On the most recent episode of Weekend Winners, the panel take purpose at Doncaster the place the Flat turf season will get really below method with the Lincoln Handicap on Saturday.

Host Kate Tracey is joined by At The Races’ Declan Rix and Sky Sports activities Racing’s senior kind analyst Jamie Lynch to preview the weekend’s motion, with betting angles and insights suggested.

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Circumstances on City Moor are at present good to smooth, with 22 runners set to battle it out for the distinguished William Hill Lincoln Handicap – the normal curtain-raiser for the turf Flat season.

Final yr’s winner Mr Professor is again to defend his title, whereas Wathnan Racing are properly represented by way of Midnight Gun and Native Warrior. Thunder Run heads the marketplace for Clifford Lee and Karl Burke, with Rossa Ryan getting the experience on Orandi, who carries a 5lb penalty.

Kate Tracey

“The developments landed me again on Thunder Run. There’s the four-year-old angle in addition to his official score of 100 – 4 of the final eight winners have had that score, with the rest there or thereabouts. He is making his reappearance after ending fourth within the Balmoral when he was closely supported, overwhelmed simply three lengths.

“His finest efforts have come on a greater floor, I do know he is confirmed himself to be versatile however he does appear to choose that faster floor – hopefully that does not depend towards him. The very fact he was unraced as a two-year-old would recommend he is received a lot extra to return.”

Jamie Lynch

“There is a horse hidden in plain sight with the identical profile as Thunder Run, however with a development towards him. Whip Cracker just isn’t getting mentioned as a result of the overarching development with the Lincoln is it is both first day out or again from Dubai – these are the one methods you win a Lincoln within the final 25 years.

The Wolverhampton [trial] race has virtually grow to be redundant however, should you have a look at it, Whip Cracker did so properly to complete fourth in a messy race and all of the positives that noticed him despatched off 9/4 favorite are nonetheless in play. The winner that day was Image Of Gentle below an excellent experience from Jason Watson, whereas Whip Cracker received caught too far again however nonetheless had the second-highest ending proportion pace within the race.

“Since that day, the yard has gone from working at 10 per cent to 22 per cent, together with a double at Chelmsford on Thursday. That is precisely the horse you search for in a Lincoln, sitting on some sturdy kind strains together with Bolster and Jayarebe. The Wolverhampton run has been held towards him however I feel he’d be a single-figure worth if he was coming right here straightaway. I am pondering and hoping he is a bit overpriced given the qualities that he brings to the desk.

Declan Rix

“You most likely desire a 4 or five-year-old with a progressive profile so I am going with Thunder Run. A four-year-old this season, he is solely had six profession begins and I am hoping there’s somewhat bit extra to return this yr. I simply can’t get his run in final season’s Balmoral out of my head – he did method an excessive amount of on smooth floor on the entrance finish and the winner’s ending pace proportion was 93 per cent.

“He clearly did method an excessive amount of too quickly with no cowl up the stiff monitor when he was a three-year-old taking up his elders. If they’ll ration his pace somewhat higher this time he might go properly, and Karl Burke is pound for pound top-of-the-line trainers in Europe and possibly the world.”

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