Jonathan Portman made it a
summer festival treble when Annecdote won the Betfred TV Oak Tree Stakes. The
filly had already won the Sandringham Handicap at Royal Ascot, and her
stablemate Pasaka Boy took a handicap at Epsom on Derby Day. "If there is
a happier man here than me, I'd like to meet him," said the Lambourn-based
trainer.
The seven-furlong Group
Three race did not go entirely to plan for rider Richard Kingscote, on his
second winner of the week after Brown Panther in the Artemis Goodwood Cup.
"He actually did just what I said not to do," the trainer said,
"I didn't want him on the rail as too many horses this week have got into
trouble there, but he missed the break slightly, made the decision and it has
worked out well.
"The filly is not
very big and robust as an individual, but she is so tough. She ran only a week
ago and was in such good form afterwards that we decided to come here. I don't
usually like running them so soon, but there's a limited programme for one of
her rating."
The Oak Tree Stakes was
Annecdote's first try in Group company. "I'd like to take her to
America," added Portman. "There has been a lot of interest from there
in her, to buy her, but I'd like to think we might be brave enough to race her
there ourselves. The programme would suit her."
Portman acquired the
partnership-owned daughter of Lucky Story privately from her breeder Rosie
Pease. "I trained her half-brother [Meglio Ancora] to win a race," he
said, "so I knew the family. And she was cheap and has big ears, both of
which I like."
Kingscote confirmed that
he had to revert to Plan B after the start. "She turned her head and
missed it," he said, "but the gap came when I needed and she was very
strong in the finish."
McMAHON
WISHES THE EXPRESS HAD COME LATE
Consistent filly Winning
Express picked up more prize money when second in the Betfred TV Oak Tree
Stakes, but trainer Ed McMahon was left ruing what might have been.
His filly had been fourth
in the Group One QIPCO 1000 Guineas, and had won a Listed race subsequently, so
this Group Three event looked a winning opportunity.
McMahon saw it that way,
too, and said succinctly: "Should have won."
He expanded on that, and
clearly felt jockey Franny Norton was at fault, when he said: "If you have
been watching the racing here this week you will notice that any horse that
leads at the two-furlong pole gets caught. We got caught.
"She does just enough
in front and doesn't want to be there any sooner than the furlong marker. Need
I say any more?
"She's entered in a
Group Three race at Tipperary [on August 22] but a run there depends on whether
the owners can go because they have a big event at York that day. We also have
the Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster in September.
"Seven furlongs is
ideal because she has the toe to go with them early, but this should have been
one for us."
Third-placed Instance, a
five-year-old mare trained by Jeremy Noseda, ran well enough on her final
racecourse appearance. She is in foal to Tweenhills Stud sire Makfi, and will
be offered at the December Sale in Newmarket.
4.50pm
Betfred TV Oak Tree Stakes (Group 3)
£60,000
total prize fund. For 3yo+ fillies and mares, 7f. Weights: 3yo.8st 10lb; 4yo+
9st 2lb. Penalties: after November 1st, 2012, a winner of a Group 3 race 3lb;
of a Group 2 race 5lb; of a Group 1 race 8lb (races won at 2yo not to count
penalties). Weight for age: 3 from 4yo+ 6lb. Penalty value 1st £34,026.00 2nd
£12,900.00 3rd £6,456.00 4th £3,216.00 5th £1,614.00 6th £810.00
1)
ANNECDOTE (Tom Edwards & Partners) Jonathan Portman 3-8-10 Richard
Kingscote [10] 14/1
2)
WINNING EXPRESS (IRE) (Milton Express Limited) Ed Mcmahon 3-8-10 Franny Norton
[5] 2/1 Fav
3)
INSTANCE (Hon William Vestey) Jeremy Noseda p5-9-02 Frankie Dettori [12] 40/1
4) THE
GOLD CHEONGSAM (IRE) (Arashan Ali) Jeremy Noseda t3-8-10 Paul Hanagan [7]
5)
PAVLOSK (USA) (Khalid Abdullah) Sir Michael Stoute 3-8-10 Ryan Moore [11]
6)
LADYSHIP (Cheveley Park Stud) Sir Michael Stoute 4-9-02 Kieren Fallon [1]
7) SHURUQ
(USA) (Godolphin) Saeed bin Suroor p3-8-13 Silvestre De Sousa [4]
8) OLLIE
OLGA (USA) (Nurlan Bizakov) Mick Channon 3-8-10 Martin Harley [8]
9) NARGYS
(IRE) (Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum) Luca Cumani 3-8-10 Jamie Spencer [9]
10) AGENT
ALLISON (Fitri Hay) Peter Chapple-Hyam 3-8-10 Jim Crowley [2]
11)
WOODLAND ARIA (Robin Geffen) John Gosden 3-8-10 William Buick [6]
12) HOW'S
LIFE (J Metzger) Kevin Ryan 3-8-10 Paul Mulrennan [3]
13=)
VICTRIX LUDORUM (IRE) (Julie Wood) Richard Hannon 3-8-10 Pat Dobbs [14]
13=)
INDIGNANT (Theakston Stud Syndicate) Richard Hannon 3-8-10 Richard Hughes [13]
14 ran
Time: 1m
25.33s
Distances:
¾, ½, ¾, hd, ¾, ¾, 2, nk, 1, hd, 1, 5, dh
Breeder:
The Hon Rosemary Pease
Breeding:
Lucky Story (USA) - May Fox (Zilzal (USA)
Tote
Win £23.70 Place £7.10 £1.40
£11.90 Exacta
£66.00
Winning
trainer:-Name: Portman, Jonathan G Based: Whitcoombe House Stables, Maddle
Road, Upper Lambourn Born: June 18, 1965 Background: Former
amateur rider, winning Flat and NH races in Britain and France. Assisted father
with training of arab racehorses and point-to-point horses at an early
age.Previously assistant trainer to classic winning Luca Cumani in Newmarket
and Breeders' Cup winning Jonathan Pease in Chantilly, France. He has also
worked in Australia and USA. Date of first trainer's licence: 1998 Royal
Ascot Wins (1): Sandringham Handicap (2013 Annecdote) Big Race Wins: Oak
Tree Stakes (2013 Annecdote), DBS St Leger Yearling Stakes (2006 Cheap Street),
Tattersalls (Ireland) EBF Mares' Chase Final (2004 Annie Byers) First
Goodwood Winner: Looking For Love (CSMA -It Pays To Belong Classified
Stakes, August 26, 2011) Total Goodwood Wins: 8 (1 at July meeting) Number
of Flat Wins (2001-2012): 11; 3; 5; 6; 5; 15; 6; 11; 11; 10; 23; 19 Flat
Wins in 2013: 10
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