Full Result 2.25 Doncaster | 28 March 2026

William Hill Epic Boosts Spring Mile Handicap

(Class 2) (4yo+) 1m Str Good To Soft

1st £38,655 2nd £18,127.50 3rd £9,067.50 4th £4,530 5th £2,265 6th £1,132.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	12. Mezcala 11/2J George Bass Jack Channon	George Bass Jack Channon	4	97	85	90	99	–
b g Expert Eye - Why We Dream (IRE) (Al Kazeem)
Towards rear, switched right soon after start, smooth headway on outer from over 3f out, shaken up and led over 1f out, ridden briefly and went clear inside final furlong, soon edged right, kept on well, comfortably (op 7/1 tchd 15/2)

2⁽¹⁾ 2½	2. Far From Dandy (IRE) 11/2J Colin Keane Stephen Thorne	Colin Keane Stephen Thorne	4	912 p	90	89	98	–
b g Far Above (IRE) - Max's Dandy (IRE) (Dandy Man)
In rear, switched right soon after start, headway on outer from over 3f out, ridden and went second 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner inside final furlong (op 9/1)

3⁽⁹⁾ hd [2¾]	16. Lir Speciale (IRE) 16/1 Conor Whiteley ⁷ Brian Ellison	Conor Whiteley ⁷ Brian Ellison	7	811	82	81	89	–
b g Prince Of Lir (IRE) - Ma Bella Paola (FR) (Naaqoos)
Reared start and slowly into stride, held up in midfield, switched right soon after start, headway over 1f out, ridden and went third inside final furlong, kept on well (op 11/1 tchd 20/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 2 [4¾]	6. Perfect Part (IRE) 50/1 Harry Russell Brian Ellison	Harry Russell Brian Ellison	4	99	87	81	90	–
ch f Mehmas (IRE) - Queensbrydge (Dutch Art)
Held up in midfield, switched right soon after start, headway over 1f out, went fourth and no impression inside final furlong (op 40/1)

5⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [5½]	21. On The River 28/1 P J McDonald Harriet Bethell	P J McDonald Harriet Bethell	7	90	78	70	79	–
b g Heeraat (IRE) - Lady Lekki (IRE) (Champs Elysees)
Midfield, some headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong (op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [8¼]	22. Zowal (FR) 66/1 Warren Fentiman ³ John & Sean Quinn	Warren Fentiman ³ John & Sean Quinn	4	810	77	63	72	–
ch g Zarak (FR) - Sweet Zen (FR) (Dabirsim)
Towards rear, switched right soon after start, headway over 1f out, kept on (op 80/1 tchd 50/1)

7⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [9¾]	11. Classic Encounter (IRE) 8/1 Hector Crouch George Boughey	Hector Crouch George Boughey	5	97	85	67	76	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Zhukova (IRE) (Fastnet Rock)
Held up in midfield, bit short of room over 1f out, no impression (tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ nse [9¾]	20. Pressure's On (FR) 40/1 Oisin Orr Ed Dunlop	Oisin Orr Ed Dunlop	5	91	79	61	70	–
b g Land Force (IRE) - Olvia (IRE) (Giant's Causeway)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders on outer, switched right soon after start, challenging 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 28/1)

9⁽¹³⁾ shd [9¾]	8. Desperate Dan (IRE) 11/1 Neil Callan Peter Chapple-Hyam	Neil Callan Peter Chapple-Hyam	5	98	86	68	77	–
b g Dandy Man (IRE) - Angel Grace (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, disputing lead 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 12/1)

10⁽⁸⁾ nk [10¼]	1. Sterling Knight 40/1 Toby Moore ⁷ Ed Dunlop	Toby Moore ⁷ Ed Dunlop	7	95	90	71	80	–
b g Camelot - Sterling Sound (USA) (Street Cry)
In rear, some headway on outer over 1f out, never on terms (op 28/1)

11⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [11¾]	4. Principality (IRE) 8/1 Kaiya Fraser Harry Eustace	Kaiya Fraser Harry Eustace	4	910	88	65	75	–
b g Calyx - Dutch Rose (IRE) (Dutch Art)
Midfield, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 17/2 tchd 9/1)

12⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [12¾]	18. Prosperitas (IRE) 33/1 Marco Ghiani T J Kent	Marco Ghiani T J Kent	4	94 p	82	57	66	–
b g No Nay Never (USA) - Castle Cross (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Took keen hold, prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened (op 22/1)

13⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [14¼]	5. Cadarn (IRE) 33/1 Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan	Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan	5	910	88	59	69	–
b g Magna Grecia (IRE) - Alltherightmoves (IRE) (Namid)
Dwelt start, in rear, switched right soon after start, never on terms (op 28/1 tchd 40/1)

14⁽¹⁰⁾ 2¾ [17]	7. Carron (IRE) 14/1 Jack Callan ⁵ George Boughey	Jack Callan ⁵ George Boughey	4	94 5 t	87	51	62	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Waikuku Beach (IRE) (Most Improved)
Prominent, weakened over 1f out (tchd 12/1)

15⁽¹⁹⁾ ½ [17½]	10. Intrusively 20/1 Robert Havlin Michael Appleby	Robert Havlin Michael Appleby	4	97	85	48	59	–
ch g Territories (IRE) - Intrusion (Indesatchel)
Slowly into stride, held up in midfield, weakened over 1f out (op 12/1 tchd 22/1)

16⁽¹⁶⁾ 4¼ [21¾]	13. Empirestateofmind (IRE) 40/1 Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn	8	96 b	84	36	48	–
b g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Adore (Oasis Dream)
Dwelt start, in touch with leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 33/1)

17⁽¹⁵⁾ 7 [28¾]	19. High On Hope 11/1 Harry Davies Michael Appleby	Harry Davies Michael Appleby	4	94	82	16	30	–
b g Sergei Prokofiev (CAN) - Daring Day (Acclamation)
Midfield, weakened 2f out (tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)

18⁽²⁰⁾ 6½ [35¼]	15. Rainbow Nebula (FR) 10/1 Billy Garritty Richard & Peter Fahey	Billy Garritty Richard & Peter Fahey	4	95 v	83	–	16	–
b g Hello Youmzain (FR) - Quara (IRE) (Pivotal)
Midfield, weakened 2f out (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 17/2 tchd 11/1)

19⁽¹⁷⁾ 2 [37¼]	3. First Ambition 22/1 Pierre-Louis Jamin K R Burke	Pierre-Louis Jamin K R Burke	5	911	89	–	17	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Laurens (FR) (Siyouni)
Led narrowly, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 14/1)

20⁽²¹⁾ 2½ [39¾]	9. Vincent Rocks (IRE) 11/1 Cieren Fallon Hugo Palmer	Cieren Fallon Hugo Palmer	4	98	86	–	8	–
b g Ten Sovereigns (IRE) - Itmusthavebeenlove (IRE) (Galileo)
Prominent, weakened over 2f out (op 16/1)

21⁽²⁾ ½ [40¼]	14. Naples (IRE) 50/1 Dougie Costello Steph Hollinshead	Dougie Costello Steph Hollinshead	4	96	84	–	5	–
gr g Mehmas (IRE) - Shringara (IRE) (Dansili)
Slowly into stride, always behind (op 33/1)

22⁽²²⁾ 1¾ [42]	17. Milteye 40/1 Sean D Bowen Harriet Bethell	Sean D Bowen Harriet Bethell	6	94	82	–	–	–
b g Cable Bay (IRE) - Fondie (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Pressed leader, weakened over 2f out (op 33/1)

22 ran Off time: 2:32:22 Winning time: 1m 41.42s (slow by 4.82s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: Jon and Julia Aisbitt (Mezcala) 1st breeder: Jon And Julia Aisbitt
2nd owner: Shamrock Thoroughbreds (Far From Dandy)
3rd owner: Kristian Strangeway (Lir Speciale)
Tote win: £6.90 PL: £2.10 £2.10 £4 Ex: £42.40 CSF: £30.37 Tricast: £494.28 Trifecta: £510
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 76 (31%) M [8-15] 62 (43%) H [16-22] 12 (26%)

2:25 Doncaster 28 Mar 2026

William Hill Epic Boosts Spring Mile Handicap