Lightning out of Lincoln

Last year’s winner Sweet Lightning has been taken out of the William Hill Lincoln, in which 2010 victor Penitent will now carry top weight at Doncaster on Saturday.

Now with David O’Meara, Penitent was bought for 40,000 guineas by Middleham Park Racing at the Tattersalls Sales in October and was sent to the Nawton handler.

O’Meara also has a strong second string to his bow in Smarty Socks.