YOU don’t have to tell Jim Bolger about the attributes of Teofilo, the son of Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) he trained to become European champion at two when his five victories included the Group 1 Darley Dewhurst Stakes, beating Holy Roman Emperor and Strategic Prince, and the Group 1 National Stakes, again accounting for Holy Roman Emperor.

The latter retired to stud at three when George Washington was found to be sub fertile (he sired a single foal and returned to racing), while Teofilo went to stud a year later but he never saw a racecourse again after his juvenile season, a knee injury restricting him to five races and five victories.