Full Result 3.40 Ascot | 22 June 2019

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good

1st £127,597.50 2nd £48,375 3rd £24,210 4th £12,060 5th £6,052.50 6th £3,037.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	2. Defoe (IRE) 11/4F Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian	5	91	118	60	121	–
gr g Dalakhani (IRE) - Dulkashe (IRE) (Pivotal)
Held up in midfield, headway on outer over 2f out, edged right well over 1f out, soon led, edged right again 1f out, kept on well, always doing enough towards finish (op 3/1 tchd 5/2)

2⁽³⁾ ½	6. Nagano Gold 25/1 Christophe Soumillon Vaclav Luka Jr	Christophe Soumillon Vaclav Luka Jr	5	91 t¹	105	59	120	–
b h Sixties Icon - Never Enough (GER) (Monsun)
Badly hampered start, held up in last place, not clear run 2f out, headway when carried right over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on to chase winner well inside final furlong, closing towards finish but never going to get there (op 33/1 tchd 25/1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1 [1½]	4. Mirage Dancer 6/1 Pat Dobbs Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Dobbs Sir Michael Stoute	5	91	116	57	118	–
b h Frankel - Heat Haze (Green Desert)
Raced in close 2nd place, travelling well and led just over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, carried right by winner 1f out, stayed on same pace final 75yds (op 11/2 tchd 6/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 3 [4½]	5. Morando (FR) 12/1 Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	Silvestre De Sousa Andrew Balding	6	91	117	51	113	–
gr g Kendargent (FR) - Moranda (FR) (Indian Rocket)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, not clear run and carried right over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on under pressure after but no impression (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [4¾]	3. Masar (IRE) 3/1 James Doyle Charlie Appleby	James Doyle Charlie Appleby	4	91	121	50	113	–
ch c New Approach (IRE) - Khawlah (IRE) (Cape Cross)
Stumbled badly and nearly unseated rider start, held up, headway on outer well over 2f out, edged right when chasing leaders and close up over 1f out, not pace of front three inside final furlong, no extra final 100yds (jockey said colt stumbled leaving the stalls) (op 11/4 tchd 3/1)

6⁽¹⁾ 3½ [8¼]	8. Southern France (IRE) 9/2 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	4	91	113	43	107	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Alta Anna (FR) (Anabaa)
Held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, under pressure when not clear run and checked slightly over 1f out, no impression and one pace inside final furlong (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

7⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [9]	7. Salouen (IRE) 8/1 Oisin Murphy Sylvester Kirk	Oisin Murphy Sylvester Kirk	5	91	116	41	106	–
b h Canford Cliffs (IRE) - Gali Gal (IRE) (Galileo)
Led, ridden and headed just over 2f out, unable to go with leaders over 1f out, soon weakened (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

8⁽²⁾ 12 [21]	1. Communique (IRE) 14/1 Franny Norton Mark Johnston	Franny Norton Mark Johnston	4	91	114	17	87	–
ch c Casamento (IRE) - Midnight Line (USA) (Kris S)
Tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (vet said colt lost its right-fore shoe) (op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

8 ran Off time: 3:40:12 Winning time: 2m 31.09s (slow by 1.39s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Lah Ti Dar (self certificate)
1st owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (Defoe) 1st breeder: Darley
2nd owner: Vaclav Luka Jr (Nagano Gold)
3rd owner: K Abdullah (Mirage Dancer)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.15 £6.25 £2 Ex: £68.70 CSF: £66.98 Tricast: £381.16 Trifecta: £406.20

3:40 Ascot 22 Jun 2019

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)