Twig

“Twig's run a blinder, Beau gave him a lovely ride and he jumped for fun. He just got lonely in front. He didn't get involved in the National, he plugged on and ran well, but you can't run like that in a National these days. He'll go up enough to get in again, so we'll see as I was thinking about the veterans final - Ben Pauling, trainer.”

“Twig is class; all last season was about trying to get him in the National, we got him in and he never really got into the race but finished beautifully to be tenth. We were delighted with him there and it's great to see him back. It was quite a hilarious race to watch; it changed complexion at least five times, but it's great. Hopefully, we can pop about in some of those sorts of races, maybe try him at the cross-country as well - Ben Pauling, trainer.”

“This morning we were debating even running Twig, he wants better ground. But we thought we could go here and prep him for Aintree and he's run like that. I'm absolutely delighted - Beau Morgan, jockey, speaking on Racing TV.”

“When I originally trained Twig for his previous owners, who bred him, he just wasn't physically ready. I didn't think he was going to be a racehorse and that's why I sent him off into the point-to-point field, and he's just improved and improved - Ben Pauling, trainer.”

“Twig is very consistent at a decent level and is possibly a better chaser than he is a hurdler, but we're trying to give Beau some good experience on a nice horse. The horse is going the right way and we might chuck him in something better towards the end of the season; he's a flat track, better-ground type - Ben Pauling, trainer.”