Bolger reveals Verbal Dexterity plans

Trainer Jim Bolger has revealed Verbal Dexterity will head straight to the Qipco 2000 Guineas.

The talented runner could only managed to finish fourth behind the 2000 Guineas favourite Saxon Warrior in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on his final juvenile showing.

However, Bolger is expecting much more from Verbal Dexterity and believes going straight to the 2000 Guineas without another preparation run is the best option for his charge.

He told At The Races: “He has done well over the winter. He was a very mature-looking two-year-old, but he has continued to grow well into himself.

“I think he'll stay at least a mile and a quarter and he seems versatile with regard to ground.

“The plan is to run him in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and he won't have a run before then. I'm very happy with him at the minute.”