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The Lincoln Handicap is a horse race run on the flat at Doncaster Racecourse in early April. The race is run over a straight mile and is traditionally thought of as signalling the start of the flat season. The race is for thoroughbreds aged four and over, and involves a race distance of 1mile at Doncaster during April.

The original race was held in Lincoln, hence the name of the race and was first run in February 1853. The race was moved to Doncaster in 1965 when the Lincoln racetrack was closed and it has been raced at the Yorkshire track ever since. The race usually takes place a few weeks before the Grand National.

The 2009 Lincoln winner was 100/30 favourite Expresso Star, ridden by Jimmy Fortune and trained by John Gosden. The four-year-old carried eight stone and twelve pounds to victory and was only the fourth favourite to win in over thirty years. The race itself is seen as an important stepping stone towards the Guineas weekend in May which includes the 1000 Guineas and 2000 Guineas.

Previous Lincoln Handicap Winners

 Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
 2011 Sweet Lightening59-04 J Murtagh M Dods
 2010 Penitent49-02 J Murtagh W Haggas
 2009 Expresso Star48-12 J Fortune J Gosden
 2008 Smokey Oakey48-9 J Quinn M Tompkins
 2007 Very Wise8-11 J Fanning W Haggas
 2006 Blythe Knight68-10 G Gibbons J Quinn
 2005 Stream Of Gold49-0 R Winston M Stoute
 2004 Babodana49-10 P Robinson M Tompkins
 2003 Pablo48-11 M Hills B Hills
 2002 Zucchero68-13 S Whitworth D Arbuthnot
 2001 Nimello58-9 J Fortune P Cole
 2000 John Ferneley58-10 J Fortune P Cole
 1999 Right Wing59-5 R Quinn J Dunlop
 1998 Hunters Of Brora89-0 J Weaver J Bethell
 1997 Kuala Lipis48-6 R Quinn P Cole
 1996 Stone Ridge48-7 D O'Neill R Hannon
 1995 Roving Minstrel48-3 K Darley B McMahon
 1994 Our Rita58-5 D Holland J Scargill
 1993 High Premium58-8 K Fallon L Ramsden
 1992 High Low48-0 J Quinn W Haggas
 1991 Amenable68-1 A Greaves D Barron
 1990 Evichstar67-12 A Munro J Fitzgerald

2011 Lincoln Handicap Result

There was plenty of value to be found for punters in the 2011 renewal, after Sweet Lightening, a 16/1 ante-post shot, cruised to a two and a half length victory ahead of 22/1 Brae Hill. While Dubai Hills, who was 40/1 in the ante-post betting, came in third, although pre-race favourite Taqleed withdrew just an hour before the race because the ground wasn't considered ideal, and Irish Heartbeat stepped up as 6/1 favourite but could only finish tenth.

 Result Doncaster - 2 Apr 2011 Age Jockey Trainer
1st Sweet Lightening 16/1 6 J Murtagh M Dods
2nd Brae Hill 22/1 5 J Spencer R Fahey
3rd Dubai Hills 40/1 5 T Eaves B Smart

2012 Lincoln Handicap Odds

The latest odds will appear here as soon as they are available.....

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Guineas Weekend

Hot on the heels of the start of the flat racing season at the end of March, the Guineas weekend signals the first Classics of the season. Raced at the start of May at Newmarket's Rowley Mile course, the 2,000 Guineas, raced on the Saturday sees the best three-year-old colts raced over one mile.

The 1,000 Guineas is raced over the same course and distance but this time for fillies. The main protagonists from these two races will likely go on to race in the Derby in June.

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