Loughville drops down in both class and distance at Nottingham on Wednesday

October 13

David Egan gets on well with Loughville, and dropping down to Class 3 company at Nottingham on Wednesday, the five-year-old mare could outrun her likely odds.

Since running creditably behind Yorkshire Oaks runner-up Estrange in a hot 10f Listed race for fillies at Doncaster 11 months ago, Loughville has been see-sawing between a mile and a half and a mile and six.

She produced a career-best performance with Egan aboard to finish third in a Class 3 race over 12f at Goodwood in May, but she did twice over this distance last year, at Bath and Wetherby,

Likely favourite at Nottingham is the Gosden-trained Gamrai, but, having won his maiden at Windsor, he was then beaten at odds of 1-4 by our very own Alcarath in a novice at Epsom last month. That form line will give Alan an idea of how the much more-experienced might shape up against the ,market-leader.