Horse Power: Ametist can win the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster

can win the SBK Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (3.35pm) at Doncaster on Saturday afternoon as Flat racing returns.

Yorkshire-born Newmarket trainer Willie Haggas loves to target this prestigious season-opener on Town Moor and with three entries – including the unbeaten favourite – looks to hold the key to the contest again.

Mujtaba is a worthy favourite and could be the proverbial Group horse in a handicap having won three from three last season at Chepstow, Chester and Redcar. But a chance is taken that stable-mate Ametist can come out on top.

Ametist is a year older at five and has much more experience, so may enjoy the hustle and bustle of the mile event.

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He won four of his first five starts including decent contests over seven furlongs at Wetherby and Newmarket twice.

His finished down the field at in the Bunbury Cup back at Headquarters and also at York, but stepped up to 1mf in the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket ran a fine race to be third to Bedouin’s Story and Anmaat.

He showed there he should stay the mile he will tackle for the first time in the Lincoln and at double the odds of his stable-mate looks value to triumph.

The Cheveley Park Stud's red, white and blue colours were carried to big-race victory over the Jumps with A Plus Tard and Rachael Blackmore’s historic success in the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup at last week’s Cheltenham Festival. And they may land the first big contest on the Flat with Ametist giving Haggas potentially a record fifth win in the race.

may take the Listed SBK Cammidge Trophy Stakes (1.50pm).

The Anthony Brittain-trained five-year-old was busy in 2021 year, running 18 times and winning five including twice on Merseyside at