WATCH: 'He is a good boy,' Mark Loughnane fights back tears after son's first Royal Ascot winner!

Mark Loughnane was very emotional after the win. placeholder image
Mark Loughnane was very emotional after the win. 

Just a remarkable win after a photo-finish!

Teenage jockey sensation Billy Loughnane came of age at Royal Ascot - after banging in a freak 80-1 winner in a dramatic photo-finish.

The 18-year-old saw off Hollie Doyle in a pulsating finish to the Group 2 Coventry Stakes on day one on Tuesday - then looked close to tears celebrating with his father. 

His father Mark Loughnane was very emotional after the win. 

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