CONNECTIONS’ decision to keep Porta Fortuna in training as a four-year-old appears to have been justified after Donnacha O’Brien’s multiple Group 1 winner made a winning return to action in the Group 2 Lanwades Stud Stakes.

Carrying a 3lb penalty for her Matron Stakes victory, the bay was sent off the 5/4 favourite against race-fit rivals including One Look and Vera’s Secret, both group winners last time out. Reunited with her Falmouth Stakes partner Ryan Moore, she tracked the leaders on the outside and quickened passing the three-furlong pole.