Doncaster's Lincoln meeting (Flat turf opener) is the meeting everyone bets on and almost nobody researches properly. We analysed all 278 races at Doncaster in the festival window across 11 years (2015–2026) — here are the trainers, jockeys and market patterns that actually repeat.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hannon | 47 | 11 | 23.4% |
| Richard Fahey | 68 | 9 | 13.2% |
| Ian Williams | 31 | 7 | 22.6% |
| Alan King | 48 | 7 | 14.6% |
| Nigel Twiston-Davies | 27 | 7 | 25.9% |
| Dan Skelton | 39 | 7 | 17.9% |
| Donald McCain | 33 | 5 | 15.2% |
| Andrew Balding | 26 | 4 | 15.4% |
| David OMeara | 46 | 4 | 8.7% |
| Philip Kirby | 34 | 3 | 8.8% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 35 | 8 | 22.9% |
| Brian Hughes | 58 | 7 | 12.1% |
| James Doyle | 28 | 5 | 17.9% |
| Rossa Ryan | 29 | 5 | 17.2% |
| P J McDonald | 40 | 4 | 10.0% |
| Daniel Tudhope | 36 | 4 | 11.1% |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 26 | 4 | 15.4% |
| Kevin Stott | 25 | 2 | 8.0% |
| Connor Beasley | 25 | 1 | 4.0% |
| Jason Hart | 30 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Year | Races | Favourite SR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 47.8% |
| 2025 | 35 | 31.4% |
| 2024 | 29 | 20.7% |
| 2023 | 22 | 22.7% |
| 2022 | 37 | 16.2% |
| 2021 | 37 | 29.7% |
| 2020 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 2019 | 28 | 32.1% |
| 2018 | 16 | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 14 | 28.6% |
| 2016 | 14 | 42.9% |
We score every UK & Irish runner each morning. When the meeting comes round you get the model's pick for each race on Telegram before the off — the same engine behind these 278 races of data.
Verified 34.8% strike on our maximum-confidence bets — every result logged, win or lose.
Get free picks on Telegram →The meeting's largest-priced winners in our window: Pearl Eye (GB) (50/1, 2025), High Acclaim (USA) (50/1, 2018), Spoof (GB) (33/1, 2026), Dragon Bones (GB) (33/1, 2021), Ginistrelli (IRE) (33/1, 2021), Mr Professor (IRE) (33/1, 2024). Outsiders land every single year — which is exactly why our model rates every runner rather than following the market.
When the 2027 Doncaster's Lincoln meeting (Flat turf opener) arrives, our model publishes a rated pick for every race before the off — no race skipped, every result logged win or lose. Start here:
Data: all races at Doncaster in the festival month(s), 2015–2026, our settled-results database (278 races). Trends describe the past, not the future. 18+.
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015–2026. Historical patterns are not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.