The week in words: 'The horse is a weirdo, I've never known one like him'

I got up this morning and said I would ride him a winner
Lucy Barry dedicates her winner at Plumpton to former jockey James Banks, whose death last week rocked jump racing and hit her particularly hard

The horse is a weirdo, I’ve never known one like him. He lives outside, won’t go in the stable no matter how much it has rained, the only time he goes in is to eat
Trainer Gary Moore on Plumpton scorer Age Of Wisdom

You could never have imagined he'd take us this far. To progress from winning off 106 at Wexford to have a fair chance in the Champion Hurdle is something else. There are a few flags being made in the lead-up to Cheltenham around the local pubs. We'll enjoy it all
Simon Fagan, co-owner of Darver Star, marvels over the remarkable improvement made by his Irish Champion Hurdle second

When you see a 12-year-old like Faugheen winning a Grade 1 at Leopardstown the other day, it makes you have a rethink. Why would you retire a horse who absolutely loves racing and loves his life? The minute Tiger says 'no', we will retire him but if he continues to say 'yes' all the time we will keep going
Gordon Elliott citing the veteran Faugheen's victory at the Dublin Racing Festival as an incentive to keep Tiger Roll in training while he continues to relish racing

I haven't now verged on depression in seven or eight years and wouldn't be afraid if something terrible happened
Former jockey Kevin Tobin shares an amazing story regarding his battles with mental health

I'd always rather we were a short-priced favourite and the other two weren't there. I don't want to be particularly involved in that – I want the easiest race I can find is what I'm trying to say!
Philip Hobbs avoids getting caught up in the possibility of being involved in a Champion Chase to savour with his Defi Du Seuil set to meet Altior and Chacun Pour Soi

It looks to me like the Champion Hurdle has Supasundae's name written all over it. He never gets the credit he deserves. Stuff like that never annoyed me before but it's starting to frustrate me a little bit with him. How he is 20-1 for a Champion Hurdle in a year like this is utter madness
Robbie Power believes Supasundae has been massively underestimated in the Champion Hurdle market

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