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Leader Live
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Loughnane raring to get going at Royal Ascot again
There were emotional scenes in the winner's enclosure when the 19-year-old, adorned in the famous Sangster silks that have been a staple of Ascot, opened his account at the summer showpiece in the second race of the meeting by steering Brian Meehan's Rashabar to Coventry Stakes glory at 80-1. Loughnane's week would get better when his Newmarket training ally George Boughey legged him up aboard Soprano in the Sandringham Stakes, completing a double on the biggest stage and a week he will always remember fondly. 'It was a good Ascot last year and I'm excited to get back there, said Loughnane. 'It was a brilliant feeling winning the Coventry and ticking it off so early in the week was great. It was a special day and it was great to be there on the big stage. To also win on Soprano later in the week really was the icing on the cake.' The young jockey has big ambitions of another dream week in Berkshire and is already busy amassing a stacked book of rides for five of the biggest days of the Flat season. And it is last year's Ascot heroine Soprano who Loughnane is pinning his hopes on once again as she returns to the Royal meeting for the Duke of Cambridgeshire Stakes, along with stablemate Bountiful who could provide a Sandringham double for not only Loughnane and Boughey but also owners Highclere Thoroughbred Racing. It's @loughnane_billy again at Royal @Ascot! Soprano wins the Sandringham Stakes! — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 21, 2024 Loughnane continued: 'I've hopefully got a good book of rides and some good teams behind me. I've got some nice ones for George and Jane Chapple-Hyam and some other connections as well. 'Royal Ascot is the peak of our whole season so it's important to go there with chances of winning. I'm hoping for a big week and will be disappointed to shoot a blank. 'Soprano will probably be my standout of the week and was a winner there for me last year. She's going to run again and is in great nick. I've been riding her at home, she likes Ascot and loves quick ground and providing we get that I think she seems really well and will be going there with a good squeak. 'Bountiful can also run well for Highclere and George. She's going to run in the Sandringham and her work has been good and I think stepping up to a mile will help her. I think she could be a bit of a sleeper.'
Rhyl Journal
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Loughnane raring to get going at Royal Ascot again
There were emotional scenes in the winner's enclosure when the 19-year-old, adorned in the famous Sangster silks that have been a staple of Ascot, opened his account at the summer showpiece in the second race of the meeting by steering Brian Meehan's Rashabar to Coventry Stakes glory at 80-1. Loughnane's week would get better when his Newmarket training ally George Boughey legged him up aboard Soprano in the Sandringham Stakes, completing a double on the biggest stage and a week he will always remember fondly. 'It was a good Ascot last year and I'm excited to get back there, said Loughnane. 'It was a brilliant feeling winning the Coventry and ticking it off so early in the week was great. It was a special day and it was great to be there on the big stage. To also win on Soprano later in the week really was the icing on the cake.' The young jockey has big ambitions of another dream week in Berkshire and is already busy amassing a stacked book of rides for five of the biggest days of the Flat season. And it is last year's Ascot heroine Soprano who Loughnane is pinning his hopes on once again as she returns to the Royal meeting for the Duke of Cambridgeshire Stakes, along with stablemate Bountiful who could provide a Sandringham double for not only Loughnane and Boughey but also owners Highclere Thoroughbred Racing. It's @loughnane_billy again at Royal @Ascot! Soprano wins the Sandringham Stakes! — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 21, 2024 Loughnane continued: 'I've hopefully got a good book of rides and some good teams behind me. I've got some nice ones for George and Jane Chapple-Hyam and some other connections as well. 'Royal Ascot is the peak of our whole season so it's important to go there with chances of winning. I'm hoping for a big week and will be disappointed to shoot a blank. 'Soprano will probably be my standout of the week and was a winner there for me last year. She's going to run again and is in great nick. I've been riding her at home, she likes Ascot and loves quick ground and providing we get that I think she seems really well and will be going there with a good squeak. 'Bountiful can also run well for Highclere and George. She's going to run in the Sandringham and her work has been good and I think stepping up to a mile will help her. I think she could be a bit of a sleeper.'
