Racing: View from the saddle: 32 National tales

Paul Carberry (Bobbyjo): "We had a good start and were handy throughout. He jumped very well and as we jumped the last I knew he would quicken. It can't get any better than that. It'll take a while to set in but it was worth going to bed at nine last night."

Lorcan Wyer (Blue Charm): "I thought there was still a circuit to go coming to the second last as he was going so easy. I had a look round and saw the wizard, Paul Carberry, and he whizzed by me. My horse began to get very tired and he did well to hang on to second place in the end."

Richard Dunwoody (Call It A Day): "He gave me a superb ride and he made only one mistake. I thought I was going to win at the last but he got tired and then stayed on again from The Elbow."

Adrian Maguire (Addington Boy): "We had a chance two out and he gave me a great ride."

Brian Harding (Feels Like Gold): "I had a great ride. He ran a lot better than I thought he would. The ground was a bit quick."

Philip Hide (Brave Highlander): "It's unfortunate he had an interrupted preparation but I was able to ride a race on him which is a good thing."

Barry Fenton (Kendal Cavalier): "I was delighted with him. He was nearly brought down at Becher's second time round."

Carl Llewellyn (Earth Summit): "We both enjoyed it very much, though he was nearly brought down at Becher's second time round."

Jimmy Frost (St Mellion Fairway): "He got round and beat one or two, but the ground was too fast for him."

Rodney Farrant (Samlee): "I had an absolutely brilliant spin. I was fifth or sixth all the way to Becher's second time. But then he burst a blood vessel, otherwise I think he would have run very well."

Andrew Thornton (Nahthen Lad): "He jumped from fence to fence. Lorcan [Wyer] asked how I was going at one stage. I said `fantastic', but I didn't know how well he was going."

Norman Williamson (General Wolfe): "He ran a great race. He went on the ground but wasn't quick enough The speed horses went past him at Valentine's and he wants it softer."

Graham Bradley (Suny Bay): "I was a bit disappointed with him. He never travelled well. The ground was too quick for him."

Dean Gallagher (Back Bar): "Great ride. We got round in our own time."

Robert Thornton (Strong Chairman): "A great ride for a circuit."

Garrett Cotter (Merry People): "I rode him to get placed and I think he would have done but for falling."

Tony Dobbin (Avro Anson): "We had a good position all the way. He gave me a good ride but wasn't in love with it all in the end."

Steve Wynne (Coome Hill): "He gave me a great ride but he gurgled."

Glenn Tormey (Bells Life): "They went too fast for him, he got very tired and we pulled up four out."

Adie Smith (Castle Coin): "I got knocked off about five out - two loose horses knocked me over. He gave me a great ride till then and jumped well. He didn't fall, I was sandwiched."

Mick Fitzgerald (Fiddling The Facts): She gave me a dream ride and jumped superbly, but she overjumped Becher's and paid the penalty."

Tony McCoy (Eudipe): "I don't feel too good myself and I feel very bad for the horse."

Chris Maude (Camelot Knight): "I was gutted. The poor lad just had nowhere to go and he was knocked over. He was going very well at the time - he stays on and I'm sure we would have been in the first four."

Robert Widger (Choisty): "I had a marvellous ride. He was struggling when he fell."

Richard Guest (Frazer Island): "He was cantering when he fell and we would have been in the first four."

Conor O'Dwyer (Cyborgo): "I had a good ride while it lasted. He enjoyed himself early on but he's old and clever and wasn't going to do anything he didn't have to."

Tom Jenks (Commercial Artist): "He gave me a great ride for a circuit, but he has been tubed recently and gradually ran out of steam."

Sean Curran (Cavalero): "The saddle slipped. He had jumped great and was going well at the time."

Brendan Powell (Mudahim): "I just fell off. He was making heavy weather of it. I should have pulled him up after two or three."

Timmy Murphy (Tamarindo): "He met Becher's all wrong and that was that. I think he might be a bit lame."

Richard Johnson (Baronet): "He jumped the first three very well, in fact he jumped the fourth very well too, but landed very steeply, lost his back legs and did the splits."

Joe Tizzard (Double Thriller): "He jumped a bit too big and came down on his head."