Quotes of the week: 'You can forget your Altiors, everyone just loves him'

People will think I'm mad supplementing him, but why not try it? Paisley Park started in handicaps last year off 140 and had to improve. It's possible to do that in a few runs and our horse is battle-hardened
Trainer Ronan McNally reveals plans to launch an ambitious bid to take on Paisley Park with his enormous improver The Jam Man in the Grade 1 Marsh Hurdle at Ascot

What can I say, she is just an unbelievable filly. She has run a stormer and it looks like she is getting better. You could see how relaxed and calm she was there today. Nothing fazes her, nothing. She thrives on travelling and on racing
Aidan O'Brien on globetrotting iron filly Magic Wand, who ran with immense credit again when runner-up to Win Bright in the Hong Kong Cup

I don't know about the general election on Thursday but if there was a popularity poll taken in our yard this morning then Top Notch would be prime minister! You can forget your Altiors and the others, everyone just loves him. There are better horses in the yard, but if you asked which was the most popular stalwart then it would be this fellow by a mile
Nicky Henderson reflects on the incredibly versatile Top Notch after his stable stalwart regained his Peterborough Chase title at Huntingdon

We always used to jest and say if you leave a horse here with me for more than 12 months it will end up as a slow three-miler, but that can't be true with our new gallops
Colin Tizzard on how perceptions of his training prowess have changed and plans to make a splash on the Flat in future

Some of the people in the syndicate will not go on holiday because they’ve spent their money on a share in a horse. They make a lot of sacrifices in order to have their small share. These aren’t necessarily wealthy people but they love racing
Dan Abraham, syndicate manager for Foxtrot Racing, explains how he and 20 syndicate members are counting the days to the Grand National after their impressive Aintree winner Hogan's Height was given a 12lb rise in the ratings to secure a likely place

He was a very wayward four-year-old and even today he comes out of his stable every morning bucking and kicking. He's been unbelievable and has paid a lot of bills for us all the way through
Tom George looks back on the career of three-time Grade 1-winning chaser God's Own after his retirement

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