Lincoln Handicap

The Lincoln Handicap is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Doncaster in late March or early April.

Lincoln Handicap
Handicap race
LocationDoncaster Racecourse
Doncaster, England
Inaugurated1853
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorUnibet
WebsiteDoncaster
Race information
Distance1 mile (1,609 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackStraight
QualificationFour-years-old and up
WeightHandicap
Purse£100,000 (2019)
1st: £62,250
Lincoln Handicap
2019
Auxerre Kynren Beringer

It is traditionally the feature event on the first Saturday of Britain's turf flat racing season. It usually takes place one or two weeks before the Grand National, and for betting purposes the two races form the Spring Double. The only jockey to have ever won both legs was Dave Dick in 1956.

History

An event called the Lincolnshire Handicap was established at Lincoln in 1849. It was run over a distance of 2 miles in August.[1]

The venue introduced the Lincoln Spring Handicap at a new fixture in March 1853.[2] The first two runnings were over 1½ miles, and it was shortened to a mile in 1855.[3] The summer race ended when the meeting was temporarily discontinued in the 1850s. The spring version was renamed the Lincolnshire Handicap in 1860.[4]

The race continued to be held at Lincoln until 1964.[5] It was transferred to Doncaster in 1965, following the closure of its former venue. From this point it was known as the Lincoln Handicap.[6]

The bookmaker William Hill supported the Lincoln Handicap for several years prior to 1997. The company started a new period of sponsorship in 2006 which ran until 2014, and from 2015 to 2017 the race was sponsored by the bookmakers Betway. In 2018, it was sponsored by 32Red and since 2019 Unibet have sponsored the race.

The names of the winning horses from 1926 (King of Clubs) to 1937 (Marmaduke Jinks) are used in the Waddingtons board game Totopoly.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Ob – 1906, 1907
  • Babur – 1957, 1958

Leading jockey (4 wins):

  • Charlie Maidment – Indigestion (1868), Royal Rake (1870), Guy Dayrell (1872), Vestminster (1873)

Leading trainer (4 wins):

  • Jack Robinson – Clorane (1896), Winkfield's Pride (1897), Prince Barcaldine (1898), Cinderello (1910)
  • William Haggas - High Low (1992), Very Wise (2007), Penitent (2010), Addeybb (2018)

