Lincoln Handicap - Doncaster 2 April 2011

Nulty

Entries were made a few days ago. It makes for a nice change from the jumpers just before it all kicks off in a months time, the calm before the storm of Cheltenham. I wouldn't be putting any money down but a little trawl through the entrants is a welcome relief from the miserable jumps season we've had.

http://www.oddschecker.com/horse-racing-betting/ante-post-racing/flat/lincoln-handicap

THE WILLIAM HILL LINCOLN

Class 2, Heritage Handicap, £100,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.05pm, Doncaster, Saturday, April 2, 2011. For four year olds and upwards, one mile (straight course). Entries closed February 8, entries revealed February 9 (118 entries), weights revealed February 16. Scratchings deleadline March 8, five-day confirmation stage March 28. Final declaration stage, Thursday, March 31. Safety limit of 22 runners, horses which are declared at the final declaration but eliminated are eligible to run in the William Hill Spring Mile, which is also run at Doncaster on Saturday, April 2. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including Monday, February 7.




260242- ABERGAVENNY 4 Dan Gilbert & Kristian Strangeway Brian Ellison

25(5)040- ACADEMY BLUES (USA) 6 Bulldog Racing David Nicholls

4/16(0)50- AJDAAD (USA) 4 Mrs Z Wentworth Alan McCabe

000060- AL MUHEER (IRE) 6 Sprint King Racing (Antigua Cavaliers) David Nicholls

312363- ARABIAN SPIRIT 6 Timeform Betfair Racing Club Ltd Richard Fahey

0(6)(5)(2)-(0)(1) AVON RIVER 4 Jim Horgan Richard Hannon

(4)(1)-(3)(3)(2)(3) AVONROSE 4 Moorland Racing Derek Shaw

005100- AXIOM 7 Samanda Racing Ed Walker

(3)(3)(4)(0)-(0)(2) BAWAARDI (IRE) 5 The Matthewman One Partnership Richard Fahey

(3)(2)(3)(0)(0)-(4) BEAUCHAMP VICEROY 7 Erik Penser Gerard Butler

13-(0)(0)(6)(0) BENCOOLEN (IRE) 6 Eamon Maher David Nicholls

0124-00 BIG CREEK (IRE) 4 Stan Moore Stan Moore

3(2)(1)(1)-(0)(1) BLUE MOON 4 Guy Reed Kevin Ryan

260030- BRAE HILL (IRE) 5 Dr Marwan Koukash Richard Fahey

(0)0(6)(4)-(1)(1) BRAVO ECHO 5 Canisbay Bloodstock Michael Attwater

122050- BREAKHEART (IRE) 4 Andrew Tinkler Michael Dods

0(1)3101- BRICK RED 4 Brick Racing Andrew Balding

(1)(4)-(2)(2)(1)(4) BUAITEOIR (FR) 5 Laurence Mann Paul D'Arcy

2/143- CALL TO REASON (IRE) 4 The Socrates Partnership Jeremy Noseda

100530- CAMEROONEY 8 Jean Stapleton Brian Ellison

310006- CASTLES IN THE AIR 6 Jim McGrath Richard Fahey

2(2)1/06(0)- CHAMPAGNE STYLE (USA) 4 EERC Richard Guest

004325- CHARLIE COOL 8 Middleham Park Racing XXIV Ruth Carr

310036- COCKNEY CLASS (USA) 4 Roldvale Limited Brian Meehan

(3)/120(6)1- DANCE AND DANCE (IRE) 5 Mohammed Rashid Edward Vaughan

2(1)10- DHAAMER (IRE) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum John Gosden

202304- DIRECTORSHIP 5 Mrs R Lyon, Mrs P Hayton, Patrick Chamings Patrick Chamings

