Bowerman completed a hat-trick of consecutive wins in as many runs this year with a big-race success for trainer Ado McGuinness and the Total Recall Racing Club in the Paddy Power Irish Lincolnshire at the Curragh today.

Connections bought Bowerman for £52,000 at Tattersalls (UK) last July and today the son of Dutch Art brought his earnings since then to €72,905 with a two and a half lengths win, for jockey Ronan Whelan, over Colfer Me

Afterwards trainer McGuinness stated “he’s 6lb better lighter on the grass and we always felt there was a big pot in him. He’s a very high class horse and I’d say his handicap days are over now.

“Our original plan was to run in the Lincoln at the start of the year and then go for the Royal Hunt Cup but I’ll settle for this!

“He’ll go for Listed and Group races now and is in the Alleged Stakes. The guys have had a lot of fun with this horse and we’ll just keep rocking. It’s going to be hard when you step up another level but he’s well capable of doing it.

“Current Options was just a little free early doors and he’ll go back to seven in two weeks time on Derby weekend, and Saltonstall (stablemate, finished fourth) will go back to Galway.”

Quotes from Alan Magee