Winners since 1965
  • Weights given in stones and pounds.
Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer SP Time
1965 Old Tom 6 8-07 Scobie Breasley Peter Easterby 1022 22/1
1966 Riot Act 4 8-03 Scobie Breasley F Armstrong 1008 8/1 F
1967 Ben Novus 5 7-10 P Robinson W Hide 1022 22/1
1968 Frankincense 4 9-05 Greville Starkey John Oxley 1012.5 100/8
1969 Foggy Bell 4 7-11 Sandy Barclay Denys Smith 1020 20/1
1970 New Chapter 4 8-01 Sandy Barclay F Armstrong 1011.1111111111 100/9
1971 Double Cream 4 8-09 Edward Hide Bill Elsey 1030 30/1
1972 Sovereign Bill 6 8-12 Edward Hide Peter Robinson 1004.5 9/2 F
1973 Bronze Hill 4 7-09 Mark Birch Peter Easterby 1050 50/1
1974 Quizair 6 7-13 Taffy Thomas Ryan Jarvis 1028 28/1
1975 Southwark Star 4 7-03 Richard Fox G Peter-Hoblyn 1033 33/1
1976 The Hertford 5 8-06 Geoff Lewis Brian Swift 1020 20/1
1977 Blustery 5 7-11 D McKay R Smyly 1020 20/1
1978 Captain's Wings 5 7-10 M Wigham Ron Boss 1006.5 13/2 F
1979 Fair Season 5 8-10 Greville Starkey Ian Balding 1008 8/1
1980 King's Ride 4 8-12 Geoff Baxter Bill Wightman 1010 10/1
1981 Saher 5 8-12 Ray Cochrane Ron Sheather 1014 14/1
1982 King's Glory 4 8-03 Bryn Crossley Philip Mitchell 1011 11/1
1983 Mighty Fly 4 8-04 Steve Cauthen David Elsworth 1014 14/1
1984 Saving Mercy 4 8-09 Walter Swinburn Dermot Weld 1014 14/1
1985 Cataldi 4 9-10 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 1010 10/1
1986 K-Battery 5 8-04 John Lowe Bill Elsey 1025 25/1 1:44.64
1987 Star of a Gunner 7 8-08 John Reid Richard Holder 1009 9/1 1:45.04
1988 Cuvee Charlie 4 8-01 Mark Rimmer Hugh Collingridge 1033 33/1 1:46.00
1989 Fact Finder 5 7-09 Tyrone Williams Reg Akehurst 1020 20/1 1:37.48
1990 Evichstar 6 7-12 Alan Munro Jimmy FitzGerald 1033 33/1 1:38.90
1991 Amenable 6 8-01 Alex Greaves David Barron 1022 22/1 1:42.75
1992 High Low 4 8-00 Jimmy Quinn William Haggas 1016 16/1 1:42.74
1993 High Premium 5 8-08 Kieren Fallon Lynda Ramsden 1016 16/1 1:37.90
1994 Our Rita 5 8-05 Darryll Holland Dr Jon Scargill 1016 16/1 1:37.97
1995 Roving Minstrel 4 8-03 Kevin Darley Bryan McMahon 1033 33/1 1:40.11
1996 Stone Ridge 4 8-07 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Sr. 1033 33/1 1:44.67
1997 Kuala Lipis 4 8-06 Richard Quinn Paul Cole 1011 11/1 1:39.02
1998 Hunters of Brora 8 9-00 Jason Weaver James Bethell 1016 16/1 1:41.60
1999 Right Wing 5 9-05 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 1004.5 9/2 F 1:41.60
2000 John Ferneley 5 8-10 Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole 1007 7/1 JF 1:41.12
2001 Nimello 5 8-09 Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole 1004.5 9/2 F 1:46.68
2002 Zucchero 6 8-13 Simon Whitworth David Arbuthnot 1033 33/1 1:45.44
2003 Pablo 4 8-11 Michael Hills Barry Hills 1005 5/1 1:39.18
2004 Babodana 4 9-10 Philip Robinson Mark Tompkins 1020 20/1 1:40.15
2005 Stream of Gold 4 9-00 Robert Winston Sir Michael Stoute 1005 5/1 F 1:38.18
2006 Blythe Knight [lower-alpha 1] 6 8-10 Graham Gibbons John Quinn 1022 22/1 1:44.33
2007 Very Wise [lower-alpha 1] 5 8-11 Joe Fanning William Haggas 1009 9/1 1:46.18
2008 Smokey Oakey 4 8-09 Jimmy Quinn Mark Tompkins 1010 10/1 1:42.38
2009 Expresso Star 4 8-12 Jimmy Fortune John Gosden 1003.3333333333 10/3 F 1:36.51
2010 Penitent 4 9-02 Johnny Murtagh William Haggas 1003 3/1 F 1:43.31
2011 Sweet Lightning 6 9-04 Johnny Murtagh Michael Dods 1016 16/1 1:38.38
2012 Brae Hill 6 9-01 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1025 25/1 1:37.36
2013 Levitate 5 8-04 Darren Egan John Quinn 1020 20/1 1:41.91
2014 Ocean Tempest 5 9-03 Adam Kirby John Ryan 1020 20/1 1:40.17
2015 Gabrial 6 9-00 Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey 1012 12/1 1:39.62
2016 Secret Brief 4 9-04 William Buick Charlie Appleby 1012 12/1 1:46.25
2017 Bravery 4 9-01 Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara 1020 20/1 1:38.38
2018 Addeybb 4 9-02 James Doyle William Haggas 1005 5/1 1:43.56
2019 Auxerre 4 9-02 James Doyle Charlie Appleby 1002.5 5/2 F 1:36.82
no race 2020 [lower-alpha 2]
  1. The race was run at Redcar in 2006 and Newcastle in 2007, both due to the temporary closure of Doncaster Racecourse as part of its redevelopment.[7]
  2. The 2020 running was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom[8]

