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Highclere Thoroughbred Racing’s Royal Patronage (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who won consecutive G3 Acomb S. and G2 Royal Lodge S. in August and September, have been doing well this winter and will likely try the G1 Cazoo Derby route, according to co-coach Charlie Johnston. Eighth in the G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy S. on October 23, where he was injured, the bay recovered, but looked like a “one-and-a-half mile” horse to Johnston and his co-trainer. Mark’s father. Initially, the training duo started at the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas foal tournament.
Charlie Johnston said: “We’ve had a lot of excited Highclere owners coming here periodically to see the Royal Patronage, who seem to have wintered very well, but still have plenty left in the early days of pre-season. Upcoming. “We won’t see him at the earliest against Guineas and I think we are starting to work towards a route that starts in [G2] Dante [S.] with a Derby in mind. He’s definitely the one holding the flag [for the yard] in the 3 year old division.
“I always think Dad always said that the best match for the Derby was the Guineas and I think, maybe in the winter, we think that’s his favorite place to start this year.
“Only if we start doing some quicker work on him in March will we get a better handle on what distance will be optimal for him this season but looking at him, picture The horse’s physical form and size now, he began to scream an extra mile and a quarter. ”
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