515(5)(0)(2)- DOCOFTHEBAY (IRE) 7 Paul Dixon David Nicholls

150(6)/41/- DOCTOR CRANE (USA) 5 Rachel Hood John Gosden

(1)/(1)0300- DOCTOR ZHIVAGO 4 C Titcomb David Nicholls

030(5)(5)(0)- DREAM LODGE (IRE) 7 Middleham Park Racing XLIX David Nicholls

2(3)(1)-(1)(1)(1) DUBAI HILLS 5 Fiona Denniff Bryan Smart

033(0)2(2)- DUSTER 4 M T Bevan Hughie Morrison

6(1)25- ETON FOREVER (IRE) 4 H R H Sultan Ahmad Shah Michael Jarvis

006222- ETON RIFLES (IRE) 6 Transcend Bloodstock LLP Howard Johnson

006/(0)0-(0) EUROPEAN DREAM (IRE) 8 You Trotters Richard Fahey

000000- EXTRATERRESTRIAL 7 G J Paver Richard Fahey

1/0106-0 FAREER 5 Hamdan Al Maktoum Ed Dunlop

012221- FATHSTA (IRE) 6 Dr Marwan Koukash David Simcock

(1)(3)(1)(1)(1)-(3) FINAL DRIVE (IRE) 5 Par 4 Racing John Ryan

U12133- FIRST POST (IRE) 4 Llewelyn, Runeckles Derek Haydn Jones

(2)(5)(3)-(1)(2)(0) FOLLOW THE FLAG (IRE) 7 S Gillen Alan McCabe

1041/50- FREMONT (IRE) 4 Julie Wood Richard Hannon

012156- FRONTLINE GIRL (IRE) 5 M A Roden Elaine Burke

0(6)(0)(0)-(0)(0) GALA CASINO STAR (IRE) 6 The Friar Tuck Racing Club Richard Fahey

45540-(6) GEORGEBERNARDSHAW (IRE) 6 Dr Marwan Koukash David Simcock

465(0)-(2)(0) GOOD AGAIN 5 Future In Mind Partnership Gerard Butler

30006-(0) GREYFRIARSCHORISTA 4 Greyfriars UK Ltd Mark Johnston

264521- GUNNER LINDLEY (IRE) 4 P McNamara, Nick Browne, S Richards Barry Hills

104040- HACIENDA (IRE) 4 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Mark Johnston

136010- HARRISON GEORGE (IRE) 6 P D Smith Holdings Ltd Richard Fahey

(1)56365- HIGHLAND KNIGHT (IRE) 4 Jeff Smith Andrew Balding

606153- IRISH HEARTBEAT (IRE) 6 Mark & George Leatham Richard Fahey

32404(4)- IVER BRIDGE LAD 4 The Iver Lads John Ryan

061020- JO'BURG (USA) 7 Richard Walker Debbie Sanderson

021410- JUSTONEFORTHEROAD 5 The Pontoon Partnership Richard Fahey

4113(1)- KALK BAY (IRE) 4 Bernard Kantor William Haggas

6000(0)0- KARAKA JACK 4 David Nicholls David Nicholls

310400- KAY GEE BE (IRE) 7 George & Mark Leatham Richard Fahey

(6)(1)(0)-(1)(3)(3) KILBURN 7 Royal Windsor Racing Club Alastair Lidderdale

2142(6)0- KING OF WINDSOR (IRE) 4 Jones, Healy, Whitehead & Mitchell Ralph Beckett

500100- KIWI BAY 6 Kiwi Racing Michael Dods

142200- KYLLACHY STAR 5 Dr Marwan Koukash Richard Fahey

(0)60(3)(0)-(3) LAYLINE (IRE) 4 Gay Kelleway Gay Kelleway

036530- LIGHT FROM MARS 6 Dr Marwan Koukash David Nicholls

331(5)54- LINNENS STAR (IRE) 4 D & J Newell Ralph Beckett

(3)(2)(3)-(5)(2)(1) LOCKANTANKS 4 Dallas Racing Michael Appleby

(4)(1)(4)(2)-(3)(2) LOWTHER 6 Exors of the late L J Barratt Alan Bailey

0(4)(1)(2)(3)-(2) LOYALTY 4 Lyndsey Shaw Derek Shaw

41(0)(6)(3)-0 MAJOR VICTORY (SAF) 4 H M K Al Mehairi Gay Kelleway

423060- MANASSAS (IRE) 6 Rebecca Philipps Brian Meehan

400000- MARAJAA (IRE) 9 John Jacques Willie Musson

24(4)520- MASS RALLY (IRE) 4 Business Development Consultants Limited Michael Dods

