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Can one-of-a-kind Jim Bolger pull off more Group 1 heroics with Poetic Flare?
Poetic Flare: another Group 1 assignment after running in all three major 2,000 GuineasCredit: Edward Whitaker
4.20 Royal Ascot
St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) | 1m | 3yo | ITV4/Sky
There are not many trainers like Jim Bolger in the modern game. Target training has become an obsession and now, all too often, we only see our stars primed for one or two big races.
Bolger doesn't need to wrap his stars up in cotton wool to gain success, though. A look back through his greats shows several were aggressively campaigned, but they all thrived.
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Published on 14 June 2021inPreviews
Last updated 18:45, 14 June 2021
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