Loughnane, 20, becomes youngest champion jockey since 1923
Billy Loughnane becomes the youngest rider in over a century to be crowned Britain's champion jockey as he collects his trophy at Ascot.
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Billy Loughnane on realising his dream at just 20 as he gets set to be crowned youngest Champion Jockey in more than a century – and your best bets for big Flat finale Ascot
With typical humility and understatement, Billy Loughnane adeptly recalls the formative stages of his career: 'My aim was to just have a few winners.'
