Full Result 3.05 Ascot | 19 June 1998

Hardwicke Stakes Class A (Group 2)

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

1st £77,050 2nd £28,950 3rd £14,000 4th £6,200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	5. Posidonas 15/2 Pat Eddery Paul Cole	Pat Eddery Paul Cole	6	89	–	86	118	–
b h Slip Anchor - Tamassos (Dance In Time)
Chased leader, led 8f out until over 2f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ ½	2. Germano 8/1 M Roberts G Wragg	M Roberts G Wragg	5	89	–	85	117	–
b h Generous (IRE) - Gay Fantastic (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up and pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, every chance final furlong, not quicken (jockey suspended for two days for using whip without giving horse time to respond) (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

3⁽³⁾ 1½ [2]	1. Swain (IRE) 5/6F Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	6	90	–	88	120	–
b h Nashwan (USA) - Love Smitten (CAN) (Key To The Mint)
Held up, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken (op 4-5 tchd evens, 11-10 in places.)

4⁽⁷⁾ 8 [10]	6. Stage Affair (USA) 13/2 Mick Kinane D K Weld	Mick Kinane D K Weld	4	89	–	73	103	–
bb g Theatrical (IRE) - Wooing (USA) (Stage Door Johnny)
Pulled hard, led 4f, lost place over 4f out, never dangerous after (op 9-2 tchd 7-1 in places.)

5⁽²⁾ 1¾ [11¾]	3. Memorise (USA) 16/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	Kieren Fallon Sir Henry Cecil	4	89	–	70	100	–
b c Lyphard (USA) - Shirley Valentine (Shirley Heights)
Held up, headway 8f out, weakened over 2f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places.)

6⁽⁶⁾ shd [11¾]	4. Poseidon 40/1 Jimmy Fortune Mick Channon	Jimmy Fortune Mick Channon	4	89	–	70	100	–
b c Polar Falcon (USA) - Nastassia (FR) (Noble Decree)
Behind final 4f (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place.)

7⁽⁵⁾ 4 [15¾]	7. The Fly 15/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	4	89	–	65	94	–
gr c Pharly (FR) - Nelly Do Da (Derring-Do)
Held up, headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places.)

7 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 2m 34.79s (slow by 5.09s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Athos Christodoulou (Posidonas) 1st breeder: A Christodoulou
2nd owner: Baron G Von Ullmann (Germano)
3rd owner: Godolphin (Swain)
Tote win: £8 PL: £2.30 £3.80 Ex: £38.30 CSF: £54.56

3:05 Ascot 19 Jun 1998

Hardwicke Stakes Class A (Group 2)