Mac Swiney swoops for Vertem Futurity Trophy glory
Group One victory at Doncaster for Bolger and Manning.
Mac Swiney was a tenacious winner of the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster. Jim Bolger’s challenger, a Group Two winner on soft ground at the Curragh in August, had since managed only eighth of 10 on a quicker surface over the same course and distance in the National Stakes.It’s been a while between drinks for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning when it comes to Group One winners but they are back in the big time with Mac Swiney pic.twitter.com/WBLeATavD2
— Nick Robson (@ValueRacingPlus) October 24, 2020
Paddy Power and Betfair responded by halving Mac Swiney’s odds for next year’s Derby to 20-1 from 40-1.
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