Spring Mile Preview, Tips, Runners & Trends

2025 Spring Mile Preview

Scheduled to take place in either late March or early April of each year at the Doncaster racecourse is the Spring Mile, a race that features on the same day as the Lincoln early in the flat season.

The race usually attracts a large field with 20+ runners normally lining up for this race over a straight mile, the race is a Class 2 which is open to runners aged four or older and usually, you have to find a yard that has managed to get their runner spot on as most of these will be making their season debut.

Spring Mile Information:

• Spring Mile Past Winners
• Spring Mile Trainer Statistics
• Spring Mile Jockey Statistics

If you are interested in other predictions at Doncaster then head over to the Doncaster tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG racing tipsters and also compare those predictions to the runners that make the trend shortlist when added below. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Doncaster Racecourse section for links to these.

How competitive is the Spring Mile market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2022 when the race had an over-round of 115%. The race in 2007 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 135%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Spring Mile, the over-round has been 128%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £128 which is bet.

Spring Mile Trends:

• 2025 Spring Mile Trends
• Spring Mile Trend Analysis

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Spring Mile next time out then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -5.50. Whilst we wait for the 2025 Spring Mile remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was the Brian Meehan trained Petrus ridden by Tom Marquand who set the fastest winning time in the Spring Mile, the runner won the race in a time of 1:37.50 was set when winning the race in 2019. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Roger Fell and jockey Jonny Peate with Harswell Duke who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:48.60 in the 2023 renewal.

These are the top three quickest-run Spring Mile over the last 20 renewals:

1. Petrus (1:37.50) in 2019
2. Manassas (1:37.97) in 2009
3. Ballet Concerto (1:38.30) in 2017

Spring Mile Past Winners

Here are the Spring Mile past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Spring Mile as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Spring Mile have been based:

• GB: 20 winners with an additional 59 placings from 394 runners
• FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
• QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
• AUS: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
• IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner

Spring Mile Trainer Statistics

There are two leading trainers in the Spring Mile over the last 20 renewals with both Richard Fahey and Brian Meehan who have both won the race two times. Richard Fahey's winners have been with Irish Heartbeat (2010) and Brae Hill (2014). Brian Meehan's winners have been with Manassas (2009) and Petrus (2019). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Spring Mile, Kevin Ryan (0-11), K R Burke (0-11), David O'Meara (0-10) and Brian Ellison (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.

Here are some of the top Spring Mile trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Spring Mile Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Spring Mile over the last 20 renewals is Paul Mulrennan who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Mezuzah (2006) and Lord Of The Rock (2016). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Spring Mile, Daniel Tudhope has ridden a total of 11 runners to the race without recording any wins.

Here are some of the top Spring Mile jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

2025 Spring Mile Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 11, 8, 13, 17, 4, 19, 1, 14, 4, (1, 7), 10, 16, 10, 9, 7, 8, 7, 3, 18, 2

The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.

• 20 / 20 (74%) - Made 1 - 12 starts (Trip)
• 20 / 20 (78%) - Fewer than 2 starts (Season)
• 20 / 20 (80%) - Fewer than 6 placings (Trip)
• 20 / 20 (83%) - Fewer than 5 wins (Hcps)
• 20 / 20 (85%) - No bigger than 22/1 (LTO)
• 20 / 20 (87%) - Fewer than 5 placings (Further)
• 20 / 20 (88%) - Off a break of 14 - 337 days
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Had 1 - 6 wins (Career)
• 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 13 placings (Hcps)
• 19 / 20 (82%) - Achieved an RPR of 67+ (LTO)
• 19 / 20 (85%) - Placed within last 5 starts
• 18 / 20 (66%) - No older than a 5yo
• 18 / 20 (66%) - No more than +1yrs (Vs Min Age)
• 18 / 20 (85%) - Held an OR of 84+ (Career)
• 18 / 20 (89%) - No more than -5yrs (Vs Max Age)

Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Doncaster racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Spring Mile. You may want to do your research into the race, there are times when there are several runners who pass the trends so you need to do your research to find a bet, we have a Horse Racing Form Reading Made Easy & What to Look For article to help you do just this in the OLBG Betting School section.

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Spring Mile Trend Analysis

The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +120.50 is when runners had 1 career start on the going. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran at Wolverhampton (AW) last time out, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-63.

Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:

• 2024: Winner in 5 (1,12,7) [18 Runners]
• 2023: Winner in 15 (10,7,17) [22 Runners]
• 2022: Winner in 1 (6,3) [8 Runners]
• 2021: Winner in 21 (19,14,1) [20 Runners]
• 2019: Winner in 3 (10,16,8) [16 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Spring Mile is York, there has been a total number of 4 winners of this race who ran at York last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Newcastle (AW), there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Newcastle (AW) last time out.

The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 391 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 8 runners.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Spring Mile:

• Barathea (2 Wins)
• Fath (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Spring Mile despite multiple attempts:

• Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Pivotal (0 Wins from 8 runners)
• Dark Angel (0 Wins from 7 runners)
• Exceed And Excel (0 Wins from 7 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was High Acclaim in 2018, winning for Roger Teal at odds of 50/1 under the guidance of David Probert. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 2 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Spring Mile head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.

Other Principal races at Doncaster racecourse

Here are some other notable races at the Doncaster racecourse throughout the racing season that you may be interested in.

Races in January

• Great Yorkshire Chase

Races in March

• Grimthorpe Handicap Chase
• Lincoln Handicap

Races in September (St Leger Festival)

• Carrie Red Fillies Nursery
• Doncaster 2yo Stakes
• May Hill Stakes
• Park Hill Stakes
• Winners Wear Skopes Menswear Handicap
• Doncaster Cup
• Doncaster Groundworks Reinforcements Handicap
• Flying Childers Stakes
• Flying Scotsman Stakes
• Mallard Handicap
• Champagne Stakes
• Hippo Pro 3 Sealant Handicap
• Park Stakes
• PJ Towey Construction Handicap
• Portland Heritage Handicap
• St Leger
• City of Doncaster Handicap
• Scarbrough Stakes
• Sceptre Stakes

Races in October

• Doncaster Stakes
• Futurity Trophy
• Futurity Trophy Weekend 5f Handicap
• Futurity Trophy Weekend 6f Handicap