While many people dislike the flat beginning before the
final spectacles of the jumps season, Aintree, Sandown and Punchestown, the
Lincoln is, whether you like it or not, the race which signals the return of
the flat on this weekend each year. It can be a tough race to pick the winner
of, but generally an interesting affair, and a very popular betting event,
making up the first leg of the spring double – the Lincoln and Grand National.
This was in the past an extremely popular bet, but an extremely tough double to
pull off.
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| William Haggas is extremely successful in the race |
One trainer always to be respected in the Lincoln is William
Haggas. In the past few years, he has saddled two winners and a 3rd
from just four horses in the race. He goes into this year’s contest with a very
interesting contender in Mange All, a lightly-raced type whose only notable win
in the past came at Ascot last year over a mile when he ran well to beat
Moohaarib among others. He followed up to finish 2nd by a length to
The Corsican over a longer trip at Doncaster and then came 4th in a
competitive affair at Newmarket.
He hasn’t been seen since then (September) but seemed to
progress well throughout last season and I can see him running a big race
today. If the markets are to be trusted, he’s a real contender with floods of
money reportedly pouring in. William Haggas knows what it takes to win this and
he has always been very fond of this horse – he could turn out to be the
proverbial group horse in a handicap today.
As is always the case this weekend, it’s hard to tell which
horses will be fit and I won’t be piling on or anything. His price has drifted
out to 6/1 with Betway and he looks a decent each-way bet for me in a tough
betting race.
SELECTION: MANGE ALL
E/W 6/1
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