Swop looks one to stick with in Lincoln at Doncaster

The most valuable race in the world is run in Dubai today, but British punters will be focused on the first day of the turf Flat season, with Swop fancied to land the William Hill Lincoln Heritage Handicap (3.55) at Doncaster.
Trained by Luca Cumani, Swop has spent the winter in Dubai and showed his wellbeing with a tidy success at Nad Al Sheba last month, producing a sharp turn of foot to lead in the closing stages. Swop was unfortunate not to win a valuable handicap last season, finishing second at Goodwood, just failing to last home when third over an extra quarter-mile at Sandown Park and then again shaping as though his stamina was stretched when third in the Cambridgeshire.
A strongly-run mile here should be ideal and, lightly raced for a six-year-old, Swop is a fair bet at 8-1 with the sponsor to gain a deserved big-race success.
The William Hill Spring Mile Handicap (2.45) - a consolation race for those that missed the cut in the Lincoln - can go to Fireside. Highly regarded when trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam, he ran in the 2,000 Guineas on just his third career start, but struck into himself during the race. Subsequently switched to Michael Jarvis's yard, he has been off the track for 11 months but remains a colt of enormous potential and could well have been let in lightly.
Frank Sheridan has done well since switching his training operation from Italy to Shropshire last season and Icelandic can provide him with a sixth win this year in the williamhill.com - Play Live Casino Cammidge Trophy (3.20).
The best bet of the day is Kandidate, who is fancied to repeat last year's success in the williamhill.com Magnolia Stakes (3.35) at Kempton Park. He has been below par on his past two starts at Lingfield Park, but front-running tactics are much harder to execute there and Kandidate can make it four wins from five starts back on this more suitable track.
Sweet Lightning is another with a good course record and looks too big at 25-1 with Ladbrokes for the williamhill.com Rosebery Heritage Handicap (3.00).
Muhannak provides the only British-trained interest in the Dubai World Cup (5.30) at Nad Al Sheba, but preference is for the Japanese raider, Casino Drive. The Japanese can underline their growing bloodstock strength through Vodka, their 2008 Horse of the Year, in the Dubai Duty Free (3.55), while Doctor Dino, the consistent French runner, can take the Dubai Sheema Classic (4.40).
Source:the times