Portland Handicap
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The Portland Handicap is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 5 furlongs 140 yards (1,134 m) at Doncaster Racecourse during the St. Leger meeting in September.
It is a handicap race and was first run in 1855.
[edit] Winners since 1987
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Draw |
Odds |
Time |
| 1987 | Dawns Delight | 9 | 8-13 | M. Wigham | Ken Ivory | 20 | 14/1 | 1:09.32 |
| 1988 | Roman Prose | 3 | 9-03 | I. Johnson | Les Cottrell | 3 | 8/1 | 1:07.29 |
| 1989 | Craft Express | 3 | 8-09 | Bobby Elliott | Mark Johnston | 6 | 25/1 | 1:09.78 |
| 1990 | Love Legend | 5 | 8-07 | Alan Munro | David Arbuthnot | 20 | 12/1 | 1:09.06 |
| 1991 | Sarcita | 3 | 8-06 | Willie Carson | David Elsworth | 17 | 13/2 F | 1:07.08 |
| 1992 | Lochsong | 4 | 8-12 | Willie Carson | Ian Balding | 16 | 4/1 F | 1:07.78 |
| 1993 | Amron | 6 | 9-00 | Nicky Carlisle | Jack Berry | 9 | 12/1 | 1:08.12 |
| 1994 | Hello Mister | 3 | 8-10 | Pat McCabe | Jack O'Donoghue | 3 | 12/1 | 1:07.84 |
| 1995 | Hello Mister | 4 | 8-07 | Pat McCabe | Jack O'Donoghue | 3 | 7/1 F | 1:06.62 |
| 1996 | Musical Season | 4 | 8-05 | Kevin Darley | David Barron | 16 | 33/1 | 1:07.94 |
| 1997 | Dashing Blue | 4 | 9-12 | Kevin Darley | Ian Balding | 6 | 10/1 | 1:06.67 |
| 1998 | Cadeaux Cher | 4 | 8-07 | Ray Cochrane | Barry Hills | 10 | 20/1 | 1:09.88 |
| 1999 | Astonished | 3 | 9-06 | Kieren Fallon | John Hammond | 16 | 11/2 F | 1:08.34 |
| 2000 | Compton Banker | 3 | 8-08 | Frankie Dettori | Gerard Butler | 8 | 7/2 F | 1:08.51 |
| 2001 | Smokin Beau | 4 | 9-04 | Matthew Henry | John Cullinan | 9 | 14/1 | 1:08.09 |
| 2002 | Halmahera | 7 | 8-13 | Darryll Holland | Kevin Ryan | 20 | 6/1 F | 1:07.23 |
| 2003 | Halmahera | 8 | 9-04 | Frankie Dettori | Kevin Ryan | 15 | 11/1 | 1:09.31 |
| 2004 | Halmahera | 9 | 9-10 | Neil Callan | Kevin Ryan | 13 | 11/1 | 1:05.64 |
| 2005 | Out After Dark | 4 | 8-12 | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 5 | 14/1 | 1:07.26 |
| 2006 | Fantasy Believer * | 8 | 8-13 | Jimmy Quinn | John Quinn | 5 | 20/1 | 1:02.44 |
| 2007 | Fullandby | 5 | 8-13 | P. J. McDonald | Tim Etherington | 21 | 20/1 | 1:06.63 |
* The 2006 race was run at York Racecourse over the slightly shorter distance of 5 furlongs 89 yards (1,087 m).
