Yeats poised to give O’Brien a Leger first

THE Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh is one of the few big races to have so far escaped the grasp of Aidan O’Brien – but that looks set to change today.

The Ballydoyle maestro is represented by red-hot favourite Yeats, who will face seven rivals in the all-aged Classic for which he is a 1-3 chance with William Hill.

Tony Kenny, Irish spokesman for the Leeds-based firm, said “Yeats is possibly the best staying Flat horse we’ve seen for a long time and it would be a massive shock if he gets turned over at the Curragh tomorrow.”