Weather likely to spoil Ward’s Leger hopes

VINCENT WARD would rather the weather did not spoil his decision to supplement Fictional Account for this weekend’s Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh.

Ward has achieved a notable feat in improving a horse from Dermot Weld, as the six-year-old mare has gone from strength to strength this season.

After finishing behind Saturday’s hot favourite Fame And Glory in the Vintage Crop and Saval Beg Stakes, as well as when tailed off in the Gold Cup, she finally defeated Aidan O’Brien’s star by a neck when they reappeared in the Leger Trial three weeks ago.