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William Hill Epic Boosts Spring Mile Handicap

Doncaster · Sat 28th Mar 2026 · 14:25
📏 1m 🏷️ Class Class 2 🌿 Good To Soft 🏟️ Turf 💰 £38,655 🐎 Flat
2nd
Far From Dandy (IRE)
11/2J
Colin Keane
1st
Mezcala
11/2J
George Bass
3rd
Lir Speciale
16/1
Conor Whiteley(7)
🏷️
Class
Class 2
📏
Distance
1m
🌿
Going
Good To Soft
🏟️
Surface
Turf
💰
Prize
£38,655
🐎
Runners
43
🔖
Type
Flat
📊 Betting Forecast
9/2 Mezcala, 7/1 Carron, Desperate Dan, 9/1 Lir Speciale, 10/1 Classic Encounter, Rainbow Nebula, 12/1 Principality, Far From Dandy, 14/1 Pressure's On, 16/1 On The River, Sterling Knight, Intrusively, 20/1 Vincent Rocks, Milteye, Prosperitas, High On Hope, 25/1 Naples, First Ambition, 33/1 Empirestateofmind, Cadarn, 40/1 Perfect Part, 66/1 Zowal
Pos Horse / Form Age/Wgt Jockey / Trainer OR Odds
10
Sterling Knight Form: 6240-6
7y
138 lbs
Toby Moore(7)
Ed Dunlop
90 40/1
1
Bopedro Form: 94460-
10y
138 lbs

David O'Meara
91
15
Intrusively Form: 59794-
4y
133 lbs
Robert Havlin
Michael Appleby
85 20/1
11
Thunder Wonder Form: 8700-0
4y
134 lbs

Charlie Johnston
87
7
Classic Encounter Form: 14603-
5y
133 lbs
Hector Crouch
George Boughey
85 8/1
🥇 1st
Mezcala Form: 52127-
4y
133 lbs
George Bass
Jack Channon
85 11/2J
12
Cogitate Form: 47242-
5y
134 lbs

Charles Hills
87
16
Empirestateofmind Form: 21295-
8y
132 lbs
Jason Hart
John & Sean Quinn
84 40/1
21
Naples Form: 4021-
4y
132 lbs
Dougie Costello
Steph Hollinshead
84 50/1
14
Sir Paul Ramsey Form: 4009-3
4y
133 lbs

Charlie Johnston
86
18
Rainbow Nebula Form: 51531-
4y
131 lbs
Billy Garritty
Richard & Peter Fahey
83 10/1
16
Knights Gold Form: 0717-9
4y
133 lbs

Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole
86
🥉 3rd
Lir Speciale Form: 03511-
7y
130 lbs
Conor Whiteley(7)
Brian Ellison
82 16/1
22
Milteye Form: 31261-
6y
130 lbs
Sean D Bowen
Harriet Bethell
82 40/1
12
Prosperitas Form: /5001-
4y
130 lbs
Marco Ghiani
T J Kent
82 33/1
17
High On Hope Form: 116554
4y
130 lbs
Harry Davies
Michael Appleby
82 11/1
2
Dashing Darcey Form: 3/020-
5y
138 lbs

Geoffrey Harker
91
🥈 2nd 4y
138 lbs
Colin Keane
Stephen Thorne
90 11/2J
8
Pressure's On Form: 300-22
5y
127 lbs
Oisin Orr
Ed Dunlop
79 40/1
5
On The River Form: 85642-
7y
126 lbs
P J McDonald
Harriet Bethell
78 28/1
6
Zowal Form: 177P0-
4y
125 lbs
Warren Fentiman(3)
John & Sean Quinn
77 66/1
24
Epictetus Form: -73032
6y
130 lbs
William Carver
Jamie Osborne
83
25
Good Morning Alex Form: 2-6708
5y
129 lbs

David & Nicola Barron
82
26
Degale (GB) Form: 1/20-6
5y
129 lbs

David & Nicola Barron
82
28
Indian Spirit Form: 42513-
4y
129 lbs

Ian Williams
82
3
La Trinidad (GB) Form: 95473-
9y
137 lbs

Roger Fell
90
19 5y
137 lbs
Pierre-Louis Jamin
K R Burke
89 22/1
32
White Crown Star Form: 23339-
4y
127 lbs

Ian Williams
80
33
Nyman Form: 22401-
4y
127 lbs
Joanna Mason
Roger Fell
80
35
Empire Of Light Form: 09541-
5y
125 lbs

Grant Tuer
78
37
Le Sid Form: 12172-
4y
124 lbs

Ian Williams
77
39
Uniting Form: 13-793
4y
124 lbs

Ian Williams
77
11
Principality Form: 05345-
4y
136 lbs
Kaiya Fraser
Harry Eustace
88 8/1
40
Tolstoy Form: 07-540
7y
123 lbs

Brian Ellison
76
41
Flying Fletcher Form: 2-2172
5y
121 lbs

Richard & Peter Fahey
74
42 5y
121 lbs
Barry McHugh
Tony Coyle & Kaine Wood
74
43
Tonal Form: 21-131
6y
110 lbs

Ian Williams
63
13
Cadarn Form: /1104-
5y
136 lbs
Kevin Stott
Kevin Ryan
88 33/1
4
Perfect Part Form: 44070-
4y
135 lbs
Harry Russell
Brian Ellison
87 50/1
14
Carron Form: 17-361
4y
135 lbs
Jack Callan(3)
George Boughey
87 14/1
8
Harvey Form: /26-93
4y
135 lbs

Ian Williams
88
9
Desperate Dan Form: 06141-
5y
134 lbs
Neil Callan
Peter Chapple-Hyam
86 11/1
20
Vincent Rocks Form: 119-
4y
134 lbs
Cieren Fallon
Hugo Palmer
86 11/1
RACING POST VERDICT

Low-mileage 4yo MEZCALA may well resume his progress back at 1m and is first choice ahead of Desperate Dan.

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