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2025 Portland Heritage Handicap Preview
Run over five furlongs and 143 yards at Doncaster on St Leger day, it is a race for sprint handicap lovers, the Portland Handicap carries plenty of history with its inaugural running in 1855 and won down the years by some popular sprinters like Dawn's Delight (won it twice), Sarcita, Ian Balding's flying filly Lochsong and three-time winner Halmahera, successful between 2002 and 2004.
Portland Heritage Handicap Information:
- Portland Heritage Handicap Past Winners
- Portland Heritage Handicap Trainer Statistics
- Portland Heritage Handicap Jockey Statistics
We also have a dedicated Doncaster tips page that will cover this race as well as all of the other races on the day of the race, see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival section for links to these.
How competitive is the Portland Heritage Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2005 when the race had an over-round of 122%. The race in 2013 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 139%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Portland Heritage Handicap, the over-round has been 131%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £131 which is bet.
Portland Heritage Handicap Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Portland Heritage Handicap next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 20 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -2.50. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Portland Heritage Handicap see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Fantasy Believer, trained by John Quinn and ridden by Jimmy Quinn who set the fastest winning time in the Portland Heritage Handicap, the runner won the race in a time of 1:02.44 when winning the race in 2006. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Roger Varian and jockey Louis Steward with Steps who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:08.79 in the 2015 renewal.
These are the top three quickest-run Portland Heritage Handicap over the last 20 renewals:
- Fantasy Believer (1:02.44) in 2006
- Muthmir (1:05.38) in 2014
- Doc Hay (1:06.01) in 2012
Portland Heritage Handicap Past Winners
Here are the Portland Heritage Handicap past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Portland Heritage Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
Race Notes: The stewards reversed the placings of the 2022 renewal placing Call Me Ginger first and demoting Chipstead to second.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 1:06.27 | American Affair (GB) 4yo 8-13 (22 of 22) 4/1F | Paul Mulrennan Jim Goldie (GB) |
| 2023 1:07.53 | Annaf (IRE) 4yo 9-12 (12 of 22) 7/1 | Rossa Ryan Michael Appleby (GB) |
| 2022 1:08.27 | Call Me Ginger (GB) 6yo 8-7 (3 of 19) 20/1 | Amie Waugh (5lbs) Jim Goldie (GB) |
| 2021 1:08.56 | Hurricane Ivor (IRE) 4yo 9-10 (5 of 16) 11/2F | Tom Marquand William Haggas (GB) |
| 2020 1:06.67 | Stone Of Destiny (GB) 5yo 9-0 (18 of 21) 16/1 | Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2019 1:06.31 | Oxted (GB) 3yo 9-4 (14 of 22) 14/1 | Cieren Fallon (3lbs) Roger Teal (GB) |
| 2018 1:06.04 | A Momentofmadness (GB) 5yo 9-4 (18 of 21) 25/1 | William Buick Charles Hills (GB) |
| 2017 1:06.81 | Spring Loaded (IRE) 5yo 8-9 (22 of 22) 12/1 | Joey Haynes Paul DArcy (GB) |
| 2016 1:06.91 | Captain Colby (USA) 4yo 9-0 (12 of 20) 6/1F | William Buick Ed Walker (GB) |
| 2015 1:08.79 | Steps (IRE) 7yo 9-7 (10 of 20) 12/1 | Louis Steward (3lbs) Roger Varian (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Portland Heritage Handicap have been based:
- GB: 18 winners with an additional 60 placings from 408 runners
- IRE: 2 winners with an additional 0 placings from 4 runners
- AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Portland Heritage Handicap Trainer Statistics
There are multiple leading trainers in the Portland Heritage Handicap over the last 20 renewals with Jim Goldie, Charles Hills, William Haggas and David Marnane having all won the race two times. Jim Goldie winners have been with Call Me Ginger (2022) and American Affair (2024). Charles Hills winners have been with Angels Will Fall (2013) and A Momentofmadness (2018). William Haggas winners have been with Muthmir (2014) and Hurricane Ivor (2021). David Marnane winners have been with Santo Padre (2009) and Nocturnal Affair (2011). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Portland Heritage Handicap, Kevin Ryan (0-33), Tim Easterby (0-19), Ronald Harris (0-11) and Richard Fahey (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Portland Heritage Handicap trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Goldie | 8-2-3 | +18.00 | +11.25 |
| Charles Hills | 7-2-3 | +36.00 | +22.26 |
| William Haggas | 3-2-2 | +7.50 | +4.32 |
| David Marnane | 2-2-2 | +28.00 | +17.50 |
| David O'Meara | 20-1-4 | +1.00 | +1.57 |
| Clive Cox | 9-1-2 | +6.00 | +2.13 |
| David Barron | 9-1-1 | -4.00 | -5.50 |
| Roger Varian | 7-1-3 | +6.00 | +4.19 |
| Stuart Williams | 7-1-2 | +5.00 | +2.01 |
| John Quinn | 6-1-1 | +15.00 | +7.50 |
Portland Heritage Handicap Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Portland Heritage Handicap over the last 20 renewals is William Buick who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Captain Colby (2016) and A Momentofmadness (2018). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Portland Heritage Handicap, David Allan has ridden 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Portland Heritage Handicap jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 9-2-4 | +24.00 | +15.20 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 9-1-3 | +12.00 | +8.19 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 9-1-2 | +8.00 | +4.25 |
| Neil Callan | 7-1-2 | +8.00 | +4.75 |
| Adam Kirby | 5-1-2 | +10.00 | +6.13 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 5-1-1 | +0.00 | -1.50 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 4-1-1 | +17.00 | +9.50 |
| P J McDonald | 3-1-3 | +18.00 | +15.63 |
| Rossa Ryan | 3-1-2 | +5.00 | +3.76 |
| Tom Marquand | 3-1-1 | +3.50 | +1.44 |
2025 Portland Heritage Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 6, 3, 17, 7, (16, 22), 1, 5, 6, 2, 1, (4, 16), (1, 16), 2, 8, 15, 2, 1, 13, 8, 1
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (77%) - No bigger than 25/1
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Achieved an RPR of 97+ (Last 3)
- 20 / 20 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 61+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Within the first 16 of the market
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Carried 124 - 138lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 82+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 97+ (Season)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Achieved an RPR of 75+ (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Debut)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 20/1 (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (77%) - Achieved a TS of 87+ (Class)
- 18 / 20 (79%) - Achieved a TS of 85+ (Last 5)
- 17 / 20 (64%) - No older than a 5yo
- 17 / 20 (71%) - No more than -11lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 16 / 20 (74%) - Achieved an RPR of 102+ (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Doncaster racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Portland Heritage Handicap. How well do you know your horse racing? Are there certain types of races that you are unsure of? Why not take a look at this Types Of Horse Race article to familiarise yourself with the different types of racing, that is just one of many helpful horse racing articles in the OLBG Betting School.
