'It was great to see him put in such an impressive performance - we still don't know how good he could be'

We were facing a complete brick wall there when you think we were trying to give 10lb to some very high-class horses. It looked an impossible task and I was prepared to get beat today because of the hype, but we've got to eat humble pie a bit because the hype appeared to be correct
Nicky Henderson is thrilled with Triumph Hurdle favourite Lulamba's win at Ascot

'The hype appeared to be correct' - Triumph favourite Lulamba wows Nicky Henderson on British debut at Ascot 

You're not expecting to win a Champion Chase with him at the moment. Immediately on Twitter people say 'What a heap of s***', but people have no idea. He's a very nice horse
Paul Nicholls defends Caldwell Potter despite the expensive purchase suffering another defeat at Windsor

'People have no idea' - Paul Nicholls defends Caldwell Potter against critics and plots possible Cheltenham Festival move 

I was being asked things like how had this loss impacted my life, was I lying awake worrying about it, or drinking more – these sorts of crazy questions. The way it moved on from PEP questions to these other ones before I could bet again was ridiculous
Former MP Laurence Robertson speaks about his experiences with affordability checks

Former MP fears for betting after 'ridiculous' gambling checks following loss of just £30 over three months 

I'm absolutely chuffed with this horse. It just shows winning has given him the world of confidence. I'm so glad they rearranged this race because this is like his Gold Cup
Joe Tizzard is thrilled that loveable old boy Copperhead won the Veterans' Chase Series final

'This is like his Gold Cup' - Joe Tizzard 'absolutely chuffed' after Copperhead lands veterans' final 

We hadn't been able to look under the bonnet before Fairyhouse. It was great to see him race so professionally that day and put in such an impressive performance. We still don't know how good he could be
Patrick Mullins is not discounting Anzadam from the Champion Hurdle picture

'We've never looked under the bonnet so we still don't know how good he could be' - Patrick Mullins on the Champion Hurdle dark horse 

Bar riding in point-to-points and the very occasional Flat or jumps handicap, there is almost no point being an amateur jockey in Britain – the programme is pathetic for those riders
Olly Murphy is in favour of restricting bumpers races to be contested by amateur or conditional jockeys only

Olly Murphy believes Britain should stage more bumpers restricted to conditional and amateur riders - and Nicky Henderson agrees 

I had my headphones in and thought it was a split bend at the top. I was mistaken but thankfully there was no harm done. It was close enough and too close for comfort. I don't think they'll be forgetting that one in a hurry
Gearoid Harney has a lucky escape when forgetting a race was going on whilst out for a run on the track

Narrow escape for jockey jogging on course during dramatic race at Market Rasen 

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