At Longchamps, where he received a lot of attention, he just turned his backside to the door and fell asleep."

- Trainer John Oxx illustrating how relaxed the great Sinndar is even before a big race.

"Rugby Football is a game for gentlemen in all classes, but for no bad sportsman in any class."

- The wonderfully named Barbarian president Micky Steele-Bodger reiterating what the club is all about.