Super sub Loughran stars in Galway
Roger Loughran deputised for the injured Tony McCoy to win the William Hill Galway Plate on Far From Trouble.
With McCoy sidelined after breaking his wrist following a fall in the second race, Louhgran made the most of his opportunity aboard Christy Roche’s charge.
He only took up the running on the JP McManus-owned gelding after the last and won by three and a half lengths.
The 8-1 shot was chased home by the 4-1 favourite Ansar, who made a brave attempt under top weight to win the feature of the Galway Festival for a third successive year.
Dix Villez, who made most of the running, was third with the McManus-owned Ursumman fourth.
British raider Ball O Malt, trained by Richard Fahey, unshipped Anthony Ross at the fifth-last fence.
