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2026 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.
The race has been 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.
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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 2006 when the race had an over-round of 124%. 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 132%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £132 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Portland Heritage Handicap Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Portland Heritage Handicap Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Portland Heritage Handicap races 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
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, 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 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -1.50. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2026 Portland Heritage Handicap.
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. That runner won the race in a time of 1:02.44 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:07.03 | Eternal Sunshine (GB) 5yo 7-13 (11 of 21) 12/1 | Lauren Young (7lbs) Jim Goldie (GB) |
| 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) |
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
The leading trainer in the Portland Heritage Handicap over the last 20 renewals is Jim Goldie, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Call Me Ginger (2022), American Affair (2024) and Eternal Sunshine (2025). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Portland Heritage Handicap are Charles Hills (2 wins), William Haggas (2 wins) and David Marnane (2 wins). 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 | 10-3-4 | +29.00 | +17.75 |
| Charles Hills | 8-2-3 | +35.00 | +21.26 |
| William Haggas | 3-2-2 | +7.50 | +4.32 |
| David Marnane | 2-2-2 | +28.00 | +17.50 |
| David O'Meara | 21-1-4 | +0.00 | +0.57 |
| David Barron | 9-1-1 | -4.00 | -5.50 |
| Stuart Williams | 8-1-2 | +4.00 | +1.01 |
| Andrew Balding | 7-1-2 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| Roger Teal | 7-1-3 | +8.00 | +6.31 |
| Roger Varian | 7-1-3 | +6.00 | +4.19 |
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 10 runners in 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 | 6-1-2 | +9.00 | +5.75 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 6-1-1 | -1.00 | -2.50 |
| P J McDonald | 4-1-3 | +17.00 | +14.63 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 4-1-1 | +17.00 | +9.50 |
| Rossa Ryan | 4-1-2 | +4.00 | +2.76 |
| Tom Marquand | 4-1-2 | +2.50 | +2.69 |
| Amie Waugh | 2-1-1 | +19.00 | +11.50 |
2026 Portland Heritage Handicap Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 3, 17, 7, (16, 22), 1, 5, 6, 2, 1, (4, 16), (1, 16), 2, 8, 15, 2, 1, 13, 8, 1, 10
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 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 61+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Within the first 16 of the market
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Achieved an RPR of 75+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Carried 123 - 138lbs (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Break of 7 - 483 days (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - In a field of 6 - 19 (Last Win)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 20/1 (LTO)
- 19 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Debut)
- 18 / 20 (71%) - Achieved an RPR of 98+ (Last 3)
- 18 / 20 (82%) - Achieved an RPR of 98+ (Season)
- 18 / 20 (88%) - Carried no more than 133lbs
- 17 / 20 (64%) - No older than a 5yo
- 17 / 20 (76%) - Achieved a TS of 87+ (Class)
- 17 / 20 (80%) - Won within last 9 starts
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. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Portland Heritage Handicap Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +57.00, is when runners were aged 5.
❌ 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 0-66.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 11 (10,16,8) [21 Runners]
- 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]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Portland Heritage Handicap is Haydock; there have been a total 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 Goodwood and York; there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 18 winners from a total of 389 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 24 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)
- Orientor (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)
- Kodiac (0 Wins from 11 runners)
- Bahamian Bounty (0 Wins from 9 runners)
- Dandy Man (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. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Portland Heritage Handicap, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Portland Heritage Handicap
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Portland Heritage Handicap. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Eternal Sunshine Thirsk - 1st of 16 (7/2) | Rudding Park Handicap |
| 2024 - American Affair Haydock - 3rd of 10 (10/3) | Betfair Be Friendly Handicap |
| 2023 - Annaf Haydock - 7th of 16 (66/1) | Haydock Sprint Cup |
| 2022 - Call Me Ginger Haydock - 7th of 8 (6/1) | Betfair Be Friendly Handicap |
| 2021 - Hurricane Ivor York - 3rd of 22 (7/1) | Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap |
| 2020 - Stone Of Destiny Sandown - 2nd of 6 (7/2) | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap |
| 2019 - Oxted Newmarket (July) - 2nd of 9 (6/1) | Unibet Handicap |
| 2018 - A Momentofmadness Goodwood - 10th of 13 (12/1) | Chelsea Barracks Handicap |
| 2017 - Spring Loaded Chester - 3rd of 12 (10/1) | #thembnateam Handicap |
| 2016 - Captain Colby York - 3rd of 20 (14/1) | Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap |
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 2s 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. We also have the £300k 2-y-o Stakes, a valuable class two race.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie Red Fillies Nursery | Half Sovereign (FR) 2yo - 9/4 | K R Burke Clifford Lee |
| Doncaster 2yo Stakes | Calendar Girl (GB) 2yo - 7/2 | Owen Burrows Saffie Osborne |
| May Hill Stakes | Aylin (IRE) 2yo - 5/1 | K R Burke David Egan |
| Park Hill Stakes | Santorini Star (IRE) 4yo - 7/2 | William Haggas Tom Marquand |
| St Leger Festival Middle Distance Handicap | Munsif (IRE) 3yo - 5/2 | Roger Varian Ray Dawson |
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 £150k 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 | Subsequent (IRE) 4yo - 12/1 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| Flying Scotsman Stakes | Avicenna (IRE) 2yo - 11/2 | Roger Varian William Buick |
| Flying Childers Stakes | Revival Power (IRE) 2yo - 17/2 | Tim Easterby Oisin Murphy |
| Doncaster Cup | Sweet William (IRE) 6yo - 10/11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St Leger Festival Mile Handicap | Treble Tee (IRE) 3yo - 11/5 | Simon & Ed Crisford Oisin Murphy |
| Champagne Stakes | Puerto Rico (IRE) 2yo - 15/2 | A P O'Brien Sean Levey |
| Portland Heritage Handicap | Eternal Sunshine (GB) 5yo - 12/1 | Jim Goldie Lauren Young |
| Park Stakes | Marvelman (IRE) 3yo - 13/2 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| St Leger | Scandinavia (USA) 3yo - 2/1 | A P O'Brien Tom Marquand |
| St Leger Festival Ten Furlong Handicap | Fantasy Believer (IRE) 8yo - 9/1 | Ed Walker Oisin Murphy |
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 | Rogue Diplomat (IRE) 3yo - 14/1 | James Owen Harry Davies |
| St Leger Festival Sprint Handicap | Desert Falcon (IRE) 5yo - 9/1 | Julie Camacho Rowan Scott |
| Sceptre Stakes | Fair Angellica (GB) 4yo - 11/1 | Richard Hughes Finley Marsh |
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 Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips 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.
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