Appleby thrilled as Escobarr delivers Italian job perfectly
Good Friday or a trip to Dubai look likely next.
A long-held plan came to fruition for Mick Appleby when Roberto Escobarr strode to victory in the Italian St Leger. The Galileo gelding was previously trained to Group Three success by William Haggas before being sold to new connections for 40,000 guineas. The Premio St Leger Italiano, the Italian St Leger, was the plan from the outset and Marco Ghiani headed to his homeland to ride in the Group Three San Siro contest on Saturday. It was light work for the bay in a field of seven as he made all of the running and then pulled away to an easy eight-and-a-quarter-length victory. “He did it very well, we were very impressed with him,” said Appleby.🔥Incredible win by ROBERTO ESCOBARR in the Gr.3 Premio St Leger Italiano for @MickApplebyUK and owner The Gary Allsopp Partnership.🇮🇹🇬🇧 A Tatts 2023 August HIT Sale purchase from @somervillelodge by Justin Adrian Byrne for 40,000 gns.pic.twitter.com/QERMrA3j9b
— GBRI (@GBRI_UK) November 18, 2023
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