JIM Bolger got the 2019 flat season off to a flying start at Naas on Saturday, saddling a treble which included the feature Group 3 Lodge Park Stud Irish EBF Park Express Stakes. It was highly appropriate that the Coolcullen maestro should win the race, named in honour of a filly he trained with great success.

Park Express showed promise as a two-year-old in 1985 before developing into a top-class middle-distance performer at three.