“I was looking at him with the hood and wondering how much it would improve you Matt, if we put a hood on you?” Willie Mullins to Matt Chapman after Gaelic Warrior’s success

“There’s no ‘wow factor’ with State Man, and you don’t go wow when you look at him either, but he does what it says on the tin. You’ve got to turn up to win a Champion Hurdle. We turned up.” Willie Mullins on State Man’s Champion Hurdle win

“What a rider that man is. There can’t be one bit of warm blood in his veins - it’s all cold I’d say. To ride it the way he rode it - to me that’s the ride of the week.” Willie Mullins on Paul Townend after the County Hurdle

“The hill felt like a long hill today! It’s unbelievable. I’m not shocked, because I thought his day would come, but at the same time I can’t believe it came today.” Rachael Blackmore after the Champion Chase

“I’ve never known Declan (Landy) lost for words.” Henry de Bromhead after the Champion Chase win of Captain Guinness

“He gallops, he jumps, he stays - what more do you need? I just think he put himself in the superstar category, to do what he did in the way that he did it.” Willie Mullins on Fact To File

“It’s just great to get a winner – we’ve hit the crossbar all week, to win the Stayers’ Hurdle is just unbelievable - for the whole team and for Jack and for Robcour.” Gordon Elliott after the Stayers’ Hurdle

What a very intelligent horse Langer Dan is, knows exactly where he is and what to do. George McDonagh on X

There is only one Ruby Walsh, but Paul Townend has been some replacement, the way he operates in the saddle. Never a moment’s worry on these really short ones. So good on all three winners today. Pete@RiskForRewards on X

“Unbelievable. He was just so brave for me. We were kind of in between at the last and I was afraid we didn’t have enough to go for it, but it was a Gold Cup and we had to. We had to go through reserves there [today] that only the really special ones have.” Paul Townend on his dual Gold Cup winner

“He’s a funny man in that the more you try to tell him to do something, the more inclined he is to do the opposite, so you have to work around that, reverse psychology sometimes.” Patrick Mullins on his father

“I got as big a kick out of that as any winner this week. To win the Martin Pipe race – he is my idol in life. Noel and Valerie Moran of Bective Stud sponsor my yard, are one of my biggest supporters and very good friends.

They are massive people in sport in Meath and to have their first Cheltenham winner is just unbelievable. No people deserve it more,” Gordon Elliott at Cheltenham

“I can’t put it into words what it means to train 100 winners here, because no one thought that anyone would train 100 winners.” Willie Mullins on an historic Cheltenham

Limestone Lad was a proper horse, a legend and a warrior and will be forever loved and remembered by racing fans. It was a wonderful story and great he lived all his 32 years in the one place with the Bowe family. RIP champ. Michael Looby on X

Highfield Princess and Shishkin suffering ultimately fatal injuries in their boxes. I don’t know how trainers get any sleep at night with the threat of stuff like this happening. Joey Laver on X

It’s either the new Grand National or NO Grand National. I enjoyed it and I didn’t have to cringe when one came over Bechers arse first. It was still great and I was able to watch with my daughter without having to explain why racing is good and right. Steve Staines on X

My two biggest bets were Corach Rambler to win and no fallers at the first fence. You almost couldn’t write it.

Joe Tuffin on X

One of life’s pleasures watching State Man, a consumate professional, in many ways the person we aspire to being.

Alan Delmonte on X

“They better bring a bear, because I’m bringing a grizzly.” Trainer Kenny McPeek before he ran Thorpedo Anna in the Kentucky Oaks

“We knew the Guineas went totally wrong. There were stones that I should have looked under that I didn’t. He was too fresh, was unprepared and blew up in the stalls when he went in – that’s the reality of it.” Aidan O’Brien after the Derby win for City Of Troy

“I’d say there’s no doubt he’s the best Derby winner we’ve had. He has the cruise, he has the balance, he quickens, and he stays.” Aidan again

“There is no point us talking about this horse any more. We only look foolish and after the 2000 Guineas, we were really in the mess. This horse now has to do it himself – it’s like his clothes are off and he’s in the bed, it’s up to him.” John Magnier after the Eclipse win by City Of Troy

Classic Ryan Moore. He’s brilliant at this. Assesses the pace, asserts, then stays there. Once he grabs the race, he’s incredibly hard to pass. Up there with the greats of any era. [Ryan Moore in control at Goodwood] Paul Hayward on X

I think even the horses get upsides Ryan Moore and go... Ah sod that! Cathy Gannon on X

One of those ‘Thank God I was there’ days. Ten deep around the parade ring. York buzzed. Emma Berry on X

“I’m certainly not going to be at the Orby sale bidding for 200,000 yearlings. It’s the small things you have to watch, it’s paid off today. You’d think I won the Champion Hurdle.!

Look, I lft school before I did my Leaving Cert, it’s been a good game to me and my family, we live the equine” Pat O’Donnell’s interview with Lydia Hislop after his York win with Extensio

Sir Michael Stoute, one of very, very few in the game befitting of the title, ‘Racing Legend’. David Johnson on X

Brandy Love gives a lesson in how not to jump at Wexford \ Healy Racing