15:40 Royal Ascot

Saturday 19 June 2021

All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:3518:10

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:42  |   Winning time: 2m 35.31s
1st
Horse silk
15
(11)
5/1
T: D MenuisierJ: W Buick
Raced keenly tracking leaders, smooth headway out wide and bumped over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden quickened and went clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
2
(9)
59-1
9/4f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Raced out wide in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd final 110 yards and stayed on, never going pace to reach winner op 5/2 tchd 85/40
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
5
(6)
49-1
8/1
T: Owen BurrowsJ: Jim Crowley
Tracked leaders on inside, led approaching final 2f until 2f out, chased winner, one pace and well held when lost 2nd final 110 yards, plugged on in 3rd tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
12
(14)
40/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: R Kingscote
Pressed leader, until ridden over 2f out, plugged on final furlong
5th
Horse silk
½
14
(2)
13/2
T: R M BeckettJ: James Doyle
Mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders and pushed along over 2f out, plugged on final furlong tchd 7/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
(12)
59-1
11/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Held up towards rear, headway out wide and hung right over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f op 10/1 tchd 9/1
7th
Horse silk
nse
11
(5)
14/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton
Led but pressed, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
½
6
(10)
4/1
T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand
Held up towards rear on inside, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
9th
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
(8)
22/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: Oisin Murphy
Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never on terms op 18/1 tchd 25/1
10th
Horse silk
26
3
(7)
69-1
80/1
T: P W Chapple-HyamJ: David Egan
Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off op 66/1

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Non-Runners

1
(1)
Horse silk
Bangkok43
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 5
T: A M Balding  J: Non Runner
NR
10
(4)
Horse silk
Pablo Escobarr49
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 5
T: W J Haggas  J: D Tudhope
NR
8
(13)
Horse silk
Logician35
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 5
T: J & T Gosden  J: L Dettori
NR
13
(15)
Horse silk
Tiger Moth27
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 4
T: A P O'Brien  J: Non Runner
NR
9
(3)
Horse silk
Mogul15
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 4
T: A P O'Brien  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.35Pl:£1.85, £1.60, £2.75EX:£19.20Trifecta:£110.00Tricast:£88.08SF:£16.14Swingers:£3.90, £7.45, £5.20

Forecasts

Broome (9/4), Ilaraab (4/1), Wonderful Tonight (5/1), Albaflora (13/2), Hukum (8/1), Logician (10/1), Tiger Moth (10/1), Japan (11/1), Sir Ron Priestley (14/1), Mogul (14/1), Highest Ground (22/1), Bangkok (33/1), Thunderous (40/1), Pablo Escobarr (50/1), Deja (80/1)

Verdict

HUKUM created a good impression when winning one of the most competitive three-year-old handicaps of the season over C&D 12 months ago, and having shaped like a horse who has got more to offer when winning at Goodwood last time, is taken to follow up. Wonderful Tonight handles testing conditions so she's feared most if the rain materialises, ahead of the progressive Ilaraab.

  1. HUKUM (IRE)
  2. WONDERFUL TONIGHT (FR)
  3. ILARAAB (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Fanny Logan
Weight: 8-12  |Age: 4
17/2

Prize Money

1st: £90,736.002nd: £34,400.003rd: £17,216.004th: £8,576.005th: £4,304.006th: £2,160.00

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