Portage to go back up to ten furlongs Mick Halford is likely to step the Godolphin-owned Portage back up to 10 furlongs for his next outing. Halford will also look for "genuinely good ground" for the Royal Hunt Cup winner, who finished a solid second to Decorated Knight in the nine-furlong Meld Stakes at the Curragh on Thursday. "It was probably not ideal that Portage had to make the running and the fast ground was a bit quick for him," Halford told www.godolphin.com. "The winner swept past and Portage did not get the chance to battle back but, having said all that, he has run a good solid race and finished well ahead of the third. "We are likely to step Portage back up to a mile and a quarter and look for genuinely good ground."
