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The Herald Scotland
05-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Rumstar leads Sandown Charge for Portman
The five-year-old subsequently struggled in the Temple Stakes at Haydock and the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot, but dropping back to Group Three class, the 11-2 shot picked up well inside the last of five furlongs to get up and beat the front-running She's Quality by three-quarters of a length. Just too good on the day 👏 Rumstar wins the Coral Charge 🏆@jportmanracing | @rob_hornby18 — ITV Racing (@itvracing) July 5, 2025 Portman felt Rumstar had valid reasons for his last two runs, saying: 'Like with every sprint race, everything needs to go just right on the day and at Haydock it didn't. 'I don't think he likes Haydock and I certainly don't! At Royal Ascot I just think he got into top gear a bit too soon, he was a bit wide and it just didn't work for him. 'We made a conscious decision today to hang on to him a bit and come through them, which is very risky at Sandown because if you don't get that run you can hit a bit of traffic. 'Rob (Hornby, winning jockey) found that gap, he did it to perfection. He knows the horse well and he loves the horse. 'We didn't enter him at Goodwood, we thought five furlongs there might not suit him.'
Glasgow Times
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Davison backing She's Quality to Charge to Sandown glory
The four-year-old has finished second in both the Palace House and Temple Stakes this term but is backed to make it a third-time lucky on her latest raid from Ireland, with her handler confident he has a rising force in the sprint division on his hands. Davison said: 'She's done nothing wrong this year and we're hugely looking forward to Saturday. 'I can say with a fair degree of certainty she's a different horse this year and is thriving through the summer months, so hopefully she can take another step forward on Saturday. Trainer Jack Davison has plenty of confidence in She's Quality (Lorraine O'Sullivan/PA) 'I think she is the up-and-comer in this division and hopefully she can properly announce herself on Saturday. 'She's very fast and can make quick horses look not so quick. She's exciting and if it all comes together right, then hopefully she can get her head in front.' Jonathan Portman's Rumstar finished ahead of She's Quality at Newmarket in May before seeing form reversed at Haydock in a race won by Ed Walker's Mgheera. Rumstar then finished down the field (14th) in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot, a race in which George Scott's West Acre (13th), Walker's Balmoral Lady (9th) and John Ryan's Manaccan (20th) all failed to figure and will be looking to bounce back here. Walker, who won this race 12 months ago with Makarova and in 2021 with Came From The Dark, said of Balmoral Lady: 'She has a shocking draw, again, which is not very helpful, but we'll have a go. She's an exciting sprinter.' Kerdos will have the assistance of Christophe Soumillon (Nigel French/PA) Faring best in that Group One event was Clive Cox's Kerdos who after unshipping Christophe Soumillon on the way to post, finished strongly in fifth and is now reunited with the crack Belgian jockey for this Group Three contest. 'He showed up really well in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot and came out of it really well, so I would hope a stiff five furlongs at Sandown would be suitable,' said Cox. 'There's a very fine line with these sprinters right from Listed level through to Group One, but it's good to have a horse that is strengthening and has that maturity now to mirror our thoughts about him being a top-class sprinter.' A Royal Ascot winner in the line-up is Simon and Ed Crisford's Adrestia, who steps up in grade after landing the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes with a degree of ease, while Jack Channon has always held course scorer Queen All Star in the highest regard and she is another to step out of the handicap ranks. Queen All Star is a course winner (Andrew Matthews/PA) 'She won nicely there before, but it is a massive jump up in grade against older horses,' said Channon. 'We'll get a good idea exactly where she lies and no matter what the result on Saturday, she's still a very good filly going forward.' Jessica Harrington's Saratoga Special won the Listed Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes while all eyes were on Ascot and is another heading to Esher on the back of a victory, with Mick Appleby's Shagraan and Eve Johnson Houghton's Change Sings completing the field.
Leader Live
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Davison backing She's Quality to Charge to Sandown glory
The four-year-old has finished second in both the Palace House and Temple Stakes this term but is backed to make it a third-time lucky on her latest raid from Ireland, with her handler confident he has a rising force in the sprint division on his hands. Davison said: 'She's done nothing wrong this year and we're hugely looking forward to Saturday. 'I can say with a fair degree of certainty she's a different horse this year and is thriving through the summer months, so hopefully she can take another step forward on Saturday. 'I think she is the up-and-comer in this division and hopefully she can properly announce herself on Saturday. 'She's very fast and can make quick horses look not so quick. She's exciting and if it all comes together right, then hopefully she can get her head in front.' Jonathan Portman's Rumstar finished ahead of She's Quality at Newmarket in May before seeing form reversed at Haydock in a race won by Ed Walker's Mgheera. Rumstar then finished down the field (14th) in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot, a race in which George Scott's West Acre (13th), Walker's Balmoral Lady (9th) and John Ryan's Manaccan (20th) all failed to figure and will be looking to bounce back here. Walker, who won this race 12 months ago with Makarova and in 2021 with Came From The Dark, said of Balmoral Lady: 'She has a shocking draw, again, which is not very helpful, but we'll have a go. She's an exciting sprinter.' Faring best in that Group One event was Clive Cox's Kerdos who after unshipping Christophe Soumillon on the way to post, finished strongly in fifth and is now reunited with the crack Belgian jockey for this Group Three contest. 'He showed up really well in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot and came out of it really well, so I would hope a stiff five furlongs at Sandown would be suitable,' said Cox. 'There's a very fine line with these sprinters right from Listed level through to Group One, but it's good to have a horse that is strengthening and has that maturity now to mirror our thoughts about him being a top-class sprinter.' A Royal Ascot winner in the line-up is Simon and Ed Crisford's Adrestia, who steps up in grade after landing the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes with a degree of ease, while Jack Channon has always held course scorer Queen All Star in the highest regard and she is another to step out of the handicap ranks. 'She won nicely there before, but it is a massive jump up in grade against older horses,' said Channon. 'We'll get a good idea exactly where she lies and no matter what the result on Saturday, she's still a very good filly going forward.' Jessica Harrington's Saratoga Special won the Listed Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes while all eyes were on Ascot and is another heading to Esher on the back of a victory, with Mick Appleby's Shagraan and Eve Johnson Houghton's Change Sings completing the field.
