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Saturday 12 September 2026

14:20

Betfred Portland (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)

Class 2, 5½f, Flat, 3yo+, 21 runners

Winning time 1m 7.16s

Going
Good
Surface
Turf

Result

1st

Air Force One (IRE) v

No. 5, stall 17

5yo, 9-7, OR 98

J: Clifford Lee · T: Geoff Oldroyd

1:07.16 £51,540

Settled behind the front markers on one flank - driven on as rivals converged approaching 2f out - moved through to the front inside the final furlong before being overtaken - rallied to regain command close home

2nd

Twilight Calls (GB) v

No. 13, stall 7

8yo, 9-3, OR 94

J: Saffie Osborne · T: Richard Spencer

½ £24,170

Settled towards the back on the far flank - stormed into contention over a furlong out to hit the front - drifted right inside the final furlong - caught close home to miss out by a half-length

3rd

Al Shabab Storm (GB) t

No. 3, stall 8

5yo, 9-6, OR 102

J: Conor Whiteley (5) · T: Michael Appleby

0.3 £12,090

Settled midfield on the far flank early - improved leaning left approaching final furlong - then drifted right - finished strongly close home for third

4th

Annaf (IRE)

No. 7, stall 21

7yo, 9-6, OR 97

J: Robert Havlin · T: Michael Appleby

½ £6,040

Slowly away - settled towards the back on the near rail - progress 2f out - pushed along over 1f out - stayed on through the final furlong to finish 4th

5th

King Of Light (GB)

No. 11, stall 18

4yo, 9-4, OR 95

J: Billy Loughnane · T: Stuart Williams

½ £3,020

Held up towards the back on the near flank - closed into contention approaching the final furlong - finished strongly to be fifth beaten 1¾ lengths

6th

Desert Falcon (IRE) v

No. 15, stall 3

6yo, 9-2, OR 93

J: Ryan Sexton · T: Julie Camacho

¾ £1,510

Up with the far flank bunch - hit the front for a stride before drifting right inside the final furlong - faded in the closing stages to finish 6th

7th

The Strikin Viking (IRE) h

No. 6, stall 9

4yo, 9-7, OR 98

J: Faleh Bughanaim · T: Hamad Al Jehani

1½

Settled towards back on far flank - angled left inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish seventh

8th

Apollo One (GB)

No. 17, stall 5

8yo, 8-13, OR 90

J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

½

Settled behind the pace on the far flank - squeezed for space and edged left inside the final furlong - couldn't quicken in the closing stages - finished eighth beaten 4½ lengths

9th

Against The Wind (GB)

No. 14, stall 12

4yo, 9-2, OR 93

J: Kevin Stott · T: Kevin Ryan

1½

Sat handy with the wide pack - pushed along and drifted right approaching final furlong - held no more ground to finish ninth

10th

Getreadytorumble (GB)

No. 2, stall 20

4yo, 9-11, OR 102

J: Tom Marquand · T: Jack Channon

0.2

Stumbled backwards as gates sprang - settled midpack towards the stand rail - asked for effort as field converged 2f out - unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong

11th

Super Soldier (IRE)

No. 12, stall 4

3yo, 9-1, OR 97

J: Jack Nicholls (3) · T: K. R. Burke

0.3

Tracked front pack along the stand rail - squeezed for space with a furlong left and pushed along - weakened close home to finish 11th

12th

Toca Madera (IRE)

No. 10, stall 11

5yo, 9-4, OR 95

J: Daniel Tudhope · T: David O'Meara

½

Handy on the wide flank early - hit the front over 2f out then edged right when overtaken inside the final furlong - dropped away late to finish 12th

13th

Schrodinger's Cat (GB)

No. 16, stall 2

3yo, 8-7, OR 93

J: Toby Moore (7) · T: Grant Tuer

½

Sat close to pace on the far flank - pressed for effort inside final furlong - dropped away near the finish to come home 13th

14th

Station X (GB)

No. 19, stall 16

4yo, 8-12, OR 89

J: Jason Watson · T: Bryan Smart

0.3

Made way forward early - hit the front on one flank before packs converged and driven approaching final furlong and a half - weakened inside final furlong to finish well held

15th

Atomic Force (IRE)

No. 8, stall 10

7yo, 9-5, OR 96

J: Callum Shepherd · T: Edward Bethell

½

mid-pack on the far flank early - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close and well held late

16th

Rosario (IRE)

No. 21, stall 13

5yo, 8-11, OR 88

J: Rossa Ryan · T: Roger Teal

¾

Settled back with the tail-enders on the far flank - driven on as the field converged inside the final two furlongs - shifted left approaching the furlong marker but made no headway - well beaten in 16th

17th

Badri (GB)

No. 4, stall 22

9yo, 9-8, OR 99

J: Lewis Edmunds · T: Michael Herrington

3

Drifted left exiting stalls - settled midpack among the nearside bunch - pressed along when packs came together with 2f left - dropped away in the final furlong to finish well beaten

18th

Eternal Sunshine (GB)

No. 20, stall 19

6yo, 8-6, OR 88

J: Lauren Young (5) · T: Jim Goldie

1

Settled in mid-pack near the far rail - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well beaten

19th

Jel Pepper (IRE) h

No. 22, stall 14

3yo, 8-11, OR 90

J: Marco Ghiani · T: Stuart Williams

0.3

Held mid-pack towards the stand rail - driven on as the field converged over 2f out - lost momentum and squeezed for space inside final furlong - well held at the finish

20th

I'm Next (GB)

No. 18, stall 15

4yo, 8-13, OR 90

J: David Allan · T: Tim Easterby

6

Set the pace among the far-track division - overtaken with two furlongs left - fading and drifting right a furlong out - well beaten in 20th

21th

Dubai Bling (IRE) p

No. 1, stall 1

4yo, 9-12, OR 103

J: David Probert · T: Hugo Palmer

64

Sluggish start - settled towards the back - looked amiss and was pulled up with 2f left

Non-runners: Trefor

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.

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