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Lincoln Handicap Selections

The cold snap in the UK has continued to affect the equine action in recent weeks but hopefully the start of the new flat turf season will go ahead as planned with the traditional curtain raiser, the Lincoln Handicap, from Doncaster.

With that in mind and on the back of a tremendous Cheltenham Festival who better to turn to than our resident Big Race Guru, Nick Hardman, for the lowdown on the key contenders for this year’s renewal.

Being a member of the Insiders Club brings with it a comprehensive package which includes access to Nick’s Big Race Selections, a vibrant and friendly community/forum along with a monthly Members Report that at 52 pages is packed with systems, research and strategies that have been devised by our team of industry renowned contributors.

In the current report (Issue 155) Paul Moon of The Racing Horse put the Richard Hannon stable under the microscope and found some thought provoking facts about their modus operandi. The following are a few snippets from the article which we trust you will find of interest:-

Trainer Angles - Richard Hannon

Here are the four-year numbers for Hannon Junior since he took over from his father:

2017: 194 wins from 1,354 runners at 14% strike-rate (-79.49)
2016: 172 wins from 1,357 runners at 13% strike-rate (-211.92)
2015: 195 wins from 1,382 runners at 14% strike-rate (-348.38)
2014: 206 wins from 1,404 runners at 15% strike-rate (-366.41)

The four-year average shows 192 winners per season at around 14%, so how did Hannon Senior compare in his last four years:

2013: 235 wins from 1,412 runners at 17% strike-rate (-306.32)
2012: 218 wins from 1,367 runners at 16% strike-rate (-165.90)
2011: 218 wins from 1,408 runners at 15% strike-rate (-46.12)
2010: 210 wins from 1,341 runners at 16% strike-rate (-203.61)

His four-year average showed 220 winners per season at around 16% and a significant difference. Hannon Junior has not been able to match the numbers of his father and this raises a simple question – why?

Significantly last April, Richard Hannon threatened to reduce his runners at Windsor because of poor prize-money. He absolutely floods the scene and clogs the race cards at these types of tracks with his juveniles, stifling, confusing, and reducing our opportunities to profit and furthermore, running four and five runners from different owners in the same race raises issues of integrity and unsafe results!

BUT, is there a wind of change in their modus operandi?

Historically, the team churn out 2yo winners between 5f and 6f and then again with 3yos up to a mile, whilst struggling to win with their older horses but since 2013 the 2yo scorers have slowed/dropped over the past five years resulting in a net difference of 52 winners. In the same time frame the older horses have dropped from 11%, 10%, and 8% to an inept 4% in 2016 and, given expertise, breeding and price-tags makes for desperate reading. How could a stable of this quality produce a dire 6-142 for 4% (-108.50pts) over a year period for any age group?

Then, incredibly and without warning 2017 showed a hike - a big hike up to 17% with 24-144 for 17% (+30.33pts). For the first time ever, the strike-rate for his older horses was higher than those of the juveniles!

Whilst accepting 17% is not a rate to get gaga about it is something very important to factor-in from last year into our betting. If the team have truly tweaked their operation it is reasonable to assume this figure could lead to more 4yo+ winners at the same strike-rate or more!

You can get your hands on a copy of the current Insiders Members Report and a whole lot more including that all important access to Nick Hardman's hugely profitable Big Race tips here

Having reviewed the key trends and stats for the first big handicap of the new flat season you can find out what Nick fancies for the Lincoln Handicap by clicking here to read on

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