Rhyl Journal
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Davison backing She's Quality to Charge to Sandown glory
The four-year-old has finished second in both the Palace House and Temple Stakes this term but is backed to make it a third-time lucky on her latest raid from Ireland, with her handler confident he has a rising force in the sprint division on his hands. Davison said: 'She's done nothing wrong this year and we're hugely looking forward to Saturday. 'I can say with a fair degree of certainty she's a different horse this year and is thriving through the summer months, so hopefully she can take another step forward on Saturday. 'I think she is the up-and-comer in this division and hopefully she can properly announce herself on Saturday. 'She's very fast and can make quick horses look not so quick. She's exciting and if it all comes together right, then hopefully she can get her head in front.' Jonathan Portman's Rumstar finished ahead of She's Quality at Newmarket in May before seeing form reversed at Haydock in a race won by Ed Walker's Mgheera. Rumstar then finished down the field (14th) in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot, a race in which George Scott's West Acre (13th), Walker's Balmoral Lady (9th) and John Ryan's Manaccan (20th) all failed to figure and will be looking to bounce back here. Walker, who won this race 12 months ago with Makarova and in 2021 with Came From The Dark, said of Balmoral Lady: 'She has a shocking draw, again, which is not very helpful, but we'll have a go. She's an exciting sprinter.' Faring best in that Group One event was Clive Cox's Kerdos who after unshipping Christophe Soumillon on the way to post, finished strongly in fifth and is now reunited with the crack Belgian jockey for this Group Three contest. 'He showed up really well in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot and came out of it really well, so I would hope a stiff five furlongs at Sandown would be suitable,' said Cox. 'There's a very fine line with these sprinters right from Listed level through to Group One, but it's good to have a horse that is strengthening and has that maturity now to mirror our thoughts about him being a top-class sprinter.' A Royal Ascot winner in the line-up is Simon and Ed Crisford's Adrestia, who steps up in grade after landing the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes with a degree of ease, while Jack Channon has always held course scorer Queen All Star in the highest regard and she is another to step out of the handicap ranks. 'She won nicely there before, but it is a massive jump up in grade against older horses,' said Channon. 'We'll get a good idea exactly where she lies and no matter what the result on Saturday, she's still a very good filly going forward.' Jessica Harrington's Saratoga Special won the Listed Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes while all eyes were on Ascot and is another heading to Esher on the back of a victory, with Mick Appleby's Shagraan and Eve Johnson Houghton's Change Sings completing the field.
North Wales Chronicle
04-07-2025
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Davison backing She's Quality to Charge to Sandown glory
The four-year-old has finished second in both the Palace House and Temple Stakes this term but is backed to make it a third-time lucky on her latest raid from Ireland, with her handler confident he has a rising force in the sprint division on his hands. Davison said: 'She's done nothing wrong this year and we're hugely looking forward to Saturday. 'I can say with a fair degree of certainty she's a different horse this year and is thriving through the summer months, so hopefully she can take another step forward on Saturday. 'I think she is the up-and-comer in this division and hopefully she can properly announce herself on Saturday. 'She's very fast and can make quick horses look not so quick. She's exciting and if it all comes together right, then hopefully she can get her head in front.' Jonathan Portman's Rumstar finished ahead of She's Quality at Newmarket in May before seeing form reversed at Haydock in a race won by Ed Walker's Mgheera. Rumstar then finished down the field (14th) in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot, a race in which George Scott's West Acre (13th), Walker's Balmoral Lady (9th) and John Ryan's Manaccan (20th) all failed to figure and will be looking to bounce back here. Walker, who won this race 12 months ago with Makarova and in 2021 with Came From The Dark, said of Balmoral Lady: 'She has a shocking draw, again, which is not very helpful, but we'll have a go. She's an exciting sprinter.' Faring best in that Group One event was Clive Cox's Kerdos who after unshipping Christophe Soumillon on the way to post, finished strongly in fifth and is now reunited with the crack Belgian jockey for this Group Three contest. 'He showed up really well in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot and came out of it really well, so I would hope a stiff five furlongs at Sandown would be suitable,' said Cox. 'There's a very fine line with these sprinters right from Listed level through to Group One, but it's good to have a horse that is strengthening and has that maturity now to mirror our thoughts about him being a top-class sprinter.' A Royal Ascot winner in the line-up is Simon and Ed Crisford's Adrestia, who steps up in grade after landing the Palace of Holyroodhouse Stakes with a degree of ease, while Jack Channon has always held course scorer Queen All Star in the highest regard and she is another to step out of the handicap ranks. 'She won nicely there before, but it is a massive jump up in grade against older horses,' said Channon. 'We'll get a good idea exactly where she lies and no matter what the result on Saturday, she's still a very good filly going forward.' Jessica Harrington's Saratoga Special won the Listed Land O'Burns Fillies' Stakes while all eyes were on Ascot and is another heading to Esher on the back of a victory, with Mick Appleby's Shagraan and Eve Johnson Houghton's Change Sings completing the field.
