dwelt held up, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
always towards rear
in touch, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
close up, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on one pace
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
dwelt always in rear
raced wide held up, headway approaching final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
keen early, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
raced wide tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt keen held up, ridden over 1f out, never near leaders
mid-division, very wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on
HOLIDAY MAGIC was narrowly beaten over 7f at Newcastle last time but finished ahead of Steel Train and Supersta. He landed a hat-trick at the turn of the year and is in the Lincoln along with Nimr. The latter won over 7f here last month while Pactolus and Abareeq won over longer trips on their latest starts. Examiner also drops back in trip while Top Notch Tonto wears his owners first colours ahead of stablemate Dream Walker and both are entered in the Lincoln. Baraweez is a third Brian Ellison runner and he should be sharper for last week’s comeback while Forceful Appeal is back on a winning mark.
Top Notch Tonto (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Rear of mid-division, 14th on outer 3f out, ridden and progress on outer entering straight, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, never nearer, 2nd of 18, 1 3/4l behind Creggs Pipes (9-7) at Galway 1m 1f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jul.
Dream Walker (FR) 50-1 (9-1) Raced centre, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, soon behind, last of 19, 17 1/2l behind Yuften (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Steel Train (FR) 8-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, no extra, 10th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Suzi's Connoisseur (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Baraweez (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Steadied start, held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Pearl Spectre (8-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Holiday Magic (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 13, hd behind Suzi's Connoisseur (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Pactolus (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on and edged left well inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Feb beating Winterlude (9-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Parish Boy 8-1 (11-0) Mid-division, weakened before 5 out, tailed off and pulled up before last, at Ayr 2m (4) hvy in Jan.
Emell 14-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Chookie Royale (9-3) at Kempton 7f stks (2) pol in Nov.
Nimr 3-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, held on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb beating Russian Soul (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Abareeq 5-1 (8-8) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, good headway on outside over 1f out, 2nd 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, soon clear and edged left, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Mar beating Getback In Paris (8-5) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Supersta 20-1 (8-13) Slowly away, held up behind, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Suzi's Connoisseur (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Examiner (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Forceful Appeal (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Forceful Appeal (USA) 5-1 (9-6) Held up in last pair, outpaced over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace, never on terms, last of 5, 4 3/4l behind Final (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
