15:05 Royal Ascot

Saturday 21 June 2025

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

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 2m 28.23s

1^st

(11)

Rebel's Romance

79-3

6/4f

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Raced wide early, chased leaders, closed 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly inside final furlong op 13/8

2^nd

1 ¾

(7)

Al Riffa

59-3

4/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle

Held up in mid-division, pushed along and headway on outside 3f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, stayed on but unable to get on terms with winner op 6/1

3^rd

1 ½

(2)

Ghostwriter

49-3

5/1

T: C G CoxJ: D Egan

Keen early, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, went 3rd just over 1f out, kept on, no impression on front pair op 11/2

4^th

1 ¼

(6)

Palladium

49-3

16/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: R L Moore

In touch in mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong op 11/1

4^th

(5)

Sunway

49-3

10/1

T: D MenuisierJ: Oisin Murphy

Chased leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong op 17/2

6^th

(12)

Tabletalk

49-3

25/1

T: Tom CloverJ: Rossa Ryan

Held up in rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, never involved with leaders

7^th

(10)

Al Aasy

89-3

12/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Jim Crowley

Held up in rear, some headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, kept on from over 1f out but never on terms op 10/1

8^th

6 ½

(8)

Burdett Road

59-3

40/1

T: James OwenJ: S D Bowen

Held up towards rear, outpaced on outside over 2f out, well beaten after op 28/1

9^th

1 ¼

(9)

Bellum Justum

49-3

33/1

T: A M BaldingJ: P J McDonald

Held up in mid-division, not much room and switched left over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out op 22/1

10^th

1 ½

(1)

Space Legend

49-3

25/1

T: W J HaggasJ: James Doyle

Soon led, headed over 3f out, hung right and weakened from over 2f out op 18/1

11^th

(3)

Epic Poet

69-3

25/1

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Held up towards rear, hanging right when not much room over 2f out, soon well behind tchd 22/1

12^th

4 ¾

(4)

Candleford

79-3

25/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Mid-division, not much room 3f out, hanging right over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, soon eased op 18/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.50Pl:£1.40, £1.80, £2.20EX:£12.00Trifecta:£48.40Tricast:£25.03SF:£6.47Swingers:£3.80, £4.60, £6.10

Forecasts

Rebel's Romance (6/4), Al Riffa (4/1), Ghostwriter (5/1), Sunway (10/1), Al Aasy (12/1), Palladium (16/1), Tabletalk (25/1), Space Legend (25/1), Epic Poet (25/1), Candleford (25/1), Bellum Justum (33/1), Burdett Road (40/1)

Group 1 winners REBEL'S ROMANCE and Al Riffa escape a penalty for this Group 2 with clear preference for the former under the likely fast conditions. Ghostwriter is another who often keeps better company so needs considering, too.