Poetic Flare poised for second leg of Guineas treble mission
Sat 15 May 2021
Poetic Flare goes for the second leg of what could be a remarkable Guineas treble at ParisLongchamp on Sunday.
The three-year-old emulated his sire Dawn Approach in winning the Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket for trainer Jim Bolger and he turns out just a fortnight later for the French equivalent – the Emirates Poule d’Essai des Poulains.
Bolger is hoping his exciting colt can double his Classic tally before potentially bidding for a hat-trick in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas next weekend.
“He’s come of Newmarket well,” said the Coolcullen handler.
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Poetic Flare (near side) sees off Master Of The Seas (far) and Lucky Vega (centre) to win the Qipco 2000 Guineas. \ Healy Racing
Aidan O’Brien has dominated recent renewals of the Qipco 2000 Guineas but it was his old master Jim Bolger who recorded his second victory in the classic at the age of 79 on Saturday, hailing Poetic’s Flare’s success “right up there with the best days we’ve had.”
That’s a big call from the owner-breeder who trained the likes of St Jovite, Alexander Goldrun, Finsceal Beo and New Approach. Uniquely, Poetic Flare is by Dawn Approach, who was Bolger’s first (and previous) winner of this race in 2013.
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