Racing: Yeats justified 1-3 favouritism when making an exemplary return to action in the Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan.
Last year's impressive Gold Cup winner was always travelling smoothly in the hands of Seamus Heffernan, who only had to nudge his partner out to score by a smooth five lengths.
While this Listed race lacked the strength in depth on show at Royal Ascot last June, the six-year-old's victory will have been welcomed by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled Dylan Thomas to Group One victory at Longchamp earlier in the afternoon.
Yeats tracked the pacesetters throughout the early stages but turned for home just off the speed and soon found himself bossing proceedings at the head of affairs.
Runner-up Reform Act (8-1) tracked him at the two-furlong marker but his run quickly faded as Yeats lengthened his advantage.
Cool Touch ran well to claim third at 12-1 for trainer Peter Casey.
"He's a class horse and he won the way we wanted him to," explained Heffernan. "This is a proper horse and he just came on the bridle for me two furlongs out."