15:40 Royal Ascot
Saturday 22 June 2019
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Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)
- 4YO plus | Class 1 | 1m 3f 211y | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 8 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 31.09s
T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni
Held up in 6th on outside, pushed along 3f out, switched left and headway towards outside over 2f out, 2nd inside final 2f, went right and led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well op 3/1 tchd 5/2
T: V Luka JnrJ: C Soumillon
Badly hampered start, held up and behind, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards, not reach winner op 33/1 tchd 25/1
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: P J Dobbs
Tracked leader, led going well 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner, held when lost 2nd final 100 yards op 11/2 tchd 6/1
T: A M BaldingJ: S De Sousa
Raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, hung right from over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 14/1 tchd 12/1
T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle
Stumbled badly leaving stalls and almost unseated rider, then took keen hold in last pair, headway when forced wide on home turn, soon bumped and chased leaders 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 11/4 tchd 3/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Held up in 5th on inside, no real impression when hung right from over 2f out, weakened op 4/1 tchd 9/2
T: S KirkJ: Oisin Murphy
Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out op 15/2 tchd 8/1
T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton
Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, switched left over 2f out, weakened soon after, lost shoe op 16/1 tchd 14/1
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Non-Runners
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Lah Ti Dar22
Weight: 8-12| Age: 4
T: J & T Gosden J: L Dettori
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:£3.30Pl:£1.15, £6.25, £2.00EX:£68.70Trifecta:£406.20Tricast:£381.16SF:£66.98Swingers:£16.55, £4.25, £26.20
Forecasts
Defoe (11/4), Masar (3/1), Southern France (9/2), Mirage Dancer (6/1), Lah Ti Dar (7/1), Salouen (8/1), Morando (12/1), Communique (14/1), Nagano Gold (25/1)
Sir Michael Stoute's recent record in this race is quite remarkable and he saddles Mirage Dancer for this renewal. The five-year-old was improving all the time in 2018 and returned with an encouraging win at Goodwood last time out. However, 2018's Derby winner MASAR must be hard to beat if he's anywhere close to that level of form. While he has an absence of over a year to overcome, trainer Charlie Appleby is a master at getting his horses ready off a break. Defoe will be suited by the stiff nature of the finish here and he's got each-way claims after his success at Epsom last time in Group 1 company.
- Masar
- Mirage Dancer
- Defoe
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £127,598.002nd: £48,375.003rd: £24,210.004th: £12,060.005th: £6,052.006th: £3,038.00
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