Skill Step Group Handicap – Doncaster

Doncaster

13:30

Skill Step Group Handicap

Date 2025-10-25

Distance 5f3y

Class Class 2

Going Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £25,770

Winning Time 1m 2.94s (slow by 5.34s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Smart Vision (GB) George Wood · Jessica Macey	12/1	Won
2nd	Duran (IRE) Faye McManoman · Nigel Tinkler	11/1	0.3
3rd	Solar Aclaim (IRE) Kevin Stott · Julie Camacho	15/2	1
4th	Trilby (GB) Sean D Bowen · Sam England	7/2J	0.1
5th	Francisco's Piece (GB) Barry McHugh · Adrian Paul Keatley	14/1	1.25
6th	Woolhampton (IRE) Oliver Searle · Rod Millman	33/1	.75
7th	Jer Batt (IRE) Oisin Murphy · David & Nicola Barron	7/2J	0.3
8th	Blue Storm (GB) Jack Mitchell · Gemma Tutty	12/1	1.75
9th	Lexington Blitz (IRE) Tom Eaves · Robert Cowell	14/1	2.25
10th	Rosario (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Roger Teal	9/2	0.1
11th	Germanic (IRE) Ryan Sexton · Julie Camacho	28/1	0.3
12th	Vintage Clarets (GB) Oisin Orr · Richard Fahey	20/1	7

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
13 (8)	Trilby Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:Sam England	J:Sean D Bowen T:Sam England	116	t	068332	78	110	85	8d	—	—	+3	20.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Mudlark who ran a fine race at Haydock eight days ago; obvious chance with a repeat
5 (7)	Rosario Chestnut J:Cieren Fallon T:Roger Teal	J:Cieren Fallon T:Roger Teal	132	v	005332	94	108	97	21d	—	—	+9	24	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Banging at the door and conditions should be fine; change of headgear; often slowly away
11 (5)	Jer Batt Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:David & Nicola Barron	J:Oisin Murphy T:David & Nicola Barron	125	p	833333	87	109	93	8d	—	—	+5	22.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Close 2nd in this race off 4lb higher in 2024; running well in defeat of late; shortlisted
6 (4)	Solar Aclaim Brown J:Kevin Stott T:Julie Camacho	J:Kevin Stott T:Julie Camacho	131	—	071109	93	106	91	35d	—	—	+11	21.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
The softer the better for him and not handicapped out of things judged on his Yarmouth win
3 (1)	Blue Storm Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Gemma Tutty	J:Jack Mitchell T:Gemma Tutty	133	—	19-640	95	106	85	14d	—	—	+6	13.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Not matched 3yo form in light 2025 campaign; down in weights but not a solid option
12 (10)	Duran Bay J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	J:Faye McManoman T:Nigel Tinkler	122	—	444234	84	108	88	8d	—	—	+8	15.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Effective over C&D and handles soft (unraced on heavy); needs to raise his game
9 (12)	Smart Vision Bay J:George Wood T:Jessica Macey	J:George Wood T:Jessica Macey	125	p	031231	87	107	94	18d	—	—	+22	29.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Comes here in peak form but he's up in class and lumbered with a career-high mark
8 (6)	Lexington Blitz Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Robert Cowell	J:Tom Eaves T:Robert Cowell	126	p	502221	88	109	92	7d	—	—	+22	28.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Impressed at Catterick last week but on good ground; this will be a very different test
1 (3)	Vintage Clarets Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	135	—	177255	97	108	97	7d	—	—	+10	15.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Beaten in this race in the last three seasons; not at best at Catterick last week
10 (2)	Francisco's Piece Bay J:Barry McHugh T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Barry McHugh T:Adrian Paul Keatley	125	—	805000	87	104	90	15d	—	—	+6	10.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Smart 2yo; struggled in hot races in 2025 but down in weights and should relish the ground
7 (13)	Germanic Chestnut J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	J:Ryan Sexton T:Julie Camacho	128	p	520006	90	105	82	28d	—	—	+8	12.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Early promise for J Camacho but much harder to fancy on last four runs; headgear returns
2 (9)	Woolhampton Bay J:Oliver Searle(5) T:Rod Millman	J:Oliver Searle(5) T:Rod Millman	133	—	691188	95	108	102	21d	—	—	+16	20.3	7.00/1	28/1 3%
As good as ever with Sandown/Ascot wins in 2025; may be better on stiffer finish than this
NR (11)	Sophia's Starlight Bay J:TBC T:Grant Tuer	J: T:Grant Tuer	133	—	007513	95	109	94	1d	—	—	—	21.3	—	—
Conditions should be fine; penalised for Monday's Pontefract win; good 3rd here on Friday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Trilby	4/1	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2
Rosario	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Jer Batt	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2
Solar Aclaim	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
Blue Storm	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Duran	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Smart Vision	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Lexington Blitz	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Vintage Clarets	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Francisco's Piece	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	18/1
Germanic	25/1	22/1	20/1	25/1	22/1
Woolhampton	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Sophia's Starlight	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Smart Vision

29.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 18.2 Odds: 2.1

12/1

2nd

Lexington Blitz

28.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 17.5 Odds: 1.7

12/1

3rd

Rosario

OR: 11 Form: 8.6 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Jer Batt

22.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 8.1 Odds: 5

9/2

Solar Aclaim

21.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 8 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Sophia's Starlight

21.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Trilby

20.8

OR: 7 Form: 8.6 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Woolhampton

20.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 8 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Vintage Clarets

15.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Duran

15.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Blue Storm

13.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2

12/1

Germanic

12.1

OR: 10 Form: 1 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Francisco's Piece

10.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vintage Clarets	97	108	97
Blue Storm	95	106	85
Woolhampton	95	108	102
Sophia's Starlight	95	109	94
Rosario	94	108	97
Solar Aclaim	93	106	91
Germanic	90	105	82
Lexington Blitz	88	109	92
Jer Batt	87	109	93
Smart Vision	87	107	94
Francisco's Piece	87	104	90
Duran	84	108	88
Trilby	78	110	85

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Sophia's Starlight	1d ago	Quick return
Lexington Blitz	7d ago	Quick return
Vintage Clarets	7d ago	Quick return
Trilby	8d ago	Quick return
Jer Batt	8d ago	Quick return
Duran	8d ago	Quick return
Blue Storm	14d ago	Fit
Francisco's Piece	15d ago	Fit
Smart Vision	18d ago	Fit
Rosario	21d ago	Fit
Woolhampton	21d ago	Fit
Germanic	28d ago	Fit
Solar Aclaim	35d ago	Fit