15:40 Royal Ascot

Saturday 18 June 2022

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Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 3f 211y  |   Good to Firm  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:41  |   Winning time: 2m 30.07s
1st
Horse silk
2
(7)
69-3
6/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Kept out wide early, close 3rd until led 9f out and maintained strong pace, pushed along over 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly, impressive op 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
6
(2)
11/2
T: J & T GosdenJ: Jim Crowley
Raced in 4th, headway out wide edging right and switched left over 2f out, ridden and went 3rd inside final 2f, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner op 7/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(5)
8/11f
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Tracked leader until settled in close 3rd off the rail 9f out, pushed along out wide 3f out, went 2nd just over 2f out, soon ridden, never getting to winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong tchd 4/5
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
(3)
14/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: R Kingscote
Reluctant loading, led 3f, tracked winner, eased out 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd approaching final 2f, lost 3rd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
7
4
(4)
11/1
T: N MeadeJ: C T Keane
Slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last pair, wide in 5th home turn, never remotely involved tchd 10/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
(6)
25/1
T: I MohammedJ: S M Levey
Slowly away and switched right start, held up in rear, came very wide home turn, never a factor op 28/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
(1)
18/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: J Fanning
Held up off the pace in 5th, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened op 20/1 tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

8
(8)
Horse silk
Third Realm28
Weight: 9-3|  Age: 4
T: R Varian  J: Andrea Atzeni
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.00Pl:£1.65, £1.60, £1.01EX:£35.60Trifecta:£79.00Tricast:£49.89SF:£36.49Swingers:£4.35, £1.95, £1.80

Forecasts

Hurricane Lane (8/11), Mostahdaf (11/2), Broome (6/1), Third Realm (8/1), Layfayette (11/1), Solid Stone (14/1), Living Legend (18/1), Away He Goes (25/1)

Verdict

Lack of match practice is perhaps a slight concern but last year's triple Group 1 winner HURRICANE LANE is potentially a cut above this opposition and he can get his 4-y-o campaign off to a perfect start. Broome can leave his reappearance run behind and the fill the runner-up spot in this for the second year in succession. Mostahdaf may prove best of the remainder.

  1. HURRICANE LANE (IRE)
  2. BROOME (IRE)
  3. MOSTAHDAF (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Wonderful Tonight
Weight: 8-12  |Age: 4
J: W Buick  |  T: D Menuisier
5/1

Prize Money

1st: £134,828.002nd: £51,116.003rd: £25,582.004th: £12,743.005th: £6,395.006th: £3,210.00

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