John Gosden's Expresso Star continues to attract money at the head of the market for Saturday's William Hill Lincoln at Doncaster.

The Newmarket handler does not usually target the seasonal curtain-raiser but Expresso Star has been well-fancied in the build-up and the sponsors have been forced to clip him half a point to 4-1 following another day of support.

Gosden has only had three previous runners in the Lincoln, with Wainwright's third in 1994 his best result.

Another to have come in for support is Luca Cumani's first runner in the race, Swop, who is 9-1 from 10s despite having to shoulder a 5lb penalty for a win in Dubai last month.

Hills' spokeswoman Kate Miller said: "Expresso Star remains extremely popular and backers expect John Gosden to mirror his impressive early-season form of last year.

"Luca Cumani's Swop is another one trendy with punters as the rain holds off at Town Moor, and these two look likely to go off first and second favourites."

With the field limited to just 22, there are plenty more of the fancied runners who could struggle to make the cut.

Stuart Williams paid 85,000 guineas at the October Horses in Training Sale for Slugger O'Toole but, despite a rating of 94, he isn't guaranteed a run.

The William Hill Spring Mile is available as a consolation to some of those who miss the cut and Williams would be keen to tackle either contest.

"He will run on Saturday and the plan is either to run in that race (the Lincoln) or the Spring Mile," said Williams. "He's not certain to get in the Lincoln, so we will have to see."

The Spring Mile is also the most likely destination for Michael Jarvis' new recruit Fireside, who is as low as 8-1 with the bookmakers but currently sits 35th on the list.

The Dr Fong colt ran a blinder on his racecourse debut, finishing sixth of 19 in the Goffs Million two years ago, before winning a maiden.

However, he has been off the track since trailing home last behind Henrythenavigator in last year's 2000 Guineas.

"If he doesn't get in the Lincoln, he is definitely a probable for the Spring Mile," said Jarvis.

"It's difficult to tell what his favoured ground would be as I didn't train the horse for his other runs. I would think he wouldn't want it too fast, so good ground should be fine for him.

"He's a nice horse but he has been off since the Guineas which is a long time. He's only had three runs in his life so he hasn't got experience on his side.

"He has done plenty of work though, so while he'll be fit enough, he could be a little bit race-rusty."

The going on Town Moor is currently good, good to firm in places on the straight course with a small amount of rain forecast.

One horse who may not feature if the ground stays in its current condition is Chris Dwyer's Mia's Boy.

The Newmarket trainer plans to run the five-year-old if the ground is good or softer and is praying for rain.

"He's on target, but I just want some rain up there," said Dwyer.

"If it's good ground I'm fine with that, good or softer would be even better but if it went firm I wouldn't run him."

William Hill Lincoln, sponsors bet: 4-1 Expresso Star, 9-1 Charm School, Swop, 10-1 Fireside, 11-1 Huzzah, 14-1 Don't Panic, Flipando, Mangham, Zaahid, 16-1 Extraterrestrial, 20-1 Decameron, Spectait, Thebes, Titan Triumph, Slugger O'Toole, 25-1 bar.