14:25
Betfred Portland (Heritage Handicap)
Class 2, 5f143y, Flat, 3yo+, 22 runners
Winning time 1m 6.27s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Paul Mulrennan
Jim Goldie
Checked briefly at the off - settled towards the back near the far rail - shifted course inside the final furlong then angled back the other way - finished full of running to score on the line
No. 2, stall 9
6yo, 9-10, OR 103
J: Christophe Soumillon · T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
Christophe Soumillon
P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck
Settled midfield down the middle of track - made ground and moved left approaching final furlong - closed to dispute matters inside the last - hit the front near the line - caught right on the line to miss out by a whisker
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
Settled in midfield down the middle - moved up on the outside of the front group - hit the front inside the last furlong - caught in the dying strides to finish third
Hector Crouch
Jonathan Portman
Settled up on the near rail early - moved through to hit the front over a furlong out - overtaken inside the final furlong - kept battling to the line - beaten a half-length in 5th
Hollie Doyle
Archie Watson
Positioned far out on the track - settled at the back of the field - progress checked for room entering the final furlong - stayed on strongly to finish 4th
Tom Eaves
Kevin Ryan
Held a central spot early - went to the front of the pack before being overtaken inside the last furlong - unable to respond late and beaten 2 lengths in 6th
Brandon Wilkie (5)
William Knight
Settled midfield down the middle - stepped through into contention over 2f out - couldn't match the front-runners' speed in the closing stages
Sam Feilden (7)
K R Burke
Tracked front group wide of course - lost ground with 3f left - finished willingly late to be eighth
Rossa Ryan
Michael Appleby
Settled on the far rail early - tracked the front group - drifted left with tight quarters approaching the final furlong then unable to close late
Kieran Shoemark
John & Thady Gosden
Settled towards the back on the far rail - pushed along and made progress from 2f out - unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong - stayed on late to finish tenth
Jamie Spencer
Richard Fahey
Settled towards the far part of the field early - improved position and darted left approaching the furlong marker - found little room to work with - couldn't find more under pressure inside the final 100 yards - dropped away and finished well held in 11th
Robert Havlin
Rod Millman
Missed the break badly - held up on the wide flank - took no part in the finish - eventually well held in 12th
Jimmy Quinn
Roy Bowring
Held a spot near the far rail early - up with the pace - lost momentum with 2f left - drifted left approaching the final furlong and dropped away close home finishing 13th
Hayley Turner
Andrew Balding
Shared the running early on the stand rail - gave way with a furlong remaining - eventually beaten well back in 14th
Mark Winn
David O'Meara
Positioned midfield in the middle of the track early - up with the pace through the race - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well beaten
Callum Shepherd
George Scott
Settled towards the back through the middle of the track - hampered inside the final furlong - unable to close and finished 16th
Joe Leavy (3)
James Evans
Settled towards grandstand rail - held a midfield berth - unable to close the gap in the closing stages - finished well down the field
Silvestre De Sousa
James Owen
Held up mid-group down the middle - never able to progress - well held at the finish
David Egan
George Boughey
Held a position wide of the field early - stayed with the front group before losing touch two furlongs out - dropped away late to finish well held in 19th
Saffie Osborne
Jamie Osborne
Far flank - towards the centre of the field - out of contention before the final furlong - finished 20th
Pat Cosgrave
George Baker
Held up prominently on one flank early - pressed for effort with over 2f left - dropped away quickly thereafter - well held at the finish
Duran Fentiman
Tim Easterby
Shared control racing wide early - dropped away with two furlongs left - well beaten late
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.