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2026 Irish Lincolnshire Preview
The Irish Lincolnshire is the first big handicap of the flat season in Ireland and a race in which we usually get a large field since 1999 all bar two of the races have had 18+ runner fields.
The race has been vastly run at the Curragh racecourse but between 2017 & 2019 it was held as Naas due to redevelopment at the Curragh racecourse.
The race is run over a mile and is open to runners aged four years old or older, it is held in either late March or early April.
Irish Lincolnshire Information:
- Irish Lincolnshire Past Winners
- Irish Lincolnshire Trainer Statistics
- Irish Lincolnshire Jockey Statistics
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Curragh tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Curragh Racecourse section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Irish Lincolnshire market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020 when the race had an over-round of 133%. The race in 2005 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 178%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Irish Lincolnshire, the over-round has been 144%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £144 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Irish Lincolnshire Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Irish Lincolnshire Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Irish Lincolnshire over the last 20 renewals:
- Bowerman (1:38.56) in 2020
- Raadobarg (1:43.10) in 2022
- Layfayette (1:45.31) in 2021
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Irish Lincolnshire next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -14.29. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Irish Lincolnshire remember you can get daily racing predictions from the expert tipsters on the racing predictions page.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Bowerman, trained by Adrian McGuinness and ridden by Ronan Whelan who set the fastest winning time in the Irish Lincolnshire, the runner won the race in a time of 1:38.56 when winning the race in 2020. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer C F Swan and jockey W J Lee with Crooked Throw who set the slowest winning time, the race-winning time was 1:55.60 in the 2008 renewal.
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Irish Lincolnshire Past Winners
Here are the Irish Lincolnshire past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Irish Lincolnshire are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:47.08 | Orandi (FR) 7yo 8-13 (27 of 27) 10/1 | Shane Foley A J Martin (IRE) |
| 2024 1:52.90 | Chazzesmee (IRE) 6yo 9-1 (17 of 19) 3/1F | J M Sheridan J A Stack (IRE) |
| 2023 1:50.45 | Lattam (IRE) 4yo 8-10 (24 of 27) 8/1 | Chris Hayes William Haggas (GB) |
| 2022 1:43.10 | Raadobarg (IRE) 4yo 9-7 (12 of 26) 9/2F | Ben Coen J P Murtagh (IRE) |
| 2021 1:45.31 | Layfayette (IRE) 4yo 8-13 (5 of 24) 8/1 | Chris Hayes Noel Meade (IRE) |
| 2020 1:38.56 | Bowerman (GB) 6yo 9-7 (1 of 17) 5/1 | Ronan Whelan Adrian McGuinness (IRE) |
| 2019 1:47.17 | Karawaan (IRE) 5yo 8-11 (3 of 20) 9/1 | Colin Keane G M Lyons (IRE) |
| 2018 1:50.10 | On The Go Again (IRE) 5yo 9-2 (1 of 20) 6/1F | Gary Carroll Michael Mulvany (IRE) |
| 2017 1:47.42 | Brendan Brackan (IRE) 8yo 9-12 (3 of 17) 16/1 | Gary Carroll G M Lyons (IRE) |
| 2016 1:46.03 | Sruthan (IRE) 6yo 9-6 (3 of 22) 12/1 | Chris Hayes P D Deegan (IRE) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Irish Lincolnshire have been based:
- IRE: 19 winners with an additional 56 placings from 401 runners
- GB: 1 winner with an additional 3 placings from 33 runners
- NOR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
- FR: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Irish Lincolnshire Trainer Statistics
There are two leading trainers in the Irish Lincolnshire over the last 20 renewals with both Adrian McGuinness and G M Lyons who have both won the race two times. Adrian McGuinness winners have been with Victram (2005) and Bowerman (2020). G M Lyons winners have been with Brendan Brackan (2017) and Karawaan (2019). Multiple trainers have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Irish Lincolnshire, J S Bolger (0-20), Mrs John Harrington (0-16), Richard Fahey (0-15) and Kevin Prendergast (0-10) have all failed to produce a single winner despite sending multiple runners to the race.
Here are some of the top Irish Lincolnshire trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian McGuinness | 35-2-11 | -20.50 | +3.39 |
| G M Lyons | 16-2-5 | +11.00 | +6.89 |
| D K Weld | 19-1-2 | -12.50 | -13.37 |
| M Halford | 14-1-2 | -4.00 | -5.37 |
| J P Murtagh | 12-1-1 | -6.50 | -8.19 |
| Michael Mulvany | 6-1-3 | +1.00 | +4.25 |
| J A Stack | 5-1-2 | -1.00 | +2.51 |
| Noel Meade | 4-1-1 | +5.00 | +2.00 |
| A J McNamara | 2-1-1 | +24.00 | +14.63 |
| A J Martin | 2-1-1 | +9.00 | +5.25 |
Irish Lincolnshire Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Irish Lincolnshire over the last 20 renewals is Chris Hayes who has won the race three times with those three winners coming from Sruthan (2016), Layfayette (2021) and Lattam (2023). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Irish Lincolnshire are Wayne Lordan (2 wins) and Gary Carroll (2 wins). Two jockeys have not had the best of times over the last 20 renewals in the Irish Lincolnshire, N G McCullagh has ridden 15 runners to the race without recording any wins whilst Rory Cleary has ridden 14 without a winner.
