William Hill Epic Boosts Spring Mile Handicap – Doncaster

Doncaster

14:25

William Hill Epic Boosts Spring Mile Handicap

Date 2026-03-28

Distance 1m

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £38,655

Weather Clear

Temp 5.2°C

Wind 9mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 1m 41.42s (slow by 4.82s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mezcala (GB) George Bass · Jack Channon	11/2J	Won
2nd	Far From Dandy (IRE) Colin Keane · Stephen Thorne	11/2J	2.5
3rd	Lir Speciale (IRE) Conor Whiteley · Brian Ellison	16/1	0.2
4th	Perfect Part (IRE) Harry Russell · Brian Ellison	50/1	2
5th	On The River (GB) P J McDonald · Harriet Bethell	28/1	.75
6th	Zowal (FR) Warren Fentiman · John & Sean Quinn	66/1	2.75
7th	Classic Encounter (IRE) Hector Crouch · George Boughey	8/1	1.5
8th	Pressure's On (FR) Oisin Orr · Ed Dunlop	40/1	0.05
9th	Desperate Dan (IRE) Neil Callan · Peter Chapple-Hyam	11/1	0.1
10th	Sterling Knight (GB) Toby Moore · Ed Dunlop	40/1	0.3
11th	Principality (IRE) Kaiya Fraser · Harry Eustace	8/1	1.5
12th	Prosperitas (IRE) Marco Ghiani · T J Kent	33/1	1
13th	Cadarn (IRE) Kevin Stott · Kevin Ryan	33/1	1.5
14th	Carron (IRE) Jack Callan · George Boughey	14/1	2.75
15th	Intrusively (GB) Robert Havlin · Michael Appleby	20/1	.5
16th	Empirestateofmind (IRE) Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	40/1	4.25
17th	High On Hope (GB) Harry Davies · Michael Appleby	11/1	7
18th	Rainbow Nebula (FR) Billy Garritty · Richard & Peter Fahey	10/1	6.5
19th	First Ambition (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · K R Burke	22/1	2
20th	Vincent Rocks (IRE) Cieren Fallon · Hugo Palmer	11/1	2.5
21th	Naples (IRE) Dougie Costello · Steph Hollinshead	50/1	.5
22th	Milteye (GB) Sean D Bowen · Harriet Bethell	40/1	1.75

Runners (22)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
12 (3)	Mezcala Bay J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	133	—	52127-	85	100	95	183d	—	—	+11	21.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Has progressive 1m form and low mileage; bred to take well to this scenario; interesting
11 (14)	Classic Encounter Bay J:Hector Crouch T:George Boughey	J:Hector Crouch T:George Boughey	133	—	14603-	85	101	93	183d	—	—	+7	16.3	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Consistent record in 1m/1m1f races on turf features two wins; in the mix
15 (20)	Rainbow Nebula Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard & Peter Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard & Peter Fahey	131	v	51531-	83	98	83	121d	—	—	+17	25.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Record of 51531 since handicapping, winning narrowly upped to 1m on AW last time
2 (1)	Far From Dandy Bay J:Colin Keane T:Stephen Thorne	J:Colin Keane T:Stephen Thorne	138	p	811-64	90	95	47	13d	—	—	+3	12.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Creditable fourth in the Irish Lincolnshire returned to turf; frame possibilities
4 (12)	Principality Bay J:Kaiya Fraser T:Harry Eustace	J:Kaiya Fraser T:Harry Eustace	136	—	05345-	88	99	90	147d	—	—	+5	13.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
May be more interesting when back at Goodwood, having gained both wins there
16 (9)	Lir Speciale Bay J:Conor Whiteley(7) T:Brian Ellison	J:Conor Whiteley(7) T:Brian Ellison	130	—	03511-	82	100	90	140d	—	—	+21	27.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ended his 2025 campaign with a double that took his overall record at Doncaster to 3-3
19 (15)	High On Hope Bay J:Harry Davies T:Michael Appleby	J:Harry Davies T:Michael Appleby	130	—	116554	82	98	-	8d	—	—	+5	11.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Two AW wins this year; only 1-14 on turf and looks unfavourably handicapped
8 (13)	Desperate Dan Bay J:Neil Callan T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	J:Neil Callan T:Peter Chapple-Hyam	134	—	06141-	86	98	86	154d	—	—	+19	25.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ended last term with a C&D win, showing career-best form; ideal type for this prize
7 (10)	Carron Bay J:Jack Callan(5) T:George Boughey	J:Jack Callan(5) T:George Boughey	135	t	17-361	87	96	79	22d	—	—	+5	10.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Fighting chance with Jack Callan's 5lb claim offsetting a penalty for a game AW win
9 (21)	Vincent Rocks Bay J:Cieren Fallon T:Hugo Palmer	J:Cieren Fallon T:Hugo Palmer	134	—	119-	86	93	49	190d	—	—	+17	22.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Flopped over 1m2f when bidding to take record to 3-3; gained his wins at 1m
10 (19)	Intrusively Chestnut J:Robert Havlin T:Michael Appleby	J:Robert Havlin T:Michael Appleby	133	—	59794-	85	98	83	154d	—	—	+4	10.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Remains to be seen whether he'll back up 50-1 C&D effort; debut for new yard
3 (17)	First Ambition Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	137	—	276-67	89	99	-	21d	—	—	+6	11.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has been unable to sustain his early progress; needs to raise game
18 (18)	Prosperitas Bay J:Marco Ghiani T:T J Kent	J:Marco Ghiani T:T J Kent	130	p	/5001-	82	98	75	154d	—	—	+15	19	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won at Doncaster when last seen; ideally needs heavy ground (2-2 on that surface)
21 (11)	On The River Bay J:P J McDonald T:Harriet Bethell	J:P J McDonald T:Harriet Bethell	126	—	85642-	78	101	91	154d	—	—	+9	13	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won the 2025 Carlisle Bell off 2lb higher; ran respectably at Doncaster final outing
1 (8)	Sterling Knight Bay J:Toby Moore(7) T:Ed Dunlop	J:Toby Moore(7) T:Ed Dunlop	138	—	6240-6	90	99	88	15d	—	—	+8	10.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Gained last win at Doncaster; could go well with Toby Moore taking off 7lb
20 (7)	Pressure's On Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Ed Dunlop	J:Oisin Orr T:Ed Dunlop	127	—	300-22	79	99	-	8d	—	—	+5	8.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Best form over 7f; faded into midfield when joint-favourite for this race last year
5 (6)	Cadarn Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	J:Kevin Stott T:Kevin Ryan	136	—	/1104-	88	98	66	221d	—	—	+15	18.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Something to prove on debut for new stable, having shown peak form at Redcar
17 (22)	Milteye Bay J:Sean D Bowen T:Harriet Bethell	J:Sean D Bowen T:Harriet Bethell	130	—	31261-	82	97	85	151d	—	—	+22	24.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Showed a good strike-rate in second half of last season but this is a harder task
13 (16)	Empirestateofmind Bay J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	132	b	21295-	84	97	96	123d	—	—	+13	15.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Campaigned mostly in selling races since September; third attempt at this prize
14 (2)	Naples Grey J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	J:Dougie Costello T:Steph Hollinshead	132	—	4021-	84	97	67	187d	—	—	+20	22.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Won his final start in maidens for Paddy Twomey; sold for 20,000gns since; unexposed
6 (5)	Perfect Part Chestnut J:Harry Russell T:Brian Ellison	J:Harry Russell T:Brian Ellison	135	—	44070-	87	98	74	168d	—	—	+7	10	10.00/1	40/1 2%
New trip presents a question mark and she has become a slow-starter
22 (4)	Zowal Chestnut J:Warren Fentiman(3) T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Warren Fentiman(3) T:John & Sean Quinn	125	—	177P0-	77	97	77	140d	—	—	+7	8.1	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Holds very weak claims on handicap form; made respiratory noise the last twice

