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'Lads who had a fiver each-way on her would have got the guts of 400 quid back'

Linzi Dowdall celebrates with her daughter Ellie Mae after winning the 1m4f ladies handicap on 66-1 shot Khezaana.The Curragh Racecourse.Photo: Patrick McCann/Racing Post26.09.2021
Linzi Dowdall embraces her daughter Ellie-Mae after winning at the Curragh on SundayCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

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I feel like one of the players at the Ryder Cup. I mean it's been exhausting, I've took about a million selfies but it's all been good fun
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He always tried to pull me in the right direction. He put an arm around me when I needed it most and he made me think about things. He gave me confidence and always tried to make me a better person
Dettori also paid tribute to the great man who helped him shed his tearaway nature

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I was getting calls from lads this morning, the local heroes around these parts, thanking me for the tip and it sounded to me like an awful lot of them were still celebrating. Lads who had a fiver each-way on her would have got the guts of 400 quid back
Trainer Donal Kinsella on the 66-1 Curragh success of Khezaana and jockey Linzi Dowdall, the 36-year-old mum-of-one who rode her first winner in nine years

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I asked if that included the £1 each-way acca, which she had missed because it was added at the bottom of the slip. "Jesus," she said. "That's another £300,000"
Darren Yates reminisces about the bet on Frankie's Magnificent Seven 25 years on

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The authorities have to be strong on this – we're not in the Stone Age anymore. It beggars belief. The rest of the world is moving on and we have to move with it
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He really was a brilliant horse, a pleasure to ride in fact, and a dream for any jockey, but he relaxed so well and then quickened instantly when you asked him
Ryan Moore on St Mark's Basilica, the star Ballydoyle three-year-old who was retired this week

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Read more from our Quotes of the Week series:

'When he was right, there wasn't a horse in the world who could beat him'

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'It's a form of madness buying horses nobody wants and trying to beat O'Brien'

'It's quite creepy someone was watching and knew exactly what they wanted'

'I could be riding at Newbury and three hours later making everyone steaks'

'You know they're cowards hiding behind a keyboard and lost £2.50 on a horse'

'I've had wonderful owners all through my career, but they're dropping away'


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Published on 2 October 2021inNews

Last updated 20:30, 3 October 2021

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