Lincoln fancies miss big race cut
Ante-post favourite Zaahid and the well-fancied Lang Shining have both missed the cut for Saturday’s William Hill Lincoln after the top 22 horses all stood their ground.
In a race where the draw has historically played a key part, this year’s renewal offers more questions than ever as it will be the first running of the race since the track’s redevelopment.
Ger Lyons’ gambled-on Little White Lie was the first runner drawn out of the hat by William Hill’s David Hood and was allocated stall number six by Kate Hills of Arena Leisure.
In the past, low numbers were favoured when the ground was on the soft side, and clerk of the course David Williams is expecting some cut in the ground.
“The track is very even from one side to the other and at the Leger meeting jockeys weren’t frightened to come down the middle,” said Williams.
“The course itself hasn’t changed but the new drainage system we installed means the ground is far more consistent now than it was in the past.
“It is good to soft at the moment. We are forecast 12 millimetres today, with a further four tomorrow and another three on Saturday.
“I’d anticipate the ground will be good to soft on the straight but maybe soft, heavy in places on the round course.
“We could get anything up to 17mm but it does drain very well.”
