Loch can make most of massive drop in class

LOCH LONG, taking a massive drop in class, gets the nap to land the Bookmakers’ New Car Park Maiden at Ballinrobe tonight.

The son of Galileo, rather ambitiously, contested the Irish Derby at the Curragh and was far from disgraced.

Admittedly, he was beaten all of 27 lengths into eighth place behind the impressive Fame And Glory, but Loch Long wasn’t that much adrift of useful horses such as Recharge, Gan Amhras and The Bull Hayes.