Levitate wins the Lincoln Levitate won the William Hill Lincoln from Global Village and Brae Hill in a blanket finish at Doncaster on Saturday. John Quinn's horse, won at 20/1 after getting up in the final strides under 3lb claimer Darren Egan. Last year's winner Brae Hill appeared set to enter the history books as a dual victor under Tony Hamilton but Levitate, having his first start for Quinn, came with a late lunge to deny the Richard Fahey-trained seven-year-old, who had also finished second two years ago. Brian Ellison's Global Village absolutely flew home under Martin Lane and nabbed Brae Hill on the line for second. Completing the places was Brae Hill's stablemate Justonefortheroad. The well-fancied Eshtibaak held every chance heading into the final furlong but was run out of it close home. Egan said: "My instructions were to get him across just behind the leaders, I got a bit of luck when he picked up and he stuck his head out to the line. "I was pretty confident (on the line) but you couldn't be 100% sure."
