Jan Brueghel simply outbattled stablemate Illinois as Aidan O’Brien saddled the primary two house within the Betfred St Leger at Doncaster.
Following on from the success of Steady 12 months in the past, the grasp of Ballydoyle has now claimed the world’s oldest Traditional eight instances.
He was holding all of the aces coming into the house straight, with Grosvenor Sq. main from Illinois and Jan Brueghel.
Grosvenor Sq. was handed on the two-furlong pole, from the place 11-4 joint-favourites Illinois and Jan Brueghel took management.
And it was Jan Brueghel, partnered by former Ballydoyle apprentice Sean Levey, who finally stayed on the strongest to get house by a neck and stretch his unbeaten file to 4.
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