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Class act delivers in Mile

Docklands, the class act on the Town Moor card, was a ready winner of the William Hill Doncaster Mile.

Volterra set out to make all the running but was in trouble as soon as Jamie Spencer switched the 8/11 favourite to the far side of the field, shielded from the wind, to make his challenge.

Soon in front, Harry Eustace's Queen Anne winner stretched clear to score by a length-and-a-half.

The winning trainer told ITV Racing: "I can't say I enjoyed a lot of it! When you drop a horse like him into a Listed race with no penalty the assumption is on form figures that he goes and wins but we know horse racing well.

"But he did it well and his consistency is something that's a real credit to him. He keeps rocking up every time we ask him to. We're here today with a lot of better horses because of him. He's a real star and been a flagbearer from our early years and he's only six.

"We've got at least this year for him and he'll be hard to ever replace for us. He'll go to Hong King at the end of April. He ran really well there at the end of last year and is there to plunder those very valuable pots. After Hong Kong it will be back to Ascot."

Hannon team make flying start

Richard Hannon and Sean Levey completed a 70.5/1 double in the first two races of the turf Flat season.

A Bear Affair (9/2) kick-started it when proving the yard with another victory in the William Hill Bill Turner Memorial EBF Brocklesby Stakes.

The previously unraced two-year-olds faced a strong cross-wind on their debuts but a whole host of them held a chance a furlong out.

But it was the eventual winner, racing on the left-flank of the field, who took control under Levey, running only strongly to win by two lengths.

Dance A Jig (6/1) shaped well in second with 7/2 favourite Blixen Spirit in third.

The winning rider told ITV Racing: “Obviously you don’t know what you’ve got until you get here, competing against horses outside of the stable but we knew our horse was ready to come here but you don’t know what you’ve got until you come here.

“He came to hand quickly at home and learned everything quite quickly to the point where we actually had to teach him to relax a little bit. Once I asked him a serious question today here was there to answer it but I’d say the penny didn’t really drop until after the line so he’s done It nicely and can hopefully progress and get to the right places.”

Aramram delivers in Cammidge Trophy

Levey timed things to perfection aboard Aramram (12/1) in the William Hill Price Boosts Every Day Cammidge Trophy.

No sooner had the strong-travelling runner-up Jasour gone to the front then the winner was unleashed, running him down to win by a length the jockey punching the air in delight at the line.

“He’s an exceptional looking horse and almost from the get-go you're expecting the best from him,” he said on ITV Racing afterwards.

“His attitude is second to none, he does everything so professionally and is an absolute joy to ride. It was so frustrating last year, I got beat on the line on him so many times, it just didn’t land right for him. But he didn’t miss a dance last year and that helps him this time.

“He had to improve to win this race but definitely found that and we came here with high hopes. Now he’s done that and shown he can compete at this level and just because of his attitude and that, I hope he can keep improving.”

Mezcala too good for Spring foes

Mezcala made light work of his rivals to win the William Hill Epic Boosts Spring Mile.

The main problem for jockey George Bass came at the start when the whole field headed towards the stands' rail - leaving him with plenty to do from stall three.

However he got across and cover and the 11/2 joint-favourite was always travelling strongly before drawing two-and-a-quarter lengths clear of nearest pursuer and fellow market leader Far From Dandy inside the final furlong.

Winning trainer Jack Channon said: "His work all spring has been very smart and I thought he'd improved well past his handicap mark and he's done it very well. He's won off 85, he's very lightly raced and we'll look at something like the Spring Cup with him. We wont be rushing him."

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