Lincoln Handicap Tips & Odds

What is the Lincoln Handicap? 

The Lincoln Handicap is a race run at Doncaster taking place at the start of the Flat season and attracts a competitive field of milers all look to land the spring showpiece. Often regarded as the curtain-raiser to the Flat season, the Lincoln Handicap is targeted by all the major trainers who are hoping that they have a future Group star that could be competing in some Pattern races at Royal Ascot. A prestigious event in its own right, the Lincoln is a real punting head-scratcher as very seldom do you have a horse that dominates proceedings.

History of the Lincoln Handicap

First run in 1853, the Lincoln Handicap was first run at Doncaster in 1965 having been held at Lincoln before that track's closure in 1964, and along with the St Leger it is one of the most prestigious races to be run at Doncaster racecourse. In recent years it has seen some notable winners with the William Haggas-trained Penitent landing the prize for favourite backers in 2010, while Haggas tasted more success in 2018 with Addeybb, who went on to excel in Group company in Australia to show that this race can often throw up a classy winner.

What happened in the 2024 Lincoln Handicap?

Dominc Ffrench Davis sent out MR PROFESSOR to glory in 2024 with David Egan in the saddle, with the horse belying his odds of 33/1 to run out an easy winner despite a late drift to the right cutting his winning margin.