Bolger chasing more success

Enda Bolger believes the increasing quality of the cross-country sphere is making Cheltenham’s Glenfarclas Chase more difficult to win year on year.

Bolger chasing more success
Tue, 05 Mar, 2013 - 00:00
Colin Wilson

A former leading amateur rider in Ireland, Bolger has dominated the specialised area of cross-country and Irish ‘banks’ races for the best part of two decades, first shooting to prominence with the remarkable Risk Of Thunder.

The gelding, owned by actor Sean Connery, was retired after winning the La Touche Cup at Punchestown for a remarkable seventh time in 2002.

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