2025-06-21 Ascot 15:05
Ascot

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

Distance: 1m3f211y

Going: Good To Firm

Prize: £141,775

Runners: 12

Winning time: 2m 28.23s (fast by 1.47s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 1

9 Rebel's Romance

J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby

Age:7 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:123 SP:6/4F

Raced wide early - in touch with leaders - headway and led over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 13/8)

2 1¾

2 Al Riffa

J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:117 SP:4/1

Raced wide early - midfield - headway and went second over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 6/1)

3 1½ 3¼

7 Ghostwriter

J:David Egan T:Clive Cox

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:118 SP:5/1

Prominent on inner - hung right and outpaced over 2f out - rallied 1f out - kept on(op 11/2)

4 4½

11 Sunway

J:Oisin Murphy T:David Menuisier

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:112 SP:10/1

Raced in second - led over 3f out - headed over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 17/2)

4 1¼ 4½

8 Palladium

J:Ryan Moore T:John & Thady Gosden

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:111 SP:16/1

Midfield - headway over 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 11/1)

6 ¾ 5¼

12 Tabletalk

J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:110 SP:25/1

Raced wide early - in rear - headway over 1f out - no impression final 110yds

7 ½ 5¾

1 Al Aasy

J:Jim Crowley T:William Haggas

Age:8 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:115 SP:12/1

Steadied start - held up in rear - not clear run and switched left over 2f out - brief headway over 1f out - never dangerous(op 10/1)

8 6½ 12¼

4 Burdett Road

J:Sean D Bowen T:James Owen

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:110 SP:40/1

Dwelt start - took keen hold - always behind(op 28/1)

9 1¼ 13½

3 Bellum Justum

J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:112 SP:33/1

Never better than midfield(op 22/1)

10 1½ 15

10 Space Legend

J:James Doyle T:William Haggas

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:111 SP:25/1

Led - headed over 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1)

11 9 24

6 Epic Poet

J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara

Age:6 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:111 SP:25/1

Always behind(tchd 22/1)

12 4¾ 28¾

5 Candleford

J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas

Age:7 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:110 SP:25/1

Midfield - weakened over 1f out(op 18/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.50

Tote place: £1.40 £1.80 £2.20

Exacta: £12

Trifecta: £48.40

Tricast: £25.03

CSF: £6.47