024215- MATA KERANJANG (USA) 4 Fitri Hay Paul Cole

21/2001- MEDICINAL COMPOUND 4 Hambleton Racing Ltd XIII Kevin Ryan

10(2)(2)-(3)(4) MIAMI GATOR (IRE) 4 Elaine Burke Elaine Burke

22202(0)- MUTAMALEQ (IRE) 4 Wold Construction Company Ian McInnes

221100- NATIONALISM 4 George Strawbridge John Gosden

410(0)-(0)2 NAVAJO CHIEF 4 Geoffrey Bishop Alan Jarvis

60(1)3(1)(1)- NAZREEF 4 Deborah Collett & M Watson Hughie Morrison

563(1)(1)(2)- NIDEEB 4 Saeed Manana Clive Brittain

01060(1)- NOGUCHI (IRE) 6 The Honorable Earle I Mack Jeremy Noseda

(3)(2)(2)(1)(1)(1)- NORMAN ORPEN (IRE) 4 Gordon Li Jane Chapple-Hyam

(5)/10310- ORIENTAL SCOT 4 Dr Jim Walker William Jarvis

240144- OUR JOE MAC (IRE) 4 A Long Richard Fahey

554(4)-(1)(2) OURS (IRE) 8 Peter Smith P C Coaches Limited John Harris

(2)/10125- PENITENT 5 Cheveley Park Stud William Haggas

313312- PINTURA 4 Dr Marwan Koukash David Simcock

12/6000- PLEASANT DAY (IRE) 4 J C Parsons & J J Gilmartin Richard Fahey

00(1)006- PRIME EXHIBIT 6 Dab Hand Racing Richard Fahey

006050- PRINCE OF DANCE 5 David Storey Tom Tate

20122-(4) RAKAAN (IRE) 4 David Dixon Jamie Osborne

3400-(1)(0) REVE DE NUIT (USA) 5 Z Wentworth Alan McCabe

0525(4)0- SATWA LAIRD 5 The Lamprell Partnership Ed Dunlop

0311/64- SHAMALI 6 Abdulla Al Khalifa William Haggas

(1)00215- SIGNOR VERDI 4 Sheila Tucker Brian Meehan

424125- SIR GEORGE (IRE) 6 Venture Racing & Partners Ollie Pears

115260- SMARTY SOCKS (IRE) 7 R Fell & K Everitt David O'Meara

663621- SOUTH CAPE 8 Heart of the South Racing Gary Moore

2130/(1)0- SPLENDORINTHEGRASS (IRE) 5 Bjorn Nielsen David Lanigan

03(0)(1)-(1)(1) STEED 4 Mrs J Ryan Kevin Ryan

4/(2)1211- SUITED AND BOOTED (IRE) 4 R Morecombe & D Anderson Richard Hannon

2661(0)(5)- SWEET CHILD O'MINE 4 EERC Richard Guest

50120-(0) SWEET LIGHTNING 6 Andrew Tinkler Michael Dods

0/116- TAQLEED (IRE) 4 Hamdan Al Maktoum John Gosden

000000- TARTAN GIGHA (IRE) 6 Exors of the Late Mrs Isobel Bird Mark Johnston

(2)1(2)0(5)6- TARTAN TRIP 4 Kingsclere Racing Club Andrew Balding

54602(5)- THE CHEKA (IRE) 5 Anthony Pye-Jeary & Mel Smith Eve Johnson Houghton

(2)(0)/021(6)- THE FIFTH MEMBER (IRE) 7 Epsom Equine Spa Partnership Jim Boyle

(5)(3)(2)-(2)(1)(1) THE LOCK MASTER (IRE) 4 K G Kitchen Michael Appleby

0/00200- THE OSTEOPATH (IRE) 8 Kevin Kirkup Michael Dods

0/1100- UPHOLD 4 Jamie Osborne Jamie Osborne

355200- VAINGLORY (USA) 7 David Simcock David Simcock

(5)5003(6)- VIVA VETTORI 7 Mike Watson David Elsworth

003000- WANNABE KING 5 Saif Ali & Saeed Altayer David Lanigan

0022(1)(0)- WEST END LAD 8 K Nicholls Roy Bowring

2/(1)2(6)- XILERATOR (IRE) 4 J Law David Nicholls

46(1)(5)-(1)(5) ZEBRANO 5 Caloona Racing Andrew Haynes

118 entries

Nulty

Lincoln weights out today. Penitent gets top weight.

http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/card.sd?race_id=523169&r_date=2011-04-02&big_race=Y

UrbanSea

Breakheart for me. 4 year olds with a good record,over half.
Jimmy Fortune one away from tying the record wins in the race,he'd probably get the leg up. Has contesed hot handicaps before25/1 looks good to me.Worry is he might need 10 furlongs,but has won over a mile.

myflipflops

Have a stake in Al Muheer. He just spent his first winter in Dandy Nocholls yard and has been gelded. Hoping he comes out with a better run than his last outing.

Fryern

Depends on the draw but Tartan Gigha looked incredibly fit last time out. Came second - no penalties.

Boylesport 33-1.

So I'm 8.5 points the win 1.5 points the place

For points read pounds. So if you bet in £10 is £8.5 to £1.5

Place the bet as £1.5ew and £7win

Nulty

Good shout Fryern. He looks a big price for a horse in form. Trainer thinks the trip is too short for him though and his record suggests it is too.

He has won twice at shorter than 8 1/2f - as a 2yo and a 3yo. He's tried between 8f and 8 1/2f 16 times and won none. He needs further. There will surely be something to beat him in here on a flat track at a distance he's tried and tried at. He's just not fast enough.

Fryern

Bold words.

Won twice over 7f. Not fast enough! Well he won easily enough over 9f downhill at Epsom last year.

Looked magnificant last time out and eased off for next time. Only beaten 1/2 lengtht - cleverly done.

Can't agree with you. 33-1 looks a cracking ratio bet to me. Shall wait for the draw.

