Maestro Bolger makes an early statement

At a stage in life when most people have long since summoned the pipe and slippers, Jim Bolger is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down.

Indeed, there is every reason to believe that the man may actually be speeding up, at least in his relentless pursuit of winners.

The Curragh staged the opening day of the turf flat season last Sunday and Bolger didn’t half make a massive statement of intent, winning four of the seven races on offer.