50/1 shot Risk takes flight at the Curragh

The Jim Bolger-trained Flight Risk sprang a 50/1 shock in the Group 3 Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes, feature of yesterday’s action at the Curragh.

It proved the centrepiece of an exceptional day at headquarters for Bolger and stable-jockey Kevin Manning as the Coolcullen combination completed an 841/1 treble.

Highly-tried as a juvenile, Flight Risk was recording only his second success, proving a length and quarter too strong for Piri Wango.