Porta Fortuna will be the ride of Frankie Dettori this weekend, as the Donnarcha O’Brien runner looks for a fourth start on his fifth outing.
Her only defeat was suffered over six furlongs at Curragh on her previous start, as she finished four lengths behind Bucanero Fuerte.
However, she has a lot of quality and makes obvious claims this weekend.
| Date | Course | Distance | Type | Weight | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/09/23 | NMK | 6 | GF | 9-2 | 1 |
| 10/09/23 | CUR | 7 | Gd/Y | 9-2 | 3 |
| 12/08/23 | CUR | 6 | Gd | 9-2 | 2 |
| 23/06/23 | ASC | 6 | GF | 9-2 | 1 |
| 21/05/23 | NAA | 6 | Gd | 9-2 | 1 |
Kevin Stott’s ride this weekend comes on board Dominic Ffrench-Davis trained Ornellaia. The two-year-old boasts a solid official rating, and that could mean that she won’t be far away.
However, ground conditions may go against her this weekend, as her standout win at Goodwood was on soft, and she was second behind Les Pavots in the G2 Prix du Calvados at Deauville.
Daniel Tudhope takes the ride on board the Karl Burke-trained Fallen Angel. The two-year-old was excellent on her previous start at Newmarket, as she landed the G3 Sweet Solera Stakes by three lengths from Soprano.
She is likely to be there or thereabouts on her Group 1 debut this weekend.
The first of the Aidan O’Brien runners in the Group 1 this weekend comes in the form of Brilliant. The two-year-old has won just once from five career starts, and is without a victory in two attempts in stakes company.
The latest of her performances came in the G3 Newtownanner Stud Irish EBF Stakes when she finished six and a half lengths behind Opera Singer. Clearly not the leading O’Brien chance this weekend.
The leading Aidan O’Brien chance this weekend comes in the form of Ylang Ylang. The two-year-old has won on each of her previous two career starts, with both coming over seven furlongs on different types of ground.
The latest of those saw her get the better of Vespertilio over seven furlongs in the G3 Jockey Club of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes.
Pearls And Rubies is another of the Aidan O’Brien runners this weekend. However, the filly may be the most unlikely of his contenders.
She was beaten at shorts-odds on each of her last three starts, with her only win coming over five furlongs at Navan on debut. She was last seen finishing fifth G2 Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes over course and distance.
Chris Hayes takes the ride on Dermot Weld-trained Red Viburnum. She has a big reputation to live up too, and was a solid third on her racecourse debut over seven furlongs at the Curragh last month.
In truth, she should have likely won on that day, and she remains a contender of serious interest.
Ronan Whelan will take the ride on She’s Quality this weekend. The Jack Davison-trained runner has won once in four career efforts.
But a huge step up in performance is required this weekend after beating Happy Hadeda by three and three-quarter lengths at Newbury just over seven days ago.
Vespertilio is a highly regarded runner from the William McCreery yard this weekend. She was an impressive winner over course and distance on her previous start, as she race clear of Sakti to win the G2 Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes by nearly two lengths.
However, she has form to find on Ylang Ylang this weekend.
