The Cup (2011)

Lewis Fitz-Gerald: Sir Michael Smurfit

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• Sir Michael Smurfit : I hear you're taking Vinnie to Australia?

  Dermot Weld : Actually, Michael, I'm taking both.

  Sir Michael Smurfit : Media Puzzle? I thought we decided he was headed for the knackery?

  Dermot Weld : Hm, it's taken him eighteen months to build his nerve back, but believe me, it's back. He is flying.

• Sir Michael Smurfit : That's seven losses on seven top horses, and he couldn't even get a place.

  Dermot Weld : All very true.

  Sir Michael Smurfit : Surely enough is enough. We have to replace him.

  Dermot Weld : Not necessarily. He's actually riding very well.

  Sir Michael Smurfit : All I know is he's not winning. I put a lot of money into this venture already, I'm the owner and I say he goes.

  Dermot Weld : I'm the trainer and I say he stays. The man and the horse are champions. It has to add up to something.

  Sir Michael Smurfit : Both have huge problems. We don't even know if the horse will go the distance and the jockey is paralyzed with grief.

  Dermot Weld : He's still our best option.

• Sir Michael Smurfit : He's not the same man, Dermot, you know.

  Dermot Weld : I believe he's the only man to ride that horse in the Cup. And if it means risking the copious amounts of money you give me to prove it, I'm prepared to do that.