Keep the faith with Outfielder, says Ward

WESLEY Ward remains optimistic for the future with Outfielder following his fourth-place finish in the Prix Morny at Deauville.

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The Speightstown colt created a huge impression when scorching clear on his Churchill Downs debut and while a minor setback put paid to a planned appearance at Royal Ascot, he belatedly travelled to Europe for a Group One contest his American trainer has won on three previous occasions.

After becoming restless in the stalls, leading to him being removed and reloaded, Outfielder slightly missed the break, but soon recovered to lead the six-strong field before faltering late on.

“It was certainly the toughest Morny Ive ever been in as far as the competition goes,” said Ward.

“He was a little fractious in the gate. We asked to load him late, but they denied us, so we had to go in in post-position order and he reared up and got his foot caught on the side of the gate, according to David Egan.