Dermot Weld has warned Fascinating Rock will only run in the KPMG Enterprise Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday if the heavens open before the Group Three contest.
The four-year-old showed he can be a force to be reckoned with when he has conditions to suit by finishing second to Al Kazeem in the Group One Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh in May.
Though he disappointed when only fifth in the Winter Hill Stakes at Windsor recently, Weld has not lost faith in his talented middle-distance performer.
The record-breaking trainer has identified the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on October 17 as a potential alternative to this weekend's race if the going is fast in his homeland.
"He's ground dependent and if the forecast shows there's an awful lot of rain he will run. Without rain he's unlikely to run," Weld told At The Races.
"He ran a superb race in the Tattersalls Gold Cup.
"I've always thought the English Champion Stakes, if we got similar weather as last year, would be the race for him."
The weather forecast is for rain in Dublin before the weekend, though the going is expected to be good or good to firm in Leopardstown on Saturday.
