'She'll head to France for the 1000 Guineas' - Ireland's youngest trainer Danny McLoughlin making waves Danny McLoughlin, who is the youngest licensed trainer in Ireland at 24 year old, is planning to have a runner in the French 1000 Guineas after Magny Cours booked her ticket to France with a fine run to finish an excellent second behind Cheveley Park winner True Love at Leopardstown. Sent off at odds of 28/1, she stormed home after a patient ride by regular rider Ben Coen. Classic dreams alive McLoughlin is delighted with how she has come out of the race and is looking forward to having his first Classic runner in only his second full season of being a licensed trainer, but has also stated she could run in the Irish Guineas if the ground in France is not safe enough. “Magny Cours has bounced brilliantly out of Leopardstown; she is fresh and well, and it has helped trim her down ever so slightly. She’s a few kilos less on the scales now, which was expected. We were not surprised with the run at Leopardstown, as she ran like she had been working well. "The plan is now to head to France for the 1000 Guineas, which I’m really looking forward to. We will be keeping an eye on the weather, as she’s entered in the 1000 Guineas in Ireland as well because of reports that the ground in France at the moment is very dry. "She’s very versatile ground-wise, but she does enjoy a cut in it, so I’ll have to keep an eye on it. Plan A is to go for the French Guineas, and I’m delighted with her - in fact, I couldn’t be happier. "She seems very fresh and well in herself, and that’s the plan going forward now. We will be stepping up the work with her now, but it’s something I’m really looking forward to, and who knows what will happen over there.” McLoughlin had a strong end to last season and is looking forward to the season ahead. “I’m really looking forward to the season. We had a good end to last season, picking up a few valuable races with Syzygy winning 3 races in a row and then we had Duckadilly running well at Listed level and Magny Cours finishing second in a Group 3 in France. Patience pays off "We don’t rush anything here - we listen to the horse. A couple of our two-year-olds were under the weather a small bit, and we just allowed them time to get over it, and I’m delighted with how they are now. "The older horses have all run well without winning, but we had them running knowing they’d come on for the run. I’m looking forward and have a big eye on the middle of the season with a bit of nicer drying ground, and hopefully we have the right horses with enough class to really act on that ground and show us they are classy. "It is important to peak at the right time, and we have big plans for a few horses and a nice bunch of two-year-olds that will hopefully catapult us onto the next stage. "I’ve a great team in the yard and fantastic owners that I appreciate, but the staff are great. Everyone works hard, and it’s brilliant to work with lads I grew up with and have been with all my life.”
