TOP trainer Jim Bolger told the Mahon Tribunal yesterday a thoroughbred filly he sold to lobbyist Frank Dunlop for nearly £64,000 in 1992, broke her neck in collision with another horse on his stud farm the following year.

JUDGE Alan Mahon cast doubt yesterday on Frank Dunlop’s claim to have bought a thoroughbred foal from top trainer Jim Bolger for £62,000 about 15 years ago.

LOBBYIST Frank Dunlop told the Mahon Tribunal yesterday how he invested £62,000 in a horse he had bought from his friend, well-known Carlow-based trainer Jim Bolger, 15 years ago — then forgot about the transaction.