Bolger back in business with brilliant Beo

FINSCEAL BEO turned around a disappointing week for Jim Bolger as she blitzed her field to earn Classic glory in the fastest-ever Stan James 1000 Guineas at Newmarket yesterday.

Not only did the Irish raider set a new record for fillies, she also smashed Mister Baileys 2000 Guineas time of 1994 with her two-and-a-half-length romp under Kevin Manning.

Bolger suffered heartache on Thursday when his ante-post favourite for the 2000 Guineas, Teofilo, was ruled out with injury but his winter favourite for the fillies’ equivalent brought the smile back to his face.