irishracing.com | Race Result Ascot, Sat, 20th Jun, 2026, Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) of £250,000.00 4-y-o plus

Ascot Result

Sat, 20th Jun, 2026

Going - Good to Firm.

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3.05

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) of £250,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1 ) 1m. 3f. 211yds.

3.05 1m. 3f. 211yds. (Class 1 ) 4-y-o plus12 Ran
Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) of £250,000.00 4-y-o plus

1st - £141,775.00, 2nd - £53,750.00, 3rd - £26,900.00, 4th - £13,400.00, 5th - £6,725.00, 6th - £3,375.00 12 Ran

1st

7, ch h 9-3 (Scuderia La Tesa Limited & Vaibhav Sha )
(Drawn 4) Rated 120
Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Gerika (FR)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder - Societa Agricola La Tesa SRL

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 12/1)
(Ring price: 11/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

M Botti

Oisin Murphy

Tote Win £10.00 Place £2.75

wore hood to post, midfield, shaken up and progress 2f out, went second over 1f out, pressed leader final furlong, led post

28th Mar, 26 Meydan
3rd Flat Rated 120 This
Race

2nd

shd

5, b m 9-0 (Juddmonte )
(Drawn 2)cp³ Rated 120
Study Of Man (IRE) - Zero Gravity (GB)(Cosmonaut (GB))
Breeder - Juddmonte Farms Ltd

(Morning price: 9/4 2/1 9/4 5/2 9/4)
(Ring price: 9/4 85/40 2/1 85/40 9/4) SP 9/4fav

A Balding

C T Keane

Place £1.50

led early, soon headed and remained prominent, smooth progress to lead 2f out, soon pushed along, kept on final furlong, headed post

16th May, 26 Newbury
1st Flat Rated 120 This
Race

3rd

1.75L

6, b g 9-3 (Resolute Bloodstock/baron P Von Ullma )
(Drawn 10) Rated 119
Adlerflug (GER) - Gouache (GER)(Shamardal (USA))
Breeder - Schlenderhan Stud

(Morning price: 13/2 11/2 6/1 5/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 9/2 7/2 9/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 7/2) SP 7/2

F Graffard

C Soumillon

Place £1.45

held up in rear, travelled strongly and made smooth progress well over 1f out, went third 1f out, rider lost irons when challenging final furlong, not recover

31st May, 26 Chantilly
1st Flat Rated 112 This
Race

4th

1.5L

5, b c 9-3 (Westerberg/mrs J Magnier/m Tabor/d Smi )
(Drawn 3) Rated 123
Galileo (IRE) - Devoted To You (IRE)(Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Breeder - Barronstown Stud

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 7/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 9/2 5/1 11/2 6/1) SP 6/1

A P O'Brien

R L Moore

tracked leaders, shaken up 3f out, outpaced and lost position over 1f out, rallied and stayed on into fourth final furlong

6th Jun, 26 Epsom
2nd Flat Rated 125 This
Race

5th

1.5L

5, b g 9-3 (H O S Syndicate )
(Drawn 11)cp¹ Rated 111
Study Of Man (IRE) - So In Love (GB)(Smart Strike (CAN))
Breeder - Miss K Rausing

(Morning price: 66/1 50/1 66/1 80/1 100/1 66/1 50/1)
SP 50/1

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

P C Boudot

prominent, dropped to midfield after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on one pace

7th May, 26 Chester
4th Flat Rated 112 This
Race

6th

shd

4, b g 9-3 (Mrs David Aykroyd )
(Drawn 12) Rated 115
Postponed (IRE) - Colima (IRE)(Authorized (IRE))
Breeder - Mr & Mrs David Aykroyd

(Morning price: 11/1 10/1 11/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 12/1 16/1 20/1 25/1 22/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 28/1) SP 28/1

Ralph Beckett

Rossa Ryan

held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, minor headway final furlong, just missed moderate fifth

15th May, 26 York
6th Flat Rated 116 This
Race

7th

1.25L

7, b g 9-3 (Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori )
(Drawn 6) Rated 115
Teofilo (IRE) - West Wind (GB)(Machiavellian (USA))
Breeder - Godolphin

(Morning price: 14/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 25/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

S Crisford

W Buick

midfield, improved into second after 4f, shaken up to lead over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong

16th May, 26 Newbury
2nd Flat Rated 117 This
Race

8th

1.5L

4, b c 9-3 (Wathnan Racing )
(Drawn 7) Rated 115
Persian King (IRE) - Private Eye (FR)(American Post (GB))
Breeder - Mme Hilary Erculiani

(Morning price: 12/1 10/1 9/1 7/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 5/1 11/2 6/1 11/2 13/2 15/2 8/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 17/2) SP 17/2

S Wattel

James Doyle

wore hood to post, held up in rear, asked for effort over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no impression

3rd May, 26 Longchamp
1st Flat Rated 100 This
Race

9th

1.5L

6, b g 9-3 (H O S Syndicate )
(Drawn 9)hd⁸ Rated 120
Awtaad (IRE) - Pearl Diamond (GER)(Areion (GER))
Breeder - Mr W J Kennedy

(Morning price: 9/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 7/1 8/1 9/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 10/1 9/1 17/2) SP 17/2

W P Mullins

Dylan Browne McMonagle

took keen hold in touch, ridden 2f out, never a factor

28th Mar, 26 Meydan
5th Flat Rated 121 This
Race

10th

0.5L

7, b g 9-3 (Victorious Forever )
(Drawn 5) Rated 110
Siyouni (FR) - Qushchi (GB)(Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Breeder - St Albans Bloodstock LLP

(Morning price: 66/1 80/1 66/1 80/1 100/1 150/1 125/1 150/1 125/1 50/1 66/1)
(Ring price: 50/1 66/1 80/1 100/1 80/1 100/1) SP 100/1

George Scott

Billy Loughnane

wore hood to post, held up in rear, asked for effort and minor progress 2f out, no impression from 1f out

18th Apr, 26 Newbury
6th Flat Rated 112 This
Race

11th

9.5L

4, b c 9-3 (Mrs John Magnier,mr M Tabor & Mr D Smi )
(Drawn 1)cp³ Rated 118
Australia (GB) - Gossamer Wings (USA)(Scat Daddy (USA))
Breeder - Coolmore

(Morning price: 18/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 12/1 16/1 20/1 25/1 22/1 28/1)
SP 28/1

A P O'Brien

W M Lordan

soon led, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

6th Jun, 26 Epsom
3rd Flat Rated 120 This
Race

12th

1.25L

5, b m 9-0 (Tony Bloom & Ian McAleavy )
(Drawn 8)cp¹ Rated 111
Golden Horn (GB) - Livia's Dream (IRE)(Teofilo (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs Olivia Hoare

(Morning price: 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 12/1 16/1 20/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 18/1 16/1) SP 16/1

William Haggas

Tom Marquand

raced wide in midfield, progress into third 7f out, ridden 4f out, soon lost third, weakened over 2f out

21st May, 26 Longchamp
2nd Flat Rated 109 This
Race

Off 3.05
Time 2m. 27.91 secs, which is 3.42 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £33.60
Tote Trifecta- £117.60
CSF- £28.23
Tricast- £87.54.

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