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Tom Weekes

Tom Weekes

Bolger wins with another smart juvenile

Wed 24th Oct 2012, 14:35

Loch Garman and Kevin ManningLoch Garman and Kevin Manning
© Photo Healy Racing

Trainer Jim Bolger has a particularly hot team of two year olds this year and added another smart one to the team sheet at Navan today, when Loch Garman made a winning debut in the Irish Tote Betting Now Available In Paddy Power Shops Maiden.

Ridden by Kevin Manning, the son of Teofilo moved to the front two and a half furlongs out. However the winner looked a sitting duck at the furlong pole as 4/5f Indian Chief loomed up with his challenge under a motionless Joseph O'Brien, matching at 1.01 in-running on Betfair.

Some may criticise O'Brien for not kicking on earlier on Indian Chief but, inside the final furlong, the winner found far more under pressure, quickening like a smart horse and in the end won well by two and a quarter lengths.

Bolger was represented by his travelling head lad Ger Flynn who stated “Loch Garman is a late maturing horse and Kevin (Manning, winning jockey) liked the way he did it . He quickened away out of the dip and while he got through that ground, he'd appreciate it better.

“He's a nice one to look forward to over the winter, is a nice big horse who should make a nice 3yo.”

Stan James introduce the son of Teofilo into their Derby betting at 40/1.

Additional reporting by Alan Magee

1st
6/1
Tote €4.80 €1.20
2nd
2.25L
4/5Fav
€1.20
3rd
3.5L
12/1
€2.10
4th
0.75L
14/1
About Tom Weekes
A lifelong racing fan, Tom began writing point to point reports in 2002 and has reported for irishracing.com since 2003, when he joined Irish Racing Services - since taken over by the Press Association. Has ridden a point to point winner and won the 2018 Irish Field Naps Table.