Haggas readying Pablo Escobarr for King Edward VII after missing Derby
An unsatisfactory scope may have robbed William Haggas of the chance to run Pablo Escobarr in the Derby, but the trainer is now readying the colt for the King Edward VII at Royal Ascot.
Pablo Escobarr possesses some extremely strong form, having finished runner-up to subsequent Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck in the Lingfield trial last month.
The Haggas-trained three-year-old finished two and a half lengths adrift of Anthony Van Dyck and is on course to contest the 1m4f three-year-old contest on June 21.
Speaking on Tuesday, Haggas said: "Pablo is fine and we're thinking of going for the King Edward. We were very keen to go for the Derby but he didn't scope very well the weekend before so we aborted.
She will not have to take on that rival at Ascot in the Prince of Wales's Stakes after it emerged last week that the five-day meeting would come too soon for Enable, with the Coral-Eclipse her new target.
"She's doing fine," Haggas said of Sea Of Class. "We're toying with the idea [of giving her an awayday]. She's doing well at the moment."
Sea Of Class is the general 5-2 favourite for the Prince of Wales's Stakes.
Published on 4 June 2019inRoyal Ascot
Last updated 19:10, 4 June 2019
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