Caravaggio’s Porta Fortuna Takes The Cheveley Park

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Newmarket's G1 Juddmonte Cheveley Park S. was stripped of an important runner in the certain favourite Relief Rally (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), whose dirty scope ruled her out of action on the eve of the race, leaving Porta Fortuna (Ire) (Caravaggio–Too Precious {Ire}, by Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) to come through and claim the spoils in typically professional manner on Saturday. Following the pace set by Ballydoyle's Cherry Blossom (Ire) (No Nay Never) throughout, the Donnacha O'Brien-trained G3 Albany S. winner, G1 Phoenix S. runner-up and G1 Moyglare Stud S. third edged ahead a furlong out and stayed on under Oisin Murphy to score by 1 1/2 lengths from another Aidan O'Brien trainee in Pearls And Rubies (No Nay Never), with a head back to the G3 Princess Margaret S. scorer and G1 Prix Morny fourth Sacred Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) in third.

“She was back to her best there and the plan is to go to the Breeders' Cup if all is well,” Donnacha said. “If she did run well in America, she could run in a Guineas trial and we'll see then.”

 

Porta Fortuna

Royal Ascot winner Porta Fortuna relishes the return to quicker ground as she stays on strongly under @oismurphy to land the G1 @JuddmonteFarms Cheveley Park Stakes.

That's three Group-race wins as a juvenile for Donnacha O'Brien's daughter of Caravaggio pic.twitter.com/dELDcA5O1a

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 30, 2023

Saturday, Newmaket, Britain
JUDDMONTE CHEVELEY PARK S.-G1, £275,000, Newmarket, 9-30, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:10.66, g/f.
1–PORTA FORTUNA (IRE), 128, f, 2, by Caravaggio
1st Dam: Too Precious (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)
2nd Dam: Delicate Charm (Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire)
3rd Dam: Kantikoy (GB), by Alzao
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Medallion, S Weston, B Fowler & Reeves Thoroughbreds; B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien; J-Oisin Murphy. £155,953. Lifetime Record: GSW & MG1SP-Ire, 6-4-1-1, $408,564. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Pearls And Rubies, 128, f, 2, No Nay Never–Diamondsandrubies (Ire), by Fastnet Rock (Aus). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Mrs Richard Henry & Mrs John Magnier; B-Premier Bloodstock (KY); T-Aidan O'Brien. £59,125.
3–Sacred Angel (Ire), 128, f, 2, Dark Angel (Ire)–Sacred Aspect (Ire) (SW-Ire), by Haatef. 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (£52,000 Ylg '22 GOFFUK). O-Nurlan Bizakov; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Charlie Johnston. £29,590.
Margins: 1HF, HD, 3/4. Odds: 4.50, 33.00, 6.50.
Also Ran: Cherry Blossom (Ire), Persian Dreamer, Jabaara (Ire), Soprano (Ire), Symbology (GB), Jasna's Secret (Fr), She's Quality (Ire), Shuangxi (Ire). Scratched: Juniper Berries (GB), Relief Rally (Ire).

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