Portarlington puts himself in shop window Portarlington was strong off the front in the Denvir's Of Downpatrick (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle over an extended two-miles-five-furlongs. The 7/2 shot faced a challenge from Order Of The Dance before the last, but found gamely for Josh Williamson on the run-in to score by a length and a-half. Runner-up Order Of The Dance went off at 9/2 and was three and a-quarter lengths in front of Gortmore Lady (4/1). Ian Donoghue said: "It was good, we actually kind of bought him off one of his runs - I think he ran around here once over two miles or two miles two furlongs. He was off the bridle the whole way and looked honest. That made up our mind to ring and try and buy him, so we knew he would handle the track. "Up in trip suited him well and Josh gave him a great ride, he got to dictate things and he did it snug. "The handicapper just had him kind of caught. That was obviously a weak-enough race, he's honest and he tries. "He's for sale. I put him to a few lads in England and they are all texting me now and I said he is still for sale. He'll be a fun horse, he can run on the Flat, he can run over hurdles and he can run over fences." Portarlington scored for the Pipe Down Syndicate.
