Lincoln Betting Tips

While Doncaster, the spiritual home of the William Hill Lincoln, is undergoing redevelopments, this season's annual cavalry charge, the traditional curtain-raiser to the turf Flat season, will take place at Redcar on Saturday. Following Stream of Gold's emphatic victory in last year's renewal, it is understandable that the bookies are not taking any chances with his charge, ante-post favourite King's Majesty, although the top price of 13/2 atBluesq (as short as 4/1 in a place) about the four-year-old is way too skinny in my opinion. Naturally, as a lightly-raced, potential improver trained by Stoute, he merits plenty of respect. However, he hasn't raced on ground riding slower than good - Saturday's going is forecast to be soft, good to soft in places - and he is actually 3lb worse off with Kamanda Laugh compared to when beaten a head by that rival at Newmarket last September, yet the latter is a tempting 16/1 with totesport. Kamanda Laugh was having his first start for trainer Kevin Ryan since joining from Barry Hills's yard when chasing home three-and-a-half-length scorer Border Music over seven furlongs at Wolverhampton on March 11, which was an excellent effort considering that he was meeting the winner, who was rated 7lb superior, on level weights. The son of Most Welcome comes to hand early, relishes cut in the ground and his prominent style of racing means that he avoids the inevitable traffic problems that some of the hold-up performers experience in this type of event. All in all, he looks sure to make a bold bid. Altough I am very sweet to Kamanda Laugh, I'd also recommend a small saver on Common World, who will also revel in the testing conditions and looks potentially overpriced at 20/1 with Blue Square.Tom Hogan's charge probably doesn't have many secrets from the handicapper off a mark of 108, but when on song and encountering plenty of cut in the ground, he is better than a handicapper, as he proved last season when finishing second to Miss Sally in the Group Three Concorde Stakes at Tipperary before sluicing up in the same grade in Germany next time out.He is prone to putting in the odd below-par effort, but at the price he is well worth chancing given that he undoubtedly has the ability to go very close at this level.James Fanshawe's Cesare is lightly raced, acts on soft going and is in with a shout, along with the progressive Gentleman's Deal.The former made a winning seasonal reappearance last term so lack of a prep race may not be a problem, but this is his first race since last July when he picked up a minor injury when an unlucky-in-running third to Unshakable in the totesport Mile at Glorious Goodwood.He is certainly capable of going very well, but may just need the run, while he will need plenty of luck in running given that he is the type of horse that needs cover in his races and to be produced in the closing stages. Zero Tolerance is a proven mudlark - indeed, the softer the better for him - and will have claims if on a going day.He wound up last season by beating St Petersburg a length and a half in a decent handicap on the Rolwey Mile at Newmarket. A 4lb rise for that is far from prohibitive and a bold bid looks assured if putting his best foot forward.