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McGuinness enjoys Bridge success
- Updated: January 5, 2017
Pivot Bridge bounced back to form to provide Irish trainer Adrian McGuinness with his second Wolverhampton winner in as many days.
The County Dublin-based handler hit the bullseye with Oor Jock at Dunstall Park on Wednesday and Pivot Bridge was an 11-4 chance to follow suit in Thursday’s opening Betway Marathon Handicap.
Remember The Man set a strong pace for much of the one-mile-six-furlong contest, but was a spent force in the home straight and Pivot Bridge came through to win comfortably in the hands of Adam Kirby, passing the post with six lengths in hand.
McGuinness said: “He had been a bit disappointing on his last couple of runs, so we gave him a break and he came back fresh and well.
“We knew he was in great order going into the race today, so we were expecting a big run and thankfully he’s come good.
“He’s a half-brother to the 1000 Guineas winner Speciosa and was a good hurdler at one time, but he had a very bad fall at Wexford one day early last year and it took him a long time to get his confidence back.”
He went …
