article_snippet.sent: It was very difficult to take it all in yesterday, the crowd, the people round the parade ring, the great racing public came out in force and I was very flattered and honoured by it all. '
article_snippet.sent: To get a reception like that for doing something I've loved to do for pretty much all my life, I'm really going to miss it. '
article_snippet.sent: I told all the lads yesterday to enjoy it while you're doing it because the end comes quickly. '
article_snippet.sent: It's very nice to feel that I have the respect of people up and down the country.
article_snippet.sent: For the last 21 years I've ridden up and down the country pretty much full on but over the last two and a half months people have come out to give me a wonderful welcome
article_snippet.sent: It would be very difficult not to notice how that has developed and I'd like to thank all those people for coming out and making the last few months of my career so special and making it a little bit easier.
article_snippet.sent: The owners, the trainers, the lads, the horses, I could go on all day thanking people.