ahead of Royal Ascot next week

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I was thinking the horse might be something nice, and then he's trying to leave the race and head off to the streets
Owner Michael Buckley recalls What's The Scoop's disaster race at Sandown in 2016

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I remember Mick storming into the bar afterwards, saying, 'I've come to Salisbury and it's turned into an effing jumps meeting!'
Alan King remembers the reaction of Mick Channon as the jumps contingent once took Salisbury by storm

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It's people thinking they're helping by saying she's done things no other female has done before, but she doesn't think of herself as a female jockey. There's a balance between hyping it up but then almost doing her an injustice by bringing gender into it
Tom Marquand speaks about the recognition of Hollie Doyle's achievements following her breakthrough year

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I rode him this morning and I thought he felt like the Exitas of old. This meant more than all of the others put together. That’s why I broke down on telly
Phil Middleton gushes about his stable star following his emotional victory at Southwell

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More from the Quotes of the Week series:

'All I can think about is food. Do normal people feel like that?'

'There has been no greater influence on my life or my career than Barney Curley'

'When Frankie is having a big day I would rather be in Alcatraz'

'All hell broke loose, but it was perfect. Grown men were crying that day'

'It's like being at the Battle of Hastings with a machine gun'

'England needs Ireland and Ireland needs England to make competitive racing'

'I hate bookmakers. They sponsor a few races and everyone thinks they're great'

'When you see your face on papers in Japan and China you know it's different'


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Published on 12 June 2021inNews

Last updated 16:41, 12 June 2021

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