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14:25 Doncaster

Totesport Portland (Heritage Handicap) (Class 1) (Class 1)

  • 22 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 140y
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 5.64s
  • 22 Ran
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1
Silk -

Halmahera (IRE)

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Texas Gold

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Ptarmigan Ridge

      33/1

        4
        Silk -

        Whistler

        40/1

          1(17)
          Silk - YELLOW, BLACK hoop and armlets, RED cap

          Forever Phoenix

          4
          8/1
          • Form 230361
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-11

          steadied at start and held up stands' side, soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

          2(13)
          Silk - PINK, EMERALD GREEN cross belts, armlets and spots on cap

          Halmahera (IRE)

          25
          11/1
          • Form 605060
          • Age 9
          • Weight 9-10

          held up stands' side, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead close home

          3(14)
          Silk - White, Red and White striped sleeves, Black and Red check cap

          Atlantic Viking (IRE)

          9
          40/1
          • Form 400141
          • Age 9
          • Weight 9-10

          towards rear, never dangerous, stands' side

          4(20)
          Silk - Yellow, Black chevron and sleeves, Black and Yellow hooped cap

          Pomfret Lad

          118
          66/1
          • Form 052-000
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-8

          chased leaders to halfway, stands' side

          5(16)
          Silk - Yellow, Red sash, Red cap, Yellow star

          Pic Up Sticks

          39
          7/1
          • Form 163600
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-7

          towards rear, never a factor, stands' side group

          6(10)
          Silk - Orange and black stripes, halved sleeves, orange cap

          Peruvian Chief (IRE)

          4
          66/1
          • Form 2000U0
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-7

          never better than mid-division, stands' side group

          7(19)
          Silk - Dark Blue, White sleeves, Dark Blue seams, Red cap, Dark Blue spots

          Corridor Creeper (FR)

          9
          14/1
          • Form 236035
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-7

          in touch stands' side, led that group over 1f out, one pace final furlong

          8(7)
          Silk - White, Red star, Red sleeves, White armlets, White cap, Red star

          High Voltage

          20
          40/1
          • Form 360001
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-6

          chased leaders to halfway

          9(9)
          Silk - Red and White (halved), White sleeves, Red stars, White cap, Red star

          Fantasy Believer

          22
          18/1
          • Form 410120
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-6

          always behind

          10(15)
          Silk - Primrose, violet hooped sleeves, red cap

          Connect

          32 b
          25/1
          • Form 041400
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-5

          towards rear, never near to challenge

          11(3)
          Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE Cross of Lorraine, hooped sleeves, striped cap

          Whitbarrow (IRE)

          4 b
          40/1
          • Form 000000
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-4

          led far side group, headed over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, no extra close home

          12(18)
          Silk - BLACK and RED (quartered), BLACK sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap, BLACK spots

          Lake Garda

          116
          20/1
          • Form 01-5311
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-3

          chased leaders to halfway

          13(5)
          Silk - Orange

          Fun To Ride

          64
          28/1
          • Form 22-1200
          • Age 3
          • Weight 9-2

          chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

          14(12)
          Silk - Grey, Pink epaulets, quartered cap

          Whistler

          4
          40/1
          • Form 140340
          • Age 7
          • Weight 9-2

          prominent stands' side group, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

          15(4)
          Silk - Maroon, Light Blue star, sleeves and star on cap

          Funfair Wane

          4
          20/1
          • Form 004006
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-2

          tracked leader far side group, effort over 1f out, no impression

          16(22)
          Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, diabolo on sleeves

          Mutawaqed (IRE)

          18
          7/1
          • Form 420102
          • Age 6
          • Weight 9-2

          held up stands' side, pushed along halfway, one pace final furlong

          17(2)
          Silk - Purple and Mauve (halved), Mauve sleeves, quartered cap

          Jonny Ebeneezer

          25 b
          12/1
          • Form 114110
          • Age 5
          • Weight 9-2

          switched right and chased along mid-division stands' side group, effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong

          18(6)
          Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond

          Raccoon (IRE)

          32 v
          14/1
          • Form 411000
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-1

          chased leaders stands' side, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong

          19(1)
          Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots

          Texas Gold

          9
          16/1
          • Form 406602
          • Age 6
          • Weight 8-13

          tracked leader far side group, pushed along to lead overall over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, headed close home, no extra

          20(21)
          Silk - White, Black star, sleeves and stars on cap

          Merlin's Dancer

          40
          7/1
          • Form 100041
          • Age 4
          • Weight 8-13

          led stands' side group, headed over 1f out, soon beaten

          21(11)
          Silk - Mauve, Light Blue cross belts

          Spanish Ace

          12
          25/1
          • Form 055041
          • Age 3
          • Weight 8-13

          never better than mid-division, stands' side group

          22(8)
          Silk - White and Royal Blue (halved), Black sleeves, White spots, Black cap

          Ptarmigan Ridge

          4
          33/1
          • Form 065103
          • Age 8
          • Weight 8-12

          held up behind leaders, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, stayed on same pace

          Previous results

          2003
          (15)
          Silk -

          Halmahera (IRE)

          11/1
          • Age 8
          • Weight 9-4

          2002
          (20)
          Silk -

          Halmahera (IRE)

          6/1
          • Age 7
          • Weight 8-13

          2001
          (9)
          Silk -

          Smokin Beau

          14/1
          • Age 4
          • Weight 9-4

          In depth

          Verdict

          Everything looks to have come up trumps for Halmahera as he bids to win this for the third year in succession and he is selected in preference to Forever Phoenix and Mutawaqed, who are just two of the others that are capable of causing a few problems for the Kevin Ryan-trained gelding. There are a host of others that have to be given a second look in the betting and the likes of Texas Gold and Funfair Wane would have been given a much more solid build up where it not for their unfavourable stalls positions over on the far side. The former especially has to be given plenty of respect as he looks to be peaking at just the right time to do himself justice today. Unfortunately, he has the absolute worst of the draw to contend with and, as a horse that has suffered from this scenario on numerous occasions this season, he needs more than his share of luck to get a clear near the finish. Others may have flown by then and he is very reluctantly passed over today. Of those on the near side, Merlin's Dancer is another to seriously consider as he will be blazing a trail if he runs his usual race. He is very closely matched with Forever Phoenix judged on their encounter at Ascot, where he ran a blinder from the wrong side, while Connect also has claims on the effort he put in during that race and he is a lively outsider for the frame at the prices. Forever Phoenix will not get away with starting slowly today and looks opposable under a 7lb penalty. Whereas Atlantic Viking has 10lb more to carry than his official rating and, as he failed to beat a single horse home in this race last year, he is hard to enthuse about this time around. Which brings us back to Halmahera, who is an absolute credit to all concerned with his preparations. The nine-year-old has enjoyed a similar preparation to this year's renewal and, if he can better his gallant effort in the Stewards Cup from his penultimate start, Halmahera will be very hard to beat over this intermediate trip that does not suit too many of his rivals.