“Some kids dream of being footballers, singers and superheroes – this is my dream. To be living it is very surreal so quickly in my career. Myself and Sarah are so grateful to our families, our owners, our staff.”

AT 6:20pm on June 16th at Ascot racecourse, Dave Loughnane was in his own crafted dreamland. A long and winding road which began among stone walls and green grass in Co Galway, continued among the bush and bustling city training centres in Australia, before moving on to Britain, had culminated with a win on perhaps the biggest stage in flat racing.