Rising star of the saddle Billy Loughnane didn’t let an unexpected intruder stop him picking up where he left off before he took a break in the US.
The teenage sensation, known as ‘Billy The Kid’, rode a winner on his first ride back, when he steered Zealot to victory at Newcastle on Thursday.
Loughnane, 17, was leading the field on the 11-8 favourite approaching a furlong and a half out when a deer shot across the track in front of the runners and dashed under the rail.
