The running of the William Hill Spring Mile (13.55) does suggest the ground is still on the soft side at Doncaster based on an estimated time of 1 minute 41 seconds.
The field bunched down the middle of the course in the Spring Mile and the first four horses to finish were drawn: 16, 8, 20, and 13.
Based on this evidence, the selection is Richard Fahey’s Justonefortheroad. The trainer said of this horse to the Sportinglife.com:
“He's a hard horse to really get to grips with - just when you think the handicapper has him he goes and wins. He loves soft ground and coming off a fast pace..”
The gelding has recent winning form on soft ground over 7f and 8f. He was fourth in the 2011 running of the Spring Mile and ‘won’ the race among those horses drawn on the far side of the course, when the first three were drawn 16, 19, and 22. Justonefortheroad was drawn 10 that day and has the same draw number in the 2013 Lincoln Handicap.
The stable has also had a number of winners already in March, including at the first day of the Lincoln meeting that was interrupted by the weather last week.
Justonefortheroad is available at 12/1 with the sponsors William Hill.
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