THE smart juvenile hurdler Fiscal Focus was the first graded National Hunt winner for his sire Intense Focus and was a homebred by Jim Bolger. Now the second offspring of the Ballylinch Stud stallion to win at Grade 2 level over jumps is also a Bolger-bred.

Solar Focus was placed a number of times on the flat before his sale for just 9,000gns at the Tattersalls Horses In Training Sale last year. He was bought by trainer Paolo Favero and races in his colours. Solar Focus beat another Irish-bred four-year-old, Company Of Ring (by Rossenarra Stud sire Windsor Knot) to land the Premio Ezio Vanoni in the beautiful surrounds of Merano racecourse in northern Italy last weekend.