Lincoln Handicap
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The Lincoln Handicap is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse in late March or early April.
It was first run in 1858 at Lincoln Racecourse, where it was run as the Lincolnshire Handicap. Following the closure of its original venue the race moved to Doncaster in 1965, since when it has been known by its present shortened title. It is the first major handicap race of the British flat racing season.
[edit] Winners since 1986
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Weight |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Odds |
Time |
| 1986 | K-Battery | 5 | 8-04 | John Lowe | Bill Elsey | 25/1 | 1:44.64 |
| 1987 | Star of a Gunner | 7 | 8-08 | John Reid | Richard Holder | 9/1 | 1:45.04 |
| 1988 | Cuvee Charlie | 4 | 8-01 | Mark Rimmer | Hugh Collingridge | 33/1 | 1:46.00 |
| 1989 | Fact Finder | 5 | 7-09 | Tyrone Williams | Reg Akehurst | 20/1 | 1:37.48 |
| 1990 | Evichstar | 6 | 7-12 | Alan Munro | Jimmy FitzGerald | 33/1 | 1:38.90 |
| 1991 | Amenable | 6 | 8-01 | Alex Greaves | David Barron | 22/1 | 1:42.75 |
| 1992 | High Low | 4 | 8-00 | Jimmy Quinn | William Haggas | 16/1 | 1:42.74 |
| 1993 | High Premium | 5 | 8-08 | Kieren Fallon | Lynda Ramsden | 16/1 | 1:37.90 |
| 1994 | Our Rita | 5 | 8-05 | Darryll Holland | Dr Jon Scargill | 16/1 | 1:37.97 |
| 1995 | Roving Minstrel | 4 | 8-03 | Kevin Darley | Bryan McMahon | 33/1 | 1:40.11 |
| 1996 | Stone Ridge | 4 | 8-07 | Dane O'Neill | Richard Hannon | 33/1 | 1:44.67 |
| 1997 | Kuala Lipis | 4 | 8-06 | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | 11/1 | 1:39.02 |
| 1998 | Hunters of Brora | 8 | 9-00 | Jason Weaver | James Bethell | 16/1 | 1:41.60 |
| 1999 | Right Wing | 5 | 9-05 | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | 9/2 F | 1:41.60 |
| 2000 | John Ferneley | 5 | 8-10 | Jimmy Fortune | Paul Cole | 7/1 JF | 1:41.12 |
| 2001 | Nimello | 5 | 8-09 | Jimmy Fortune | Paul Cole | 9/2 F | 1:46.68 |
| 2002 | Zucchero | 6 | 8-13 | Simon Whitworth | David Arbuthnot | 33/1 | 1:45.44 |
| 2003 | Pablo | 4 | 8-11 | Michael Hills | Barry Hills | 5/1 | 1:39.18 |
| 2004 | Babodana | 4 | 9-10 | Philip Robinson | Mark Tompkins | 20/1 | 1:40.15 |
| 2005 | Stream of Gold | 4 | 9-00 | Robert Winston | Sir Michael Stoute | 5/1 F | 1:38.18 |
| 2006 | Blythe Knight * | 6 | 8-10 | Graham Gibbons | John Quinn | 22/1 | 1:44.33 |
| 2007 | Very Wise * | 5 | 8-11 | Joe Fanning | William Haggas | 9/1 | 1:46.18 |
| 2008 | Smokey Oakey | 4 | 8-09 | Jimmy Quinn | Mark Tompkins | 10/1 | 1:42.38 |
* The 2006 and 2007 races took place at Redcar and Newcastle racecourses respectively.
