Follow Your Heart

The horse has made a home of Class 4 racing, which sits in the middle tier of British racing — competitive enough to mean something, without quite being the big occasions at the top of the sport. At that level, Follow Your Heart has won 7 from 33 races, which works out at 1 in every 5 — a noticeably better return than its overall career average, and a sign that this is a horse that knows its level and competes well within it.

The most compelling subplot here is the partnership with Billy Loughnane, who is also the son of trainer Mark Loughnane. When Billy is in the saddle, the numbers are striking: 6 wins from 15 races together, meaning they win 2 in every 5 times out — well over double the horse's usual rate. That kind of chemistry between horse and rider is genuinely rare and suggests Billy has a feel for this particular animal that others haven't matched. Mark Loughnane's yard at Rock Farm in Worcestershire has sent out 25 winners this season, so this is a stable in decent form and clearly capable of placing their horses well.

That said, Follow Your Heart hasn't won in its last 6 races, with recent finishes of 4th, 6th, 4th, 19th, 11th, and 7th — no real near-misses in there, and a 19th-place finish suggests at least one difficult day at the office. The last win came at Wolverhampton in December 2025, now seven months ago. It's not a crisis, but the clock is ticking on a return to the winner's enclosure. Having raced just one day ago, the team clearly aren't short of enthusiasm — and with Billy Loughnane in the plate, the combination that has made this horse tick is always capable of turning things around quickly.