‘Very appropriate’ success for Voleuse De Coeurs

Dermot Weld’s described the result as “very appropriate” after Voleuse De Coeurs landed the listed Vintage Crop Stakes in convincing style in Navan yesterday.

Confidently ridden by Pat Smullen, last year’s Irish Cesarewitch winner beat Missunited emphatically by two lengths, with favourite El Salvador (which had beaten the winner in the Martin Molony at Limerick last month) a well-beaten third.

“It’s a race I’ve wanted to win and I though she would win,” declared Weld afterwards. “She showed last year that she’s very good over staying distances. She’s progressive, but I’ll be in no hurry with her.