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Mezcala	13/2	7/1	7/1	15/2	7/1
Classic Encounter	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Rainbow Nebula	8/1	17/2	17/2	8/1	17/2
Far From Dandy	8/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Principality	8/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2
Lir Speciale	11/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
High On Hope	11/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Desperate Dan	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
Carron	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Vincent Rocks	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Intrusively	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
First Ambition	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Prosperitas	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
On The River	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Sterling Knight	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Pressure's On	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Cadarn	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Milteye	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	28/1
Empirestateofmind	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Naples	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	28/1
Perfect Part	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	28/1
Zowal	80/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Lir Speciale

27.6

OR: 8 Form: 17.9 Odds: 1.7

12/1

2nd

Rainbow Nebula

25.9

OR: 8.3 Form: 15.1 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Desperate Dan

25.7

OR: 9 Form: 15 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Milteye

24.8

OR: 8 Form: 16.1 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Naples

22.8

OR: 8.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Vincent Rocks

22.6

OR: 9 Form: 12 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Mezcala

21.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Prosperitas

OR: 8 Form: 10 Odds: 1

22/1

Cadarn

18.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 8 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Classic Encounter

16.3

OR: 8.8 Form: 5 Odds: 2.5

8/1

Empirestateofmind

15.7

OR: 8.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Principality

13.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 2.4

9/1

On The River

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 1

25/1

Far From Dandy

12.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

High On Hope

11.9

OR: 8 Form: 2 Odds: 1.9

12/1

First Ambition

11.4

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Carron

10.9

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Sterling Knight

10.8

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Intrusively

10.5

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Perfect Part

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Pressure's On

8.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Zowal

8.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 1 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Far From Dandy	90	95	47
Sterling Knight	90	99	88
First Ambition	89	99	—
Principality	88	99	90
Cadarn	88	98	66
Carron	87	96	79
Perfect Part	87	98	74
Desperate Dan	86	98	86
Vincent Rocks	86	93	49
Mezcala	85	100	95
Classic Encounter	85	101	93
Intrusively	85	98	83
Empirestateofmind	84	97	96
Naples	84	97	67
Rainbow Nebula	83	98	83
Lir Speciale	82	100	90
High On Hope	82	98	—
Prosperitas	82	98	75
Milteye	82	97	85
Pressure's On	79	99	—
On The River	78	101	91
Zowal	77	97	77

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
High On Hope	8d ago	Quick return
Pressure's On	8d ago	Quick return
Far From Dandy	13d ago	Quick return
Sterling Knight	15d ago	Fit
First Ambition	21d ago	Fit
Carron	22d ago	Fit
Rainbow Nebula	121d ago	Long break
Empirestateofmind	123d ago	Long break
Lir Speciale	140d ago	Long break
Zowal	140d ago	Long break
Principality	147d ago	Long break
Milteye	151d ago	Long break
Desperate Dan	154d ago	Long break
Intrusively	154d ago	Long break
Prosperitas	154d ago	Long break
On The River	154d ago	Long break
Perfect Part	168d ago	Long break
Mezcala	183d ago	Long break
Classic Encounter	183d ago	Long break
Naples	187d ago	Long break
Vincent Rocks	190d ago	Long break
Cadarn	221d ago	Long break