PENITENT 10-1 FOR COMPETITIVE WILLIAM HILL LINCOLN AS ENTRIES ANNOUNCED!
A captivating start to the turf flat season was promised today as a bumper field of 97 entries were announced for the 2010 William Hill Lincoln Handicap.
The Lincoln at Doncaster
Sponsors William Hill have appointed William Haggas lightly-raced Penitent as their 10-1 ante-post favourite. The four-year-old has just five careers starts to his name and was last seen finishing second in a competitive Southwell handicap off a mark of 93.
2009 winner Expresso Star looks set to top the weights, and is available as 16-1 with Hills to repeat Baburs 1950s illustrious feat of back-to-back wins. Stable-mate Doctor Crane, and last years William Hill Spring Mile winner Manassas join him as co second-favourites.
The Irish contingent also hold a trio of entries in the famous one-mile handicap, with two surprising additions for Jim Bolger and Willie Mullins in the form of 25-1 chances Toraidhe, and Settigano.
David Hood, Director of Racing for William Hill, said: The William Hill Lincoln looks a tremendously competitively affair this year with a serious number of progressive sorts spread amongst the field. William Haggas won this race back in 2007 and has already highlighted our race as a target for ante-post favourite Penitent, who ticks every box as the perfect Lincoln candidate.
William Hill Lincoln: 10-1 Penitent, 16-1 Doctor Crane, Expresso Star, Manassas, 20-1 Collateral Damage, Extraterrestrial, Huzzah, Mia’s Boy, Prime Exhibit, Prince of Dance, 25-1 Dubai’s Touch, Dunn’o, General Eliott, Good Again, Irish Heartbeat, Jesse James, Kaolak, Kavachi, Kiwi Bay, Master of Arts, Mister Hardy, Mount Hadley, Mountain Cat, Mull of Killough, Spinning, Tartan Gigha, Tiger Reigns, Toraidhe, Settigano 33-1 Advanced, Al Khaleej, Albaqaa, Audemar, Benandonner, Bencoolen, Billy Dane, Black Dahlia, Captain Macarry, Chosen Forever, Cloudy Start, Cry of Freedom, Elliptical, Flipando, Full Toss, Harrison George, Inheritor, Lang Shining, Laudatory, Light From Mars, Mahadee, Marajaa, Marvo, Miss Glitters, Moheebb, Moynahan, Reve de Nuit, Sohcahtoa, Tartan Gunna, The Osteopath , Thunderball, Vitznau, Viva Vettori, Yahrab (EW 1/4 1,2,3,4)
