"I had a hold of his mane. The bit fell out of his mouth and though I had the reigns for a while they soon fell down his shoulder"

- Kevin Darley on being voted number one for the best piece of horsemanship when he rode Costal Bluff to a joint-first without reins over the final furlong at York.

"People involved should be compelled to appear in front of an inquiry and they should be made to produce all the documentation they have in their possession."

- The honorary legal adviser to the Leinster Branch of Irish swimming weighing in on the side of a judicial inquiry.

"It has all gone beyond our wildest dreams."

- David McGann on Galway club Sarsfields who are contesting their fourth All-Ireland club hurling championship semi-final in six years.

"Once he was cleared we were happy to regis- ter him. He hasn't got a criminal record."

- The FA after John Fashanu was granted a FIFA agent's licence on Thursday.