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

Ascot Results Sat, 21st Jun, 2025

Going - Good to Firm.

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £23,026.77 carried forward to Pontefract on Sun, 22nd Jun. Placepot Pool - £671,817.44 Winning Units - 10229.08 Dividend - £47.90. Quadpot Pool - £86,287.80 Winning Units - 3599.41 Dividend - £17.70. Place Six Dividend - £47.08. Place Five Dividend - £15.94.

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

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

Stewards Report

1st

Rebel's Romance (IRE) 9-3 (Godolphin)
(Drawn 11)sr Rated 123
Dubawi (IRE) - Minidress (GB)(Street Cry (IRE))
Breeder - Godolphin

(Morning price: 5/2 9/4 5/2 9/4 5/2 9/4 5/2 9/4 5/2 9/4 5/2 9/4 2/1 15/8 7/4 13/8 6/4)
(Ring price: 13/8 6/4) SP 6/4fav

Charlie Appleby

W Buick

Tote Win £2.50 Place £1.40

raced wide early, chased leaders, closed 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly inside final furlong

16th May, 25 York
1st Flat Rated 123 This
Race 26th Jul, 25 Ascot
3rd Flat Rated 123

2nd

1.75L

Al Riffa (FR) 9-3 (Al Riffa Syndicate)
(Drawn 7)bl² Rated 117
Wootton Bassett (GB) - Love On My Mind (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder - S A R L de Chambure Haras d'Etreham, M Benoit Chalmel, et al

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

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Place £1.80

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

27th Apr, 25 Longchamp
4th Flat Rated 119 This
Race 19th Jul, 25 Curragh
1st Flat Rated 118

3rd

1.5L

Ghostwriter (IRE) 9-3 (AMO Racing Limited)
(Drawn 2) Rated 118
Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Moorside (GB)(Champs Elysees (GB))
Breeder - Norelands Bloodstock/Irish National Stud

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

C G Cox

David Egan

Place £2.20

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

25th May, 25 Curragh
6th Flat Rated 118 This
Race

4th

1.25L

Palladium (GER) 9-3 (Lady Bamford)
(Drawn 6) Rated 111
Gleneagles (GER) - Path Wind (GER)(Anabaa (USA))
Breeder - Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof

(Morning price: 16/1 18/1 14/1 16/1 12/1 14/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 9/1 10/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 11/1 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

John Gosden

R L Moore

in touch in mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

8th Jun, 25 Goodwood
3rd Flat Rated 113 This
Race 10th Jul, 25 Newmarket
4th Flat Rated 114

4th

Dht

Sunway (FR) 9-3 (Guy Pariente Holding & Qatar Racing Lt)
(Drawn 5)ts⁷bl¹ Rated 112
Galiway (GB) - Kensea (FR)(Kendargent (FR))
Breeder - Guy Pariente Holding

(Morning price: 11/1 12/1 10/1 11/1 12/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 20/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 10/1)
(Ring price: 17/2 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1) SP 10/1

D Menuisier

Oisin Murphy

chased leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong

17th May, 25 Newbury
5th Flat Rated 113 This
Race 29th Jul, 25 Goodwood
4th Flat Rated 114

6th

0.75L

Tabletalk (IRE) 9-3 (Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori)
(Drawn 12)sr Rated 110
Camelot (GB) - Dillydallydo (IRE)(Holy Roman Emperor (IRE))
Breeder - Cottage Bloodstock

(Morning price: 14/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 18/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1)
SP 25/1

Tom Clover

Rossa Ryan

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

17th May, 25 Newbury
2nd Flat Rated 108 This
Race 12th Jul, 25 York
3rd Flat Rated 113

7th

0.5L

Al Aasy (IRE) 9-3 (Shadwell Estate Company Ltd)
(Drawn 10)sr Rated 115
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Kitcara (GB)(Shamardal (USA))
Breeder - Sunderland Holding Inc.

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

William Haggas

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

17th May, 25 Newbury
4th Flat Rated 115 This
Race 2nd Aug, 25 Goodwood
1st Flat Rated 114

8th

6.5L

Burdett Road (GB) 9-3 (The Gredley Family)
(Drawn 8)sr Rated 110
Muhaarar (GB) - Diamond Bangle (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder - Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs Ltd

(Morning price: 33/1 28/1 25/1 18/1 20/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 40/1) SP 40/1

James Owen

S D Bowen

held up towards rear, outpaced on outside over 2f out, well beaten after

29th May, 25 Sandown
4th Flat Rated 111 This
Race 26th Sep, 25 Newmarket
6th Flat Rated 110

9th

1.25L

Bellum Justum (IRE) 9-3 (King Power Racing Co Ltd)
(Drawn 9)cp³sr Rated 112
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Natural Beauty (GB)(Oasis Dream (GB))

(Morning price: 20/1 22/1 20/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 20/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 28/1)
(Ring price: 22/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 28/1 33/1) SP 33/1

A Balding

P J McDonald

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

6th Jun, 25 Epsom
6th Flat Rated 112 This
Race

10th

1.5L

Space Legend (IRE) 9-3 (Wathnan Racing)
(Drawn 1)cp¹sr Rated 111
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Newton's Angel (IRE)(Dark Angel (IRE))
Breeder - Sunderland Holdings Inc

(Morning price: 6/1 7/1 6/1 7/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 12/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 14/1 16/1 20/1 18/1 20/1 16/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

William Haggas

James Doyle

soon led, headed over 3f out, hung right and weakened from over 2f out

9th May, 25 Chester
5th Flat Rated 111 This
Race 13th Nov, 25 Aqueduct
3rd Flat Rated 110

11th

Epic Poet (IRE) 9-3 (Akela Thoroughbreds Limited)
(Drawn 3)sr Rated 111
Lope De Vega (IRE) - Sagaciously (IRE)(Lawman (FR))
Breeder - George Kent

(Morning price: 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 25/1)
(Ring price: 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

David O'Meara

D Tudhope

held up towards rear, hanging right when not much room over 2f out, soon well behind

16th May, 25 York
2nd Flat Rated 110 This
Race 16th Aug, 25 Newbury
2nd Flat Rated 110

12th

4.75L

Candleford (IRE) 9-3 (Barnane Stud)
(Drawn 4) Rated 110
Kingman (GB) - Dorcas Lane (GB)(Norse Dancer (IRE))
Breeder - Barnane Stud Ltd

(Morning price: 25/1 22/1 25/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 18/1 16/1 18/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 14/1 22/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 20/1 22/1 25/1) SP 25/1

William Haggas

Tom Marquand

mid-division, not much room 3f out, hanging right over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, soon eased

22nd Jun, 24 Ascot
4th Flat Rated 110 This
Race 5th Jul, 25 Beverley
1st Flat Rated 108

Off 3.07
Time 2m. 28.23 secs, which is 3.28 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £12.00
Tote Trifecta- £48.40
CSF- £6.47
Tricast- £25.03.

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