More of the same? Wanaasah bids to follow up this week's remarkable success

Trainer David Loughnane revealed front-running tactics will once again be used on Wanaasah at Wolverhampton on Sunday as she bids to follow up her devastating performance in a remarkable race at the track on Wednesday.

The four-year-old filly was given a cracking steer by apprentice Dylan Hogan, who was having his first ride for Loughnane and whose mount won by five and a half lengths after maintaining a lengthy lead throughout the race, prompting the on-course stewards to hold a lengthy inquiry into the running and riding of the beaten horses, noting the explanations of the nine riders.

Wanaasah and Hogan are reunited in the Betway Casino Apprentice Handicap (12.50) and Loughnane is bullish about pursuing the same tactics once again, with weight being his only concern.

"We'll be riding her exactly the same way," said the trainer. "We've got a bad draw out wide, but if anyone wants to latch on and try to keep up with her then best of luck to them.

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"If they've got the measure of her then so be it, but we’ll be keeping our tactics exactly the same. It's worked before and it’ll work again, that's the plan.

"Because it's an apprentice race again she doesn't get away without carrying the penalty and she's not the biggest filly in the world, so 10st 1lb is a lot of weight."

Loughnane said he was surprised how cheap a lead Wanaasah was given on Wednesday but admitted he imagined her winning that comfortably after her last victory, which came when adopting the same tactics to win by eight lengths at Wolverhampton in August.

He was full of praise for Hogan, who carried out his instructions to perfection.

Dylan Hogan: will once again ride WanaasahCredit: Patrick McCann

"I knew she'd stay galloping, I just didn't expect the other apprentices to give her as much of a lead as they did," Loughnane said.

"I can see why they did, it probably looked like she was going quick and you can see in the sectionals five of the first seven furlongs she was going fast.

"I said to Dylan to nick ground anywhere he could, because she’ll stay galloping and won’t stop. Dylan did what he was told and gave her an exceptional ride.

"I had been watching him ride for a couple of months since he's been over here and kept a quiet eye on him. I think he's a very talented rider and he proved that on Wednesday."

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