Nulty

He won at those distances 3 and 4 years ago. He's got a chance of course but I doubt he'll win. I'm not having a go at your selection so don't take it personally or get defensive like some do on here. This is a discussion forum after all.

That run over 8 1/2f at Epsom saw him win by a nose on the line. The Lincoln is 96 yards shorter. He's back down to a reasonable weight though and I wouldn't be suprise to see him place but to win would be a suprise. Still, everything has its price.

Fryern

Hi,

You can have as much banter as you like....................

Won't offend me.

I see Boylesport now go 25-1 - chickens. I didn't hit them that hard!!

mike65

Fancy a tilt with Smarty Socks (34.00) myself, the going is the thing though, needs decent ground for best chance. De Sousa is booked which is a positive

Nulty

mike65 wrote: »

Fancy a tilt with Smarty Socks (34.00) myself, the going is the thing though, needs decent ground for best chance. De Sousa is booked which is a positive

He'l be in the Spring Mile @ 25s

Draw for both is tomorrow.

Fryern

De Sousa

Looks like he's on Tartan Gigha is that good new Mike?

Twisted my local bookie to 25-1 yesterday. Happy with that. He owns the odd horse so a good man....... promised to put some on his next runner if I get some back!

mike65

De Sousa will be nothing less than positive on a Johntson horse! Tartan Gigha, well he's better value than Louther and Prime Exhibit for example as judged by the recent Wolverhampton trail result. Drawn 8th which is neither here nor there on the Donny straight. Ideally you back one from either wing.

Fryern

Ta,

Number 8 drawn 2.

I've got one side covered !!!!!!!!!

mike65

Oops you are right I was looking at the wrong number!

bassy

Kalk bay out,runs in spring mile.gunner lindley in.

UrbanSea

Liking 11/1 Irish Hearbeat.

Fryern

I like Guinness and have been drinking it for over 40 years. The reasons I hope are obvious. Irish Heartbeat illudes me!!!

mike65

Paul Hannigan talking about tomorrows racing http://www.attheraces.com/article.aspx?hlid=515586 he's on Irish Heartbeat.

Nulty

Harrison George is a massive price (66s) on the machine. Hanagan overlooked him but George Challoner takes 7lbs off his back (which puts him on 9-3 - not top weight anymore!) and he recently rode a 22/1 winner for Fahey in Feburary - his last ride. HG is well drawn 3 from the rail and it seems to me that the low numbers will supply the winner. HG goes on any ground but the easy side of good suits, has run well at the track and won there but disappointed the last twice - I'm putting that down as coincidence.

Fryern

It's a great race for the bookies so don't put your shirts on it. 22 runners & only pay on the 4 for a place - thank goodness for betfair.

I shall let some of my 33-1 & 25 on Tartan go. Should shorten up tomorrow.

Nulty

Dunno if that was a general comment Fryern or aimed at me but I'm tempted to chuck my shirt at Harrison George at that price. He's nearly 3 times the price I'd say he deserves.

Fryern

Hi Nulti

It was a general comment that a number post without the reason. You like Harrison George and the reason is value. Makes sense to me.

I see 4 tipster have gone for Tartan:-
Tartan Gigha (IRE)
Racing Post
Postdata

2

0

+30.38

Tartan Gigha (IRE)
Glasgow Evening Times
Jeffrey Ross

0

1

-11.02

Tartan Gigha (IRE)
Weekender
NOT APPLICABLE

0

10

-21.74

Tartan Gigha (IRE)
Raceform Update
Longbow

0

10

-51.26

Three look a bit rubbish at their jobs!

Now the trainer wants firm going and the bar stewards watered the course a few days back! Why?

So I shall lay a bit and have a free ride. Tartan just looked magnificent last time he ran. He reminded me of Border Jet in the paddock at Cheltenham many years ago. Border was trained by Ryan Price and I remember at the time saying nothing will beat that - and nothing did. Dear Ryan had just got his licence back and he got a 'well done Ryan & a good old Pricy' call from me. Sea The Stars was similar in stature - he always looked great.

Good luck we've both only got 21 to beat!

mike65

PP paying for 5 places.

Fryern

So are a few others (Hills, Boylesport, Skybet) just make sure it's not in the price often is

mailburner

taqleed out
there goes my bet

UrbanSea

Anyone know why he was taken out? Gamble backers will not have been happy.

Nulty

John Gosdens explanation:

“It’s never easy to make these decisions but I walked the course before racing and through nobody’s fault it wasn’t suitable ground.

“It may look good on TV but it’s very bare with a lot of sand on it. He’s not the easiest of horses to train and it’s the first day of the season so I didn’t want to run him.

“For those who have backed him I felt he wouldn’t have run any good under those conditions.”