“If you saw Fox Norton on the gallops in the morning, you’d never think he was a champion two-miler. Honestly, slow three-milers would beat him.”

Colin Tizzard reveals the difference between Fox Norton’s home work and what he produced on the track in the BoyleSports Champion Chase on Tuesday.

”This means more than last year because we sadly lost Coeur De Lion. We bought this fellow off Norman Williamson, the same vendor, at Goffs. I’m not sure we’ll manage three next year!”

A jubilant Robert Tyner, who could not hide any of his delight after Vision Des Flos won him the Goffs Land Rover Bumper for the second year in a row.

“That’s not bad for the worst horse I have! I’m going to start insulting my horses more as it seems to stimulate them”

Michael O’Leary after Champagne Classic backed up his Cheltenham win with a Grade 1 victory in the Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle on Wednesday.

“When we first got Sizing Granite, we thought he was useless! We gave him a wind operation and tried everything then suddenly in the last three weeks he’s been working brilliantly. It makes you wonder if you know what you are doing sometimes.”

Tizzard again revealing the peculiarities of training racehorses after Sizing Granite bounced back to form in the Guinness Handicap Chase on Wednesday.

“I’m looking forward to it all being over on Saturday to be honest. Whatever happens, happens and we’ve had a great season anyway. If we win, that’s great but if we don’t, we’ll probably go for a beer anyway!”

Gordon Elliott, speaking before racing on Wednesday, looking forward to the end of the season.

“I was hoping to get a ride at one of the festivals, but I never thought I’d be coming here riding an odds-on shot for Willie Mullins in a Grade 1. Just being here is a great thrill - to go and win is just marvellous.”

Jody McGarvey appreciating the chance he’d been given after Great Field’s impressive all-the-way win in the Ryanair Novice Chase on Thursday.

“I worked with Barry at Aidan O’Brien’s about 25 years ago. I was slagging him the other day - I said ‘you’re too old Barry’ - but you can’t beat experience, especially around here.”

Shay Slevin after 42-year-old Barry Cash won on his Treo Eile in the La Touche on Thursday. Cash revealed after that this Punchestown Festival will be his last.

“The only problem is that these winning distances are getting shorter and shorter! We have gone from a head to a short-head yesterday, to a nose today, which isn’t good for the nerves”

Jessica Harrington after Bobabout got up to win Thursday’s opening JLT Handicap Hurdle by the minimum margin. Harrington had no let up 40 minutes later when Don’t Touch It’s margin of victory was closed right down to a half length in the pigsback.com Nick Coen Memorial Handicap Chase.

“That’s what you call getting run away with in style!”

Patrick Mullins makes a modest joke about his excellent ride on Wicklow Brave in the Betdaq Punchestown Champion Hurdle, the first winner of a glorious treble for the amateur.