'The noise! I couldn't believe the cheer, and it's not even a full crowd'

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

I'm afraid an industry that was on the precipice of amazing self-help is actually on the road to self-harm
Arc chief executive Martin Cruddace does not hold back in claiming the sport missed out on £5million in prize-money

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To have seen her a few months ago and to say she could walk round the track, two and a bit miles... and this is one of the stiffest tracks in the country. She’s a brave girl
IJF co-founder Jack Berry is all praise for Harriet Bethell after she completed her charity walk around Pontefract

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Ever been kicked in the balls? There are those few seconds of terrible suspense when you know you’ve been hit but there’s no pain and you hope maybe, please God, they were only glanced. But then the sickening pain creeps into your stomach
Patrick Mullins reflects on what it is like to find out Monkfish was ruled out for the season in the Racing Post's Big Jump Off

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He's done magnificently over the summer, jumps neatly and has a cracking attitude. He's one of our major arrows
Nicky Henderson speaks highly of Douvan's brother Jonbon in his Racing Post stable tour

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The BHA have made a complete cock-up of this inquiry. I cannot see how any good can come of this. There's got to be a better way of handling this and they've opened a whole can of worms
Peter Scudamore offers his opinion on the allegations and investigation into bullying of Bryony Frost by Robbie Dunne

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One person rang up the other day and said they couldn’t come in as their arm hurt from a Covid jab. I just replied: 'Welcome to Harry’s world'. They came in later that morning
Lawney Hill on aspiring 17-year-old jockey Harry Enright, who was born with one hand

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I've come here for 30 years and I've had plenty of runners here and that's my first winner. The noise! I couldn't believe the cheer, and it's not even a full crowd. This place is unbelievable
A jubilant Mike Newbould recalls the special moment Third Time Lucki gave him a first Cheltenham winner

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Read more from our Quotes of the Week series:

'He gave you the time with horses in an era when some people don't'

'A bollocking from a trainer can be so demoralising - I felt destroyed'

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

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