held up in rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along and headway on outer under 2f out, ridden to challenge and edged right inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards and kept on well
pushed along early and soon led, ridden 1 1/2f out and headed early final furlong, no extra
towards rear, pushed along in rear entering straight, ridden and closer under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out and not clear run inside final furlong, kept on one pace
prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and eased close home
dwelt and slightly hampered from stalls, soon pushed along and always towards rear, ridden under 2f out and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong
broke well, settled back into mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and some headway on inner over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 3rd close home
tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, ridden under 2f out, edged right and headway to lead briefly 150 yards out, no impression on winner closing stages
Lincoln's last two runs have been in claimers and he was beaten over 6l behind MOKHALAD in a Naas handicap in April. The winner is only 3lb worse off so should have few problems confirming the form. Hit The Silk went up a massive 13lb for landing a Curragh handicap last month and though beaten on a return visit will have found the ground too fast. Sors has been running well all season without quite getting there and was only beaten a neck at Listowel while Shore Step is 1lb lower than his last victory at Cork in October. Gowran maiden winner Galtee Mist looks best of the three-year-olds.
Hit The Silk (IRE) 10-1 (9-11) Rear of mid-division, ran freely, ridden over 2f out and some headway 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 10th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Blairmayne (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp gf in May.
Lincoln (IRE) 5-2 (10-0) Soon led and went clear, ridden from 2f out and reduced advantage from over 1f out, pressed inside final 50 yards and headed on line, 2nd of 11, shd behind Tennesse Waltz (9-10) at Tipperary 7f Yielding - Soft in Jun.
Mokhalad 5-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, mid-division halfway, pushed along 2f out and some headway 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 8th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Blairmayne (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp gf in May.
Sagittarius Rising (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Held up, soon towards rear, progress and effort after halfway, no extra final furlong, last of 9, 9 3/4l behind Fleet Review (9-0) at Curragh 6f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Sors (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Towards rear, rapid headway on outer to lead after 2f, ridden and pressed over 1f out, strongly pressed under 1f out, kept on, headed final strides, 2nd of 12, nk behind On A Session (9-1) at Listowel 6f hcp Yielding in Jun.
Shore Step (IRE) 4-1fav (9-3) Led, pushed along and headed soon after halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out and no extra inside final 150 yards, 7th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Blairmayne (9-6) at Curragh 6f hcp gf in May.
Lord Rapscallion (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Slightly slow into stride, soon short of room and dropped to rear, pushed along and some progress from halfway, kept on well without threatening from over 1f out, 7th of 17, 5 3/4l behind Woody Creek (8-6) at Naas 6f hcp gd in May.
Galtee Mist (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Held up in rear in centre, ridden in 4th and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on leaders, 3rd of 5, 5 3/4l behind Woody Creek (8-12) at Cork 6f gf in May.
Koybig (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Pushed along and soon led, joined inside first 3f, soon headed, remained prominent, effort straight, no extra and one pace final furlong, 7th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Secret Wizard (9-5) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Mar.
Improving (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, not much room over 1f out and final 150 yards, soon switched right, ridden and kept on well without threatening, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Engles Rock (9-3) at Listowel 7f hcp Yielding in Jun.
