Oxx: Vinnie will be tough nut to crack

RIVAL trainer John Oxx admits Vinnie Roe will be “a tough nut to crack” as he bids for a fifth consecutive win in tomorrow's Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh.

Dermot Weld’s charge has notched up an amazing sequence of wins in the all-aged Classic but Oxx is aiming to break his hold with either Shalapour or Mkuzi.

Although Oxx would love to take the one-mile-six-furlong event, he is full of admiration for Vinnie Roe.