Reaction from connections of the beaten horses in the Randox Health Grand National at Aintree.
Willie Mullins - trainer Pleasant Company (second): "That's twice Gordon has done that to me, he did it in the Irish National too! He (Pleasant Company) seemed to get a little bit tired and then get a second wind. I never actually thought he'd got back up, but he ran a fantastic race. He jumped from fence to fence and you couldn't ask for any better. He was only beaten a head and at the last fence I thought we were going to be beaten eight or 10 lengths. I'm really proud of him, he jumped fantastic and he's one for next year."
David Mullins - jockey Pleasant Company (second): "I was hoping and praying we'd get there. It was a four-and-a-quarter-mile race and a war of attrition. All you want is another five yards and you have it, but that's racing and I'm very lucky to have won it two years ago. He probably did a little bit too much with me, but I had to let him go after jumping the the Chair - he just winged fences.
"Davy went by me at the second-last on a fresh horse and I sort of said we weren't going to win that race to the Elbow. I said we'd get to there and have one crack at him. I was just thinking 'go' and was hoping the winning post was going to keep going, but it didn't."
Malcolm Denmark - owner Pleasant Company (second): "That was one of my greatest moments in racing. We got very close and I'm over the moon."
Barry Geraghty - jockey Anibale Fly (fourth): "It was a great effort. He got a bit close to the first and was on his head, and I was lucky to avoid a couple of fallers, but otherwise I had a great round. I was struggling going to Becher's second time round, but he came back and he tried for me, and I thought we might get third coming to the elbow, but he just got worn out in the finish.
"It was a great run and Tony [Martin] had him in great shape. It was thrill to be involved once again. It's the greatest race in the world and still the biggest thrill of the year."
Bryony Frost - jockey Milansbar (fifth): "It was just an amazing feeling. He gave me the best first spin I could ever ask for. He battled hard to be fifth and deserves every pat he has got. Everyone is in tears washing him down. It is an amazing race and you can be so proud of your horses and what you've asked them to do. Down by Valentine's he just started to come underneath me a little bit and I had to give him a minute, as it is a long way home.
"We went a lovely, even gallop and I kept him in his own space, but that is where he is happy at and you've got to ride them where they are happy."
Daryl Jacob, on Ucello Conti (UR 27th): "We were going well until we got squeezed."
David Bass, on The Last Samuri (PU 26th): "He didn't travel as well on the ground."
Sam Twiston-Davies, rider of Blaklion (BD 1st): "He jumped the fence well, but he got brought down."
Robbie Power, partnering Raz De Maree (finished 10): "He jumped like a buck, but the ground just wasn't soft enough for him."
Katie Walsh, rider of Baie Des Iles: "She ran well but we got badly hampered at Valentines. She's got time on her side."
Paddy Brennan, partnering Chase The Spud (PU 15th): "He was never happy and didn't take to it at all."
Keith Donoghue, rider of Valseur Lido (finished 8th): "He ran a brilliant race and just got tired. I had a great spin and he jumped well."
Brendan Powell, rider of Maggio: "He ran well for a circuit and then his jumping let him down towards the back."
Rachael Blackmore, partnering Alpha Des Obeaux (Fell 15th): "He was travelling nicely but fell."
Andrew Lynch, partnering Lord Windermere (UR 8th), said: "I was brought down at the Canal Turn. I still had a long way to go, but he was going well to that point."
J J Slevin, rider of Thunder And Roses (PU 26th) "It was a great ride, he just got very tired and was pulled-up."
Sean Flanagan, aboard sixth home Road To Riches: "He jumped great, got into a bit trouble at The Chair, but he stayed on well."
Tom Bellamy, rider of Double Ross (PU 30th): "It was grand, he pulled up before the last as he probably just doesn't get four miles."
Sean Bowen, aboard Warriors Tale (PU 29th): "We pulled-up in the end, but he jumped brilliantly and maybe wants better ground."
Sam Coltherd, rider of Captain Redbeard (UR 7th): "It was grand, he just got in tight and I came out the side door - he might go for the Scottish National."
Tom O'Brien, rider of Tenor Nivernais (PU 26th), said: "It was brilliant, had a great spin around and enjoyed every second of it."
Adam Wedge, aboard Buywise (UR 8th), commented: "I was just unfortunate to get brought down at the Canal Turn as it was early on, but he was jumping well."
Ciaran Gethings, rider of Saint Are (BD 15th), said: "He went OK, but we were brought down."
Gavin Sheehan, aboard Final Nudge (UR 8th), commented: "He jumped OK, but we unseated early on."
Paul Townend, rider of Total Recall (PU 29th), said: "There were too many mistakes on the first circuit- we'll try again next year."
Alain Cawley, partnering Perfect Candidate (Fell 1st), said: "We fell at the first."
James Bowen, rider of Shantou Flyer (PU 26th), commented: "It was a pretty good spin and he jumped for fun early on, but he just got tired; it was very enjoyable."
Mark Walsh, rider of Carlingford Lough (PU run-in), said: "He ran well but got tired."
Henry Brooke, rider of Delusionofgrandeur (PU 17th), commented: "He didn't really travel.
Vieux Lion Rouge, ridden by Tom Scudamore (9th), said: "We had a great spin, but he got tired."
Brian Hughes, rider of Seeyouatmidnight (11th), commented: "He ran really well. He jumped really well throughout and he was really enjoying himself - he just got tired late on and considering he's run once this season, it was a great effort."
Robbie Dunne, jockey of Gas Line Boy (7th), said: "It was another great run over the fences."
Harry Cobden, rider of The Dutchman (UR 23rd), said: "He was running well and was really taking to the fences before he went at Foinavon."
Danny Cook, rider of I Just Know (Fell 6th), said: "He was jumping well, but fell at Becher's."
Harry Skelton, jockey of Virgilio (Fell 6th), said: "He was going OK but fell at Becher's."
Aidan Coleman, rider of Pendra (PU 29th), said: "He gave me a good spin but got tired."
Jonathan Burke, partnering Childrens List (PU run-in), said: "He jumped like he had been going round there all his life. He just got tired."