Earlier winners
  • 1853: Caurire
  • 1854: Georgey
  • 1855: Saucebox
  • 1856: Flageolet
  • 1857: Huntingdon
  • 1858: Vandermulin
  • 1859: Bel Esperanza
  • 1860: Vigo
  • 1861: Benbow
  • 1862: Suburban
  • 1863: Manrico
  • 1864: Benjamin
  • 1865: Gaily
  • 1866: Treasure Trove
  • 1867: Vandervelde
  • 1868: Indigestion
  • 1869: Sycee
  • 1870: Royal Rake
  • 1871: Vulcan
  • 1872: Guy Dayrell
  • 1873: Vestminster
  • 1874: Tomahawk
  • 1875: The Gunner
  • 1876: Controversy
  • 1877: Footstep
  • 1878: Kaleidoscope
  • 1879: Touchet
  • 1880: Rosy Cross
  • 1881: Buchanan
  • 1882: Poulet
  • 1883: Knight of Burghley
  • 1884: Tonans
  • 1885: Bendigo
  • 1886: Fulmen
  • 1887: Oberon
  • 1888: Veracity
  • 1889: Wise Man
  • 1890: The Rejected
  • 1891: Lord George
  • 1892: Clarence
  • 1893: Wolf's Crag
  • 1894: Le Nicham
  • 1895: Euclid
  • 1896: Clorane
  • 1897: Winkfield's Pride
  • 1898: Prince Barcaldine
  • 1899: General Peace
  • 1900: Sir Geoffrey
  • 1901: Little Eva
  • 1902: St Maclou
  • 1903: Over Norton
  • 1904: Uninsured
  • 1905: Sansovino
  • 1906: Ob
  • 1907: Ob
  • 1908: Kaffir Chief
  • 1909: Duke of Sparta
  • 1910: Cinderello
  • 1911: Mercutio
  • 1912: Long Set
  • 1913: Berrilldon
  • 1914: Outram
  • 1915: View Law
  • 1916: Clap Gate *
  • 1917–18: no race
  • 1919: Royal Bucks
  • 1920: Furious
  • 1921: Soranus
  • 1922: Granely
  • 1923: White Bud
  • 1924: Sir Gallahad
  • 1925: Tapin
  • 1926: King of Clubs
  • 1927: Priory Park
  • 1928: Dark Warrior
  • 1929: Elton
  • 1930: Leonidas
  • 1931: Knight Error
  • 1932: Jerome Fandor
  • 1933: Dorigen
  • 1934: Play On
  • 1935: Flamenco
  • 1936: Over Coat
  • 1937: Marmaduke Jinks
  • 1938: Phakos
  • 1939: Squadron Castle
  • 1940: Quartier-Maitre
  • 1941: Gloaming
  • 1942: Cuerdley **
  • 1943: Lady Electra **
  • 1944: Backbite **
  • 1945: Double Harness**
  • 1946: Langton Abbot
  • 1947: Jockey Treble
  • 1948: Commissar
  • 1949: Fair Judgement
  • 1950: Dramatic
  • 1951: Barnes Park
  • 1952: Phariza
  • 1953: Sailing Light
  • 1954: Nahar
  • 1955: Military Court
  • 1956: Three Star
  • 1957: Babur
  • 1958: Babur
  • 1959: Marshal Pil
  • 1960: Mustavon
  • 1961: Johns Court
  • 1962: Hill Royal
  • 1963: Monawin
  • 1964: Mighty Gurkha

* The 1916 running took place at Lingfield Park.
** The 1942 run as "Northern Lincoln", 1943, 1944 and 1945 (run as "Substitute Lincoln") editions were held at Pontefract.

BBC Television televised the race from 1959 to 1964 inclusive.

See also

References
  1. "1849 Lincolnshire Handicap". Ruff's Guide to the Turf for 1850. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. "1853 Lincoln Spring Handicap". Ruff's Guide to the Turf for 1854. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  3. "1855 Lincoln Spring Handicap". Ruff's Guide to the Turf for 1855 (Autumn Supplement). Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. "1860 Lincolnshire Handicap". Ruff's Guide to the Turf for 1861. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. "1964 Lincolnshire Handicap". Glasgow Herald. 18 March 1964. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  6. "1965 Lincoln Handicap". Glasgow Herald. 24 March 1965. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  7. "Big Race History: The Lincoln". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. "Coronavirus: Horse racing in Great Britain suspended until end of April". BBC Sport. 17 March 2020.
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