John was a real racegoer and a lovely man. His wife and kids are here today, but I am sorry for him. I am sure he is looking down on us. This is what he dreamt of and he is not here to see it” – Ruby Walsh after winning on Klassical Dream

“It’s a very poignant victory for us. John Coleman had a lot of cheaper horses with me and then he retired and sold his business two years ago and said, ‘here’s a few quid – go and buy me a Cheltenham horse, and this is the horse.