Naas report: Classy Broome back to winning ways in listed class

'You’d have to be very happy with him. He has always been a a very solid horse and wasn’t beaten far in the Derby'

Seamus Heffernan on Broome wins The Plusvital Derby Stakes. Picture: INPHO/Caroline Norris

Broome, fourth in the 2019 Investec Derby and without a victory since landing the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial in the build-up to the Epsom classic, returned to winning form with an emphatic defeat of front-runner Sunchart in the listed Plusvital Devoy Stakes, second leg of a spectacular treble for Aidan O’Brien and Seamus Heffernan in Naas.

A son of Australia, the 7/2 chance stretched clear in good style to score by three and a half lengths, with Sonnyboyliston six lengths back in third.