Bred by Nick Vass and foaled, raised and sold by Newgate Farm, five year-old Lonhro gelding Loch Eagle scored the biggest pay day of his career when taking out the $2million Group II ATC The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Only the third emergency when the field was drawn and released earlier this week, Loch Eagle gained a start and proved worthy of the challenge.

Ridden by Dylan Gibbons for Kris Lees, Loch Eagle went one better than his last start second in the $1million The Gong, to defeat the $3millionThe Big Dance winner Attractable by a half-neck.

His performance earned Loch Eagle a ballot exemption for the $4millionGroup I Doncaster Mile next April.

“It’s great to win with Dylan for a good bunch of owners,” Lees said.

“At 7.29 am, he hadn’t gained a start, and he was just about to have a gallop, and we were going to prepare for a race next Saturday.

“The phone call came through, and he had to overcome a wide gate. Early in the run, I thought he was going to be posted, but he got him in three deep with cover.

“It was a lovely ride, presented him at the right time and was able to get there on the line.”

A 230,000 purchase for Bruce Perry Bloodstock Ltd (BAFNZ) from the Newgate Farm draft at the 2020 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Loch Eagle advances his record to six wins, five seconds, and two thirds, from 25 starts with earnings of $1,789,315.

Loch Eagle is a three-quarter brother-in-blood to Champion 2YO and leading sire Pierro being the best of three winners from Song Street (IRE), an unraced half-sister by Shamardal to Octagonal’s dual Group I winner Laverock.

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