19:15 Doncaster

Saturday 19 July 2025

All17:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

Skill Step Group Handicap

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 2m 34.23s

(1)

Mdawi¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: C Johnston| OR: 75

9/2

Off the mark at the third attempt at Southwell in January and improved when second of 7 in handicap at Haydock (11.6f, good to firm) 15 days ago, finishing well. Should have more to offer.

Form: 83-12

(5)

Phrygia³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jonny Peate| T: J Ferguson| OR: 75| D

22/1

Overcame a troubled passage and produced a career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Kempton (12f) 38 days ago, driven clear. Makes turf debut. Open to progress.

Form: 54041

(7)

Sir William¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 75

5/4

Third of 4 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good, 9/4) 17 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Has to be taken seriously having been eased 2 lb given he's unexposed over middle distances.

Form: 25-7343

(4)

Only One Blue⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Hannon| OR: 73

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden who matched level achieved when second in a Salisbury maiden when sixth of 8 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to firm) 9 days ago.

Form: 2-426

(6)

Gentle Warrior^v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Gray| T: K R Burke| OR: 68| BF

13/2

7/4, good second of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (11.1f, good to firm) 7 days ago, clear of rest. Doesn't look totally straightforward but enters the reckoning on that run.

Form: 621-532

(3)

Double Meaning⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gina Mangan| T: John Berry| OR: 67

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving Charlie Appleby when ninth of 15 in maiden at Chelmsford City (8f, 50/1) 58 days ago. Makes handicap debut and can step up on that but he'll certainly need to.

Form: 54-9

Non-Runners

(2)

Jet Black²⁶

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Sir William (5/4), Jet Black (3/1), Mdawi (9/2), Only One Blue (9/2), Gentle Warrior (13/2), Double Meaning (13/2), Phrygia (22/1)

A 3-y-o handicap with several open to plenty of progress. Top of the list is MDAWI, who continued his theme of race-by-race progress when runner-up at Haydock a fortnight ago. Phrygia and Sir William head the opposition.