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Betfred Portland (Class 2 Heritage Handicap)

14:20 Doncaster Sat 12 Sep 2026 0m5f143y Class 2 Good 36 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Twilight Calls silks

Twilight Calls

SPECULATIVE Advised 5/1 Est. 26%

🥈 2ND

Mr Fox says

Twilight Calls (SR 106, 5/1) is the standout on ability — the highest SR in the field by 7 points — and arrives in peak form with a recent 1-1-2 sequence including two wins on the bounce (Form:861211, rightmost = last run). Carrying 9-3, the weight is manageable for the class leader, and the ★★★★☆ AI star rating combined with a 16% market shortening confirms that informed money is backing the form. Course:W1P1 at Doncaster adds course familiarity, and while GoingFit is only moderate (~), the horse has been winning on similar ground recently. The main caveat is age (8) and a mark 4lb higher than at last win, but the current form trajectory overrides those concerns. Each-way alternative: Toca Madera. Main danger: Toca Madera — Toca Madera (SR 99, 13/2) has steamed in 40% in the market — the biggest move in the field — carries only 9-4, has course form (W1P1 at Doncaster), and O'Meara/Tudhope is a potent combination that rarely fires this big a market move without strong stable confidence.

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Full result

Winner: Air Force One (IRE) at SP 11/2. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Air Force One silks Air Force One Geoff Oldroyd · Clifford Lee 11/1
  2. 2 Twilight Calls silks Twilight Calls Fox #1 Richard Spencer · Saffie Osborne 11/2
  3. 3 Al Shabab Storm silks Al Shabab Storm Michael Appleby · Conor Whiteley(5) 25/1
  4. 4 Annaf silks Annaf Michael Appleby · Robert Havlin 18/1
  5. 5 King Of Light silks King Of Light Stuart Williams · Sean Levey 11/1
  6. 6 Desert Falcon silks Desert Falcon Julie Camacho · Ryan Sexton 14/1
  7. 7 The Strikin Viking silks The Strikin Viking Hamad Al Jehani · Faleh Bughanaim 33/1
  8. 8 Apollo One silks Apollo One Fox #3 P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck · Silvestre De Sousa 13/2
  9. 9 Against The Wind silks Against The Wind Kevin Ryan · Kevin Stott 100/1
  10. 10 Getreadytorumble silks Getreadytorumble Fox #4 Jack Channon · Tom Marquand 7/1
  11. 11 Super Soldier silks Super Soldier K. R. Burke · Jack Nicholls(3) 80/1
  12. 12 Toca Madera silks Toca Madera Fox #2 David O'Meara · Daniel Tudhope 6/1
  13. 13 Schrodinger's Cat silks Schrodinger's Cat Grant Tuer · Toby Moore(7) 20/1
  14. 14 Station X silks Station X Bryan Smart · Jason Watson 16/1
  15. 15 Atomic Force silks Atomic Force Edward Bethell · Callum Shepherd 25/1
  16. 16 Rosario silks Rosario Roger Teal · Rossa Ryan 10/1
  17. 17 Badri silks Badri Michael Herrington · Lewis Edmunds 28/1
  18. 18 Eternal Sunshine silks Eternal Sunshine Jim Goldie · Lauren Young(5) 10/1
  19. 19 Jel Pepper silks Jel Pepper Stuart Williams · Marco Ghiani 50/1
  20. 20 I'm Next silks I'm Next Tim Easterby · David Allan 40/1
  21. 21 Dubai Bling silks Dubai Bling Hugo Palmer · David Probert 25/1
  22. — Kendall Roy silks Kendall Roy Miss Kate McGivern
  23. — Boston Dan silks Boston Dan Tim Easterby
  24. — Changeofmind silks Changeofmind Declan Carroll
  25. — Hucklesbrook silks Hucklesbrook Roger Teal · Joanna Mason
  26. — Jungle Drums silks Jungle Drums Jamie Osborne
  27. — Fortification silks Fortification Brian Ellison
  28. — Kodi Lion silks Kodi Lion Michael Appleby
  29. — Sir Yoshi silks Sir Yoshi Geoffrey Harker
  30. — We Never Stop silks We Never Stop Kevin Ryan
  31. — The Man silks The Man Richard Spencer
  32. — Vantheman silks Vantheman Kevin Ryan
  33. — Venture Capital silks Venture Capital Kevin Ryan
  34. — Rajaking silks Rajaking T J Kent
  35. — Manila Scouse silks Manila Scouse Tim Easterby
  36. — Trefor silks Trefor Charles Hills · Billy Loughnane -

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Twilight Calls silks Twilight Calls 5/1 🥈 2ND
  2. 2 Toca Madera silks Toca Madera 13/2 12TH
  3. 3 Apollo One silks Apollo One 6/1 8TH
  4. 4 Getreadytorumble silks Getreadytorumble 7/1 10TH