Royal Patronage is SW20 for Wootton Bassett winning the Gr3 Acomb Stakes (7f) for 2yos at York
Royal Patronage made virtually all the running over his four rivals and stayed on strongly to defeat Imperial Fighter (The Gurkha) by 2-1/4 lengths with the favourite, Dubawi Legend (Dubawi), a further two lengths away in third.
A 62,000gns Tattersalls October yearling, Royal Patronage is now the winner of two of his four races.
Royal Patronage is the only foal to race for Shaloushka (Dalakhani) a winner three times in France and sold at the 2018 Arqana breeding Stock Sale by Aga Khan Studs to Blandford Bloodstock.
Shaloushka is a half-sister to Gr1 Irish Derby third Shalapour (Darshaan), Shibina (Kalanisi) the winning dam of Group-placed Shebella and Shikarpour, and Shalaya (Marju) a winner in the UK and dam of Indian Listed winner Palm Springs (Placerville).
The granddam Shalama (Kahyasi) is a half-sister to dual Derby winner and sire Shahrastani (Nijinsky).
Gr1 winner Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) now stands at Coolmore Stud in Ireland and shuttles to Coolmore Australia in 2021.