North Wales Chronicle
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Loughnane raring to get going at Royal Ascot again
There were emotional scenes in the winner's enclosure when the 19-year-old, adorned in the famous Sangster silks that have been a staple of Ascot, opened his account at the summer showpiece in the second race of the meeting by steering Brian Meehan's Rashabar to Coventry Stakes glory at 80-1. Loughnane's week would get better when his Newmarket training ally George Boughey legged him up aboard Soprano in the Sandringham Stakes, completing a double on the biggest stage and a week he will always remember fondly. 'It was a good Ascot last year and I'm excited to get back there, said Loughnane. 'It was a brilliant feeling winning the Coventry and ticking it off so early in the week was great. It was a special day and it was great to be there on the big stage. To also win on Soprano later in the week really was the icing on the cake.' The young jockey has big ambitions of another dream week in Berkshire and is already busy amassing a stacked book of rides for five of the biggest days of the Flat season. And it is last year's Ascot heroine Soprano who Loughnane is pinning his hopes on once again as she returns to the Royal meeting for the Duke of Cambridgeshire Stakes, along with stablemate Bountiful who could provide a Sandringham double for not only Loughnane and Boughey but also owners Highclere Thoroughbred Racing. It's @loughnane_billy again at Royal @Ascot! Soprano wins the Sandringham Stakes! — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 21, 2024 Loughnane continued: 'I've hopefully got a good book of rides and some good teams behind me. I've got some nice ones for George and Jane Chapple-Hyam and some other connections as well. 'Royal Ascot is the peak of our whole season so it's important to go there with chances of winning. I'm hoping for a big week and will be disappointed to shoot a blank. 'Soprano will probably be my standout of the week and was a winner there for me last year. She's going to run again and is in great nick. I've been riding her at home, she likes Ascot and loves quick ground and providing we get that I think she seems really well and will be going there with a good squeak. 'Bountiful can also run well for Highclere and George. She's going to run in the Sandringham and her work has been good and I think stepping up to a mile will help her. I think she could be a bit of a sleeper.'
South Wales Guardian
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Loughnane raring to get going at Royal Ascot again
There were emotional scenes in the winner's enclosure when the 19-year-old, adorned in the famous Sangster silks that have been a staple of Ascot, opened his account at the summer showpiece in the second race of the meeting by steering Brian Meehan's Rashabar to Coventry Stakes glory at 80-1. Loughnane's week would get better when his Newmarket training ally George Boughey legged him up aboard Soprano in the Sandringham Stakes, completing a double on the biggest stage and a week he will always remember fondly. 'It was a good Ascot last year and I'm excited to get back there, said Loughnane. 'It was a brilliant feeling winning the Coventry and ticking it off so early in the week was great. It was a special day and it was great to be there on the big stage. To also win on Soprano later in the week really was the icing on the cake.' The young jockey has big ambitions of another dream week in Berkshire and is already busy amassing a stacked book of rides for five of the biggest days of the Flat season. And it is last year's Ascot heroine Soprano who Loughnane is pinning his hopes on once again as she returns to the Royal meeting for the Duke of Cambridgeshire Stakes, along with stablemate Bountiful who could provide a Sandringham double for not only Loughnane and Boughey but also owners Highclere Thoroughbred Racing. It's @loughnane_billy again at Royal @Ascot! Soprano wins the Sandringham Stakes! — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) June 21, 2024 Loughnane continued: 'I've hopefully got a good book of rides and some good teams behind me. I've got some nice ones for George and Jane Chapple-Hyam and some other connections as well. 'Royal Ascot is the peak of our whole season so it's important to go there with chances of winning. I'm hoping for a big week and will be disappointed to shoot a blank. 'Soprano will probably be my standout of the week and was a winner there for me last year. She's going to run again and is in great nick. I've been riding her at home, she likes Ascot and loves quick ground and providing we get that I think she seems really well and will be going there with a good squeak. 'Bountiful can also run well for Highclere and George. She's going to run in the Sandringham and her work has been good and I think stepping up to a mile will help her. I think she could be a bit of a sleeper.'
