Class: | Handicap |
Horse Race: | Portland Handicap |
Location: | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
Inaugurated: | 1855 |
Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor: | William Hill |
Website: | Doncaster |
Distance: | 5f 143y (1,137 metres) |
Surface: | Turf |
Track: | Straight |
Qualification: | Three-years-old and up |
Weight: | Handicap |
Purse: | £60,000 (2018) 1st: £37,350 |
|}The Portland Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 5 furlongs and 143 yards (1,137 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
The event was established in 1855, and for a period it was known as the Portland Plate. The original course started opposite a coaching inn called Red House, and it featured a left-handed bend at about halfway. The race was later transferred to a straight course.
The Portland Handicap is held during Doncaster's four-day St. Leger Festival, and it is currently staged on the final day, the same day as the St Leger Stakes.
Most successful horse (3 wins):
Leading jockey (5 wins):
Leading trainer (5 wins):
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Year | Winner | Age | Weight | Jockey | Trainer | SP | Time | ||||
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1979 | width=127px | Oh Simmie | 4 | 7-00 | width=140px | B. Jones | width=154px | Reg Hollinshead | width=60px | ||
1980 | Swelter | 4 | 8-02 | Philip Robinson | Frankie Durr | ||||||
1981 | Touch Boy | 5 | 8-11 | Tony Ives | Jack Berry | ||||||
1982 | Vorvados | 5 | 8-13 | Lester Piggott | Michael Haynes | ||||||
1983 | Out of Hand | 4 | 7-03 | Steve Dawson | D. Dale | ||||||
1984 | Dawn's Delight | 6 | 7-08 | Lindsay Charnock | Ken Ivory | ||||||
1985 | Lochtillum | 6 | 8-01 | Ray Cochrane | Jamie Douglas-Home | ||||||
1986 | Felipe Toro | 3 | 8-02 | John Lowe | Peter Easterby | F | |||||
1987 | Dawn's Delight | 9 | 8-13 | Michael Wigham | Ken Ivory | 1:09.32 | |||||
1988 | Roman Prose | 3 | 9-03 | Ian Johnson | Les Cottrell | 1:07.29 | |||||
1989 | Craft Express | 3 | 8-09 | Bobby Elliott | Mark Johnston | 1:09.78 | |||||
1990 | Love Legend | 5 | 8-07 | Alan Munro | David Arbuthnot | 1:09.06 | |||||
1991 | Sarcita | 3 | 8-06 | Willie Carson | David Elsworth | F | 1:07.08 | ||||
1992 | Lochsong | 4 | 8-12 | Willie Carson | Ian Balding | F | 1:07.78 | ||||
1993 | Amron | 6 | 9-00 | Nicky Carlisle | Jack Berry | 1:08.12 | |||||
1994 | Hello Mister | 3 | 8-10 | Pat McCabe | Jack O'Donoghue | 1:07.84 | |||||
1995 | Hello Mister | 4 | 8-07 | Pat McCabe | Jack O'Donoghue | F | 1:06.62 | ||||
1996 | Musical Season | 4 | 8-05 | Kevin Darley | David Barron | 1:07.94 | |||||
1997 | Dashing Blue | 4 | 9-12 | Kevin Darley | Ian Balding | 1:06.67 | |||||
1998 | Cadeaux Cher | 4 | 8-07 | Ray Cochrane | Barry Hills | 1:09.88 | |||||
1999 | Astonished | 3 | 9-06 | Kieren Fallon | John Hammond | F | 1:08.34 | ||||
2000 | Compton Banker | 3 | 8-08 | Frankie Dettori | Gerard Butler | F | 1:08.51 | ||||
2001 | Smokin Beau | 4 | 9-04 | Matthew Henry | John Cullinan | 1:08.09 | |||||
2002 | Halmahera | 7 | 8-13 | Darryll Holland | Kevin Ryan | F | 1:07.23 | ||||
2003 | Halmahera | 8 | 9-04 | Frankie Dettori | Kevin Ryan | 1:09.31 | |||||
2004 | Halmahera | 9 | 9-10 | Neil Callan | Kevin Ryan | 1:05.64 | |||||
2005 | Out After Dark | 4 | 8-12 | Adam Kirby | Clive Cox | 1:07.26 | |||||
2006 | Fantasy Believer | 8 | 8-13 | Jimmy Quinn | John Quinn | 1:02.44 | |||||
2007 | Fullandby | 5 | 8-13 | P. J. McDonald | Tim Etherington | 1:06.63 | |||||
2008 | Hogmaneigh | 5 | 9-06 | Saleem Golam | Stuart Williams | 1:08.55 | |||||
2009 | Santo Padre | 5 | 9-01 | Colm O'Donoghue | David Marnane | 1:06.72 | |||||
2010 | Poet's Place | 5 | 9-04 | Phillip Makin | David Barron | F | 1:07.79 | ||||
2011 | Nocturnal Affair | 5 | 9-05 | Neil Callan | David Marnane | 1:06.69 | |||||
2012 | Doc Hay | 5 | 8-11 | Daniel Tudhope | David O'Meara | 1:06.01 | |||||
2013 | Angels Will Fall | 4 | 9-02 | Robert Winston | Charlie Hills | 1:08.14 | |||||
2014 | Muthmir | 4 | 9-07 | Paul Hanagan | William Haggas | F | 1:05.38 | ||||
2015 | Steps | 7 | 9-07 | Louis Steward | Roger Varian | 1:08.79 | |||||
2016 | Captain Colby | 4 | 9-00 | William Buick | Ed Walker | 1:06.91 | |||||
2017 | Spring Loaded | 5 | 8-09 | Joey Haynes | Paul D'Arcy | 1:06.81 | |||||
2018 | A Momentofmadness | 5 | 9-04 | William Buick | Charles Hills | 1:06.04 | |||||
2019 | Oxted | 3 | 9-04 | Cieren Fallon | Roger Teal | 1:06.31 | |||||
2020 | Stone of Destiny | 5 | 9-00 | Silvestre de Sousa | Andrew Balding | 1:06.67 | |||||
2021 | Hurricane Ivor | 4 | 9-10 | Tom Marquand | William Haggas | F | 1:08.56 | ||||
2022 | Call Me Ginger | 6 | 8-07 | Amie Waugh | Jim Goldie | 1:08.27 | |||||
2023 | Annaf | 4 | 9-12 | Rossa Ryan | Michael Appleby | 1:07.53 |