L'Impresario wins Curragh opener

Odds-on punters were stung in the opening Boylesports 143 Shops Nationwide Maiden at The Curragh today, with 4/9f Changingoftheguard proving no match, in third, behind winner L'Impresario

Changingoftheguard, under Johnny Murtagh, never posed a serious threat, while L'Impresario, under a well timed challenge from Kevin Manning, arrived to lead under a furlong out, for a two lengths win over Eytarna

Afterwards winning trainer Jim Bolger stated "L'Impresario's dam won the Yorkshire Oaks for Jeremy Noseda and I received him to train this year. He's a big horse and needed time " we'll aim him at a either a winners' race or Listed race now."now."