“I’ve had lots of winners before, but this was special, I think. They said it was special when he won down in Limerick at Christmas, but I wasn’t there. This is fantastic here – it’s probably one of the most special winners I’ve ever had.” Willie Mullins on Faugheen’s Leopardstown victory.

“My God, what a ride. The way she got up the inside coming round the last turn. It was two amazing ladies together.” Henry de Bromhead after