Cruise for easy to back Nouveau

Dermot Weld’s Vintage Nouveau, fourth on her debut at Dundalk, cruised to victory in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Fillies Maiden at Clonmel last night.

She was all the rage in the morning, but very easy to back on track, finding evens from early offers of 4-7. Racing in the first two throughout, the daughter of Montjeu eased on with over a furlong to go to beat the well backed, but less than enthusiastic, Westpieser by five lengths.

Said Smullen: “That was a good opportunity. She handled the ground well, it is very testing, much softer than I expected. We will be looking at a handicap now, hopefully.”