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Oli Bell @olibellracing

Someone else can tell Ruby this time.....

Andy Stephens@StevoGG

Some jump seasons keep on giving - this is the one that keeps taking away. Horrid news that Faugheen and Min both out of Cheltenham.

Matt Chapman ITV/ATR @MCYeeehaaa

Declaring a national mourning day for @realfaugheen. A horse in a different stratosphere to the rest. League of his own. Noooooooooooo.

Douvan@RealDouvan

Looks like there will be plenty of room on the boat over this March Come back strong lads, rest up #TeamMullins #StayFocussed

Davey@MoscowFlyer03

I can cope with Faugheen and Min being out just about, it’s when Bellshill doesn’t go RSA & Yorkhill not in JLT will tip me over the edge

Jokes UK@jokesuk

Klopp at confession “Forgive me father for I have sinned!”

Father “Come forth my child!”

Klopp “Come 4th? We’ll be lucky if we come 10th!”

Surprise one

Who would have thought that the first two in the Grade 1 Imagine Cruising First In The Frame Top Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree last April, Buveur D’Air and Petit Mouchoir, neither of whom started favourite behind Limini (11/10), would turn out the be first and second in the betting in the Champion Hurdle.

Surprise two

Which horse started at 40/1 for the Albert Bartlett Hurdle at the festival in 2015 and finished almost last in ninth place.

Two years later he is second favourite for the Gold Cup.

Keep the faith.

#Native River

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“I think they should also make a beautiful pink starting gate, should place it closer to the finish, like they do with the ladies’ tees in golf, and give us 4lb. as well. That would give us the advantage we need.”

Julie Krone on the France Galop lady riders’ allowance.