Classy return by Voler La Vedette
Colm Murphy’s mare, in the hands of Barry Geraghty, oozed class throughout, jumping fluently and was produced to challenge on the home-turn before forging clear to beat Star Wood by three lengths, without being asked a serious question. Elyaadi, the winner’s chief market rival, finished a well-beaten third.
The performance pleased trainer Murphy who enthused: “I’m delighted to get that out of the way. She came here a little bit under-cooked and will improve an awful lot off it. She’ll come back here for the ‘Morgiana’ and, after a couple of runs, we’ll decide on plans. But we won’t be getting carried away. And she won’t be going on her travels this side of Christmas.”