Here are some of the top Irish Lincolnshire jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 19-3-7 | +12.00 | +12.26 |
| Wayne Lordan | 19-2-4 | -2.00 | -3.62 |
| Gary Carroll | 12-2-3 | +12.00 | +6.25 |
| Shane Foley | 15-1-3 | -4.00 | -3.44 |
| W J Lee | 11-1-3 | +10.00 | +13.13 |
| Declan McDonogh | 11-1-3 | -2.50 | -1.56 |
| Ronan Whelan | 10-1-4 | -4.00 | +1.76 |
| Ben Curtis | 9-1-2 | +17.00 | +12.26 |
| Colin Keane | 9-1-4 | +1.00 | +2.89 |
| J M Sheridan | 5-1-1 | -1.00 | -2.12 |
2026 Irish Lincolnshire Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 8, 11, 5, 3, 10, 10, 1, 12, 1, 17, 22, 9, 1, 4, 7, 20, 1, 7, 1, 5
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (77%) - No more than -21lbs (Vs Max Weight)
- 20 / 20 (79%) - No bigger than 16/1 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Ran over 1m - 2m (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 87+ (Last 5)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Furthest Won 1m - 1m4½f
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved an RPR of 88+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Won by at least a neck (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Carried 121 - 144lbs (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (89%) - Fewer than 29 races (Hcps)
- 18 / 20 (77%) - Placed within last 4 starts
- 17 / 20 (74%) - No bigger than 20/1 (Career Place)
- 17 / 20 (75%) - No more than -4yrs (Vs Max Age)
- 17 / 20 (75%) - No bigger than 12/1 (Career Win)
- 17 / 20 (83%) - No bigger than 33/1 (Debut)
- 17 / 20 (85%) - Achieved a TS of 72+ (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Curragh racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Irish Lincolnshire. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Irish Lincolnshire Trend Analysis
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners had 2 career wins over further, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-61.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 27 (2,4,15) [27 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 17 (12,15,9) [19 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 24 (20,6,19) [27 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 12 (25,18,24) [26 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (11,3,1) [24 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Irish Lincolnshire is Leopardstown, there has been a total number of 5 winners of this race who ran at Leopardstown last time out. The next best course which has produced the second most winners is Curragh, there has been a total number of 3 winners of this race who ran at Curragh last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 17 winners from a total of 365 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 3 winners from a total of 71 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Irish Lincolnshire:
- Arakan (2 Wins)
- Orpen (2 Wins)
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Irish Lincolnshire despite multiple attempts:
- Fast Company (0 Wins from 8 runners)
- Dark Angel (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Invincible Spirit (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Pivotal (0 Wins from 7 runners)
- Alhebayeb (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Big Robert in 2010, winning for P D Deegan at odds of 33/1 under the guidance of Kieran O'Neill. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals there have been 5 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Irish Lincolnshire head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
Route to the Irish Lincolnshire
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Irish Lincolnshire, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - Orandi Curragh - 3rd of 17 (9/1) | Curragh On Course Bookmakers Premier Handicap |
| 2024 - Chazzesmee Curragh - 2nd of 18 (11/1) | Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap |
| 2023 - Lattam York - 11th of 16 (13/2) | Coral Gets You Closer To The Action Finale Handicap |
| 2022 - Raadobarg Kempton (AW) - 6th of 9 (7/2) | MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap |
| 2021 - Layfayette Leopardstown - 2nd of 12 (10/3) | Retro Drive In Movies At Leopardstown October Handicap |
| 2020 - Bowerman Cagnes-Sur-Mer - 2nd of 8 (9/5) | Prix Saonois |
| 2019 - Karawaan Kempton (AW) - 9th of 14 (9/2) | 32Red On The App Store Handicap |
| 2018 - On The Go Again Gowran Park - 5th of 6 (14/1) | Red Mills Trial Hurdle |
| 2017 - Brendan Brackan Cork - 1st of 7 (9/2) | corkracecourse.ie Navigation Stakes |
| 2016 - Sruthan Leopardstown - 5th of 9 (10/1) | Trigo Stakes |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Irish Lincolnshire Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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