Last updated: March 21, 2024
William Hill has announced its sponsorship of Doncaster’s Lincoln Handicap, marking the start of the flat season. The operator will also sponsor the entire seven-race card, including key races like the Spring Mile and Cammidge Trophy, and secures sponsorship for prestigious events.
The horseracing community of 1 March 2024 Doncaster has been selected as part of William Hill’s sponsorship portfolio in 2024, the beginning of the flat season. With full support and commencement sponsorship of the seven-race card, featuring the esteemed Lincoln Handicap, coupled with other prestigious events like the Spring Mile, Cammidge Trophy and Brocklesby Stakes, the reputed operator will be responsible for running the whole card.
William Hills’ sponsorship deal covers more than Doncaster, it is expansive in an example to the Grand National meeting in April, where it acts as the official betting partner. As the company strikes its support for the Cheltenham October Festival, among the new contests will be the Grade 1 Formby Novices’ Hurdle, held on the 26th of December at Aintree, and the Grade 1 Champion Chase at Punchestown. This goes a long way to confirming the company’s imminent dedication to the promotion and improvement of horseracing, not forgetting its fans and other interested parties.
Mr. Lee Phelps, the spokesperson for William Hill, has expressed his great delight in sponsoring the Lincoln race which is known to be one of the oldest US races and a venue for competitive assembly. He stressed the importance of this sponsorship with a view to the upcoming events like the Prince Charles Royal Nutley Hop Festival, and the Grand National, where William Hill is one of the major sponsors. Moreover, he pinpointed their intention of extending their client rile by giving more choices on laying bets during the William Hill Lincoln race.
The contestants seeking to claim the race advantage on Saturday morning are the three placed favourites: Migration, who won the previous race, rated 12/1, and Awaal, who are trained by Simon & Ed Crisford and rated second in the previous race, and Karl Burke. They are proper contenders, at 4/1.