Bolger in no doubt of Aquam’s class

Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning followed-up Wednesday’s treble in Naas with a double in Leopardstown last night, highlighted by the impressive victory of Sanus Per Aquam in the Racecourse Of The Year 2-Y-0 Race.

Successful on his recent debut at the Curragh, Sanus Per Aquam, a half-brother to Morning Mix (which will contest next Thursday’s Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown) swept past front-running stable-companion Gleine early in the straight before stretching clear in great style to slam the Aidan O’Brien-trained Port Douglas, an uneasy favourite, by four and three-quarter lengths.

Winning trainer Jim Bolger was full of praise for his son of Teofilio: “He’s the old fellow reincarnated. He does everything he did and does it the same way, but he’s two weeks earlier.”