First Season Sires 2013

Bolger will certainly be hoping Intense Focus is a success at stud. According to Horses In Training, 29 of the 73 juveniles in the yard are sired by him.
 
I remember in the late 80s he had lots of Nordico stock; one year 20+ of 25 or 26 won and the following year only 4 or 5 won. No sign of Nordico in many pedigrees since.
Intense Focus was tough. Remember him running in a Goffs Million followed by Grand Criterium 12 days later followed by Dewhurst inside another fortnight and winning at 20/1!
 
Four debutants today, all at Beverley.

3.10 BUSHRANGER has Captain Midnight
and INTENSE FOCUS has Hickster.

In the 3.40 WINKER WATSON - Blade's Boy and INTENSE FOCUS - Princess Myla
 
Windsor 5.40

AQLAAM has his first runner Culdaff (his dam Nenuphar has produced some useful animals in Germany). For those with poor memories like me Aqlaam was a top-class miler winning the Group 1 Prix Du Moulin de Longchamp and the Group 2 Ascot Summer Mile in 2009 as a 4-y-o and the Group 3 Jersey Stakes as a 3-y-o, he was also placed on his only run as a 2-y-o. He has 46 offspring to run for him.

WINKER WATSON has Ding Ding running for him.
 
Peniaphobia (fear of poverty, if you were wondering) nice winner for DANDY MAN yesterday.

Tipperary 5.30

INTENSE FOCUS has two debutants; Rock Focus and Heart Focus.

MYBOYCHARLIE is represented by Treadstone and BUSHRANGER by Lady Clitico.
 
Limerick 2.10

This race is run over just 60 yds. short of seven furlongs, a bit of a test for 2-y-os in early May!

It has two first-timers in the shape of Focussed for INTENSE FOCUS and Gone Viral for VIRTUAL. Virtual was a progressive miler whon the Lockinge for John Gosden as a 4-y-o in 2009.
 
Very early tables:

By prizemoney


STALLION WINNERS–RUNNERS WINS RUNS 2ND 3RD 4TH WIN PRIZE TOTAL PRIZE
Dandy Man 3–9 33% 3 13 5 1 1 £16,177 £22,066
Intense Focus 2–10 20% 2 16 2 1 1 £11,197 £15,331
Captain Gerrard 3–9 33% 3 20 3 3 4 £8,410 £12,740
Bushranger 2–11 18% 2 14 1 3 1 £5,499 £8,471
Mastercraftsman 1–2 50% 1 3 1 1 0 £2,588 £4,759
Art Connoisseur 1–3 33% 1 3 0 1 0 £1,941 £2,326
Winker Watson 0–5 — 0 8 0 3 2 £0 £1,547
Myboycharlie 0–3 — 0 3 0 1 1 £0 £1,346
Aqlaam 0–1 — 0 1 1 0 0 £0 £866
US Ranger 0–1 — 0 2 0 1 0 £0 £433
Major Cadeaux 0–1 — 0 1 0 0 0 £0 £0


Stan James prices

SEA THE STARS 4/7
MASTERCRAFTSMAN 7/4
BUSHRANGER 3
INTENSE FOCUS 9
CHAMPS ELYSEES 20
MYBOYCHARLIE 33

By wins

STALLION WINNERS–RUNNERS WINS RUNS 2ND 3RD 4TH WIN PRIZE TOTAL PRIZE
Dandy Man 3–9 33% 3 13 5 1 1 £16,177 £22,066
Captain Gerrard 3–9 33% 3 20 3 3 4 £8,410 £12,740
Bushranger 2–11 18% 2 14 1 3 1 £5,499 £8,471
Intense Focus 2–10 20% 2 16 2 1 1 £11,197 £15,331
Mastercraftsman 1–2 50% 1 3 1 1 0 £2,588 £4,759
Art Connoisseur 1–3 33% 1 3 0 1 0 £1,941 £2,326
Aqlaam 0–1 — 0 1 1 0 0 £0 £866
Major Cadeaux 0–1 — 0 1 0 0 0 £0 £0
US Ranger 0–1 — 0 2 0 1 0 £0 £433
Myboycharlie 0–3 — 0 3 0 1 1 £0 £1,346
Winker Watson 0–5 — 0 8 0 3 2 £0 £1,547

Prices

BUSHRANGER Evens
MASTERCRAFTSMAN 5/2
INTENSE FOCUS 7/2
SEA THE STARS 7/2
DANDY MAN 9
CAPTAIN GERRARD 9
MYBOYCHARLIE 16
 
Busy day today.

Bath 2.10

CHAMPS ELYSEES has his first runner with Sarlat.

Champs Elysees is a full-brother to Dansili and was a group winning stayer in France, USA and Canada. He's been a busy boy and has 83 2-y-os.

Beverley 2.25

CAPTAIN GERRARD has two first-timers with Barleycorn and Scoreline.

Curragh 2.15

INTENSE FOCUS represented by Bru Mor and MASTERCRAFTSMAN by Supernatural.

Warwick 2.35

INTENSE FOCUS - A Childs Dream and DANDY MAN - Dandy Maid.
 
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