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Portland Heritage Handicap Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +45.50 is when runners had the same jockey as last time out. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had a biggest odds run of 50/1, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-68.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2024: Winner in 22 (9,11,6) [22 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 12 (13,8,6) [22 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 3 (14,5,6) [19 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (8,15,17) [16 Runners]
- 2020: Winner in 18 (4,13,14) [21 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Portland Heritage Handicap is Haydock, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Haydock last time out. The next best courses which have produced the second most winners are York and Goodwood, there has been a total number of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 387 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 26 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Portland Heritage Handicap:
- Acclamation (2 Wins)
- Elnadim (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Portland Heritage Handicap despite multiple attempts:
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 15 runners)
- Kheleyf (0 Wins from 12 runners)
- Bahamian Bounty (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Kodiac (0 Wins from 10 runners)
- Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 9 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was A Momentofmadness in 2018, winning for Charles Hills at odds of 25/1 under the guidance of William Buick. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2025 Portland Heritage Handicap why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?
Other Principal races during the Doncaster St Leger Festival
Here is the schedule for the four-day St Leger Festival for races which we cover with blogs, each race will be linked to the race blog and detail last year's winner in the table below.
Thursday at St Leger Festival
There are a couple of Group 2's which take centre-stage on the opening day of the St Leger Festival, the £120k May Hill Stakes where the two-year-olds feature and then the £150k Park Hill Fillies Stakes where the older fillies compete.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Red Fillies Nursery | Ghost Run (GB) 2yo - 5/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| Doncaster 2yo Stakes | Hallasan (GB) 2yo - 15/2 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| May Hill Stakes | Desert Flower (IRE) 2yo - 1/1 | Charlie Appleby William Buick |
| Park Hill Stakes | Nakheel (FR) 3yo - 10/1 | Owen Burrows Jim Crowley |
| St Leger Festival Class 3 1m4f Handicap | Kildare Legend (IRE) 3yo - 100/30 | James Ferguson Daniel Muscutt |
Friday at St Leger Festival
On Friday, the feature race of the day is the Group 2 Doncaster Cup which is part of the British Champion Series and carries a £140k purse. The Flying Childers Stakes is another race on Friday which carries a decent purse, £130k on offer for the two-year-olds.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Mallard Handicap | Faylaq (GB) 8yo - 18/1 | Jim Goldie Amie Waugh |
| Flying Scotsman Stakes | Benevento (IRE) 2yo - 7/1 | Raphael E Freire David Egan |
| Flying Childers Stakes | Aesterius (IRE) 2yo - 7/2 | Archie Watson James Doyle |
| Doncaster Cup | Sweet William (IRE) 5yo - 7/4 | John & Thady Gosden Robert Havlin |
Saturday at St Leger Festival
The feature race of the festival, the St Leger takes place on Saturday, another race which is part of the British Champion Series, this Group 1 carries a purse of £700k. The three races before the St Leger all carry decent purses too, the Champagne Stakes (£150k), the Portland (£100k) and the Park Stakes (£140k).
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Champagne Stakes | Bay City Roller (IRE) 2yo - 9/2 | George Scott Callum Shepherd |
| Portland Heritage Handicap | American Affair (GB) 4yo - 4/1 | Jim Goldie Paul Mulrennan |
| Park Stakes | Kinross (GB) 7yo - 11/4 | Ralph Beckett Rossa Ryan |
| St Leger | Jan Brueghel (IRE) 3yo - 11/4 | A P O'Brien Sean Levey |
| PJ Towey Construction Handicap | Daysofourlives (IRE) 4yo - 100/30 | Marco Botti Jack Mitchell |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Mile Handicap | Johan (GB) 7yo - 18/1 | Jack Channon Rossa Ryan |
Sunday at St Leger Festival
Sunday is a bit more low-key, only one class one race which is the £85k Sceptre Stakes for the fillies over 7f and there are also a couple of decent handicaps carrying good purses of £70k and £65k.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| City of Doncaster Handicap | Telemark (IRE) 3yo - 12/1 | Simon & Ed Crisford Harry Davies |
| Sceptre Stakes | Great Generation (IRE) 3yo - 8/1 | Marco Botti Marco Ghiani |
| St Leger Festival Class 2 Sprint Handicap | Baldomero (IRE) 6yo - 10/1 | Michael Appleby Silvestre De Sousa |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Portland Heritage Handicap Preview are at hand, Andy and Darren. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
Darren Brett
Tipster Competition Manager
Andy Powell
Content Editor
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