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

Ascot Results Sat, 24th Jun, 2023

Going - Good to Firm.

Jackpot Not Won.Pool £8,422.38 carried forward to Pontefract on Sun, 25th Jun. Placepot Pool - £721,441.94 Winning Units - 14.53 Dividend - £26,384.30. Quadpot Pool - £92,479.74 Winning Units - 498.34 Dividend - £137.30. Place Six Dividend - £2,996.51. Place Five Dividend - £1,586.68.

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 7 Ran

1st

Pyledriver (GB) 9-3 (La Pyle Partnership)
(Drawn 5)sr Rated 124
Harbour Watch (IRE) - La Pyle (FR)(Le Havre (IRE))
Breeder - Knox & Wells Limited & R. Devlin

(Morning price: 15/2 7/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 11/2 6/1 11/2 6/1 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 7/2)
(Ring price: 7/2 4/1 18/5 7/2) SP 7/2

William & Grassick

P J McDonald

Tote Win £4.50 Place £1.40

raced keenly in close 3rd, angled out travelling well turning in, soon challenging, led 1f out, ridden and edged left briefly inside final furlong, soon straightened, clear when edged back right 110 yards out, stayed on strongly

23rd Jul, 22 Ascot
1st Flat Rated 119 This
Race 29th Jul, 23 Ascot
5th Flat Rated 124

2nd

1.25L

West Wind Blows (IRE) 9-3 (Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori)
(Drawn 7)sr Rated 111
Teofilo (IRE) - West Wind (GB)(Machiavellian (USA))
Breeder - Godolphin Management Cie Ltd

(Morning price: 18/1 16/1 20/1 12/1 10/1 9/1 7/1 8/1 7/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2) SP 13/2

S Crisford

J P Spencer

Place £2.20

tracked leader, led 10f out, strongly pressed from 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, carried right by winner 110 yards out, well held

5th May, 23 Newmarket
3rd Flat Rated 111 This
Race 8th Jul, 23 Sandown
3rd Flat Rated 111

3rd

Changingoftheguard (IRE) 9-3 (Westerberg/mrs J Magnier/m Tabor/d Smi)
(Drawn 1)sr Rated 109
Galileo (IRE) - Lady Lara (IRE)(Excellent Art (GB))
Breeder - B V Sangster

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

A P O'Brien

R L Moore

Place £2.00

led for 2f, tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, not pace of winner 1f out, held when hampered by winner 110 yards out, no extra in 3rd

11th May, 23 Chester
3rd Flat Rated 109 This
Race

4th

0.5L

Deauville Legend (IRE) 9-3 (Mr Boniface Ho Ka Kui)
(Drawn 3)sr Rated 116
Sea The Stars (IRE) - Soho Rose (IRE)(Hernando (FR))
Breeder - G. B. Partnership

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

James Ferguson

Daniel Muscutt

held up in 4th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, hanging right when not clear run inside final 2f, limited response when in the clear inside final furlong, plugged on late

1st Nov, 22 Flemington
4th Flat Hcp This
Race 29th Jul, 23 Ascot
9th Flat Rated 116

5th

Free Wind (IRE) 9-0 (Mr George Strawbridge)
(Drawn 8)sr Rated 115
Galileo (IRE) - Alive Alive Oh (GB)(Duke Of Marmalade (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs Sue Ann Foley

(Morning price: 5/2 9/4 2/1 15/8 2/1 15/8 11/10 6/5 5/4 11/8)
(Ring price: 11/8 5/4 11/8 5/4 11/8 6/4) SP 6/4fav

John Gosden

L Dettori

held up in last trio, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, plugged on late

18th May, 23 York
1st Flat Rated 115 This
Race 5th Aug, 23 Goodwood
4th Flat Rated 115

6th

14L

Grand Alliance (IRE) 9-3 (Mrs Susan Roy)
(Drawn 2) Rated 106
Churchill (IRE) - Endless Love (IRE)(Dubai Destination (USA))
Breeder - Mrs S. M. Roy

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

Charlie Fellowes

W Buick

dwelt and slightly hampered start, always last, ridden and beaten over 2f out, never a factor, tailed off

22nd Apr, 23 Newbury
1st Flat Rated 103 This
Race 13th Jul, 23 Newmarket
4th Flat Rated 106

7th

2.75L

Ardakan (GB) 9-3 (Bennett Racing)
(Drawn 6)sr Rated 110
Reliable Man (GER) - Alaskakonigin (GER)(Sternkonigin (EG))

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

M Botti

James McDonald

held up in 5th, came wide home turn, hung right and weakened over 2f out

25th Mar, 23 Meydan
4th Flat Rated 110 This
Race

Off 4.20
Time 2m. 29.60 secs, which is 1.91 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £37.30
Tote Trifecta- £148.70 (6, 7 and 2) £148.70 (7, 2 and 6)
CSF- £23.59
Tricast- £133.95.

Non runner Hukum ( Going (Changed Since Declaration) )
2022 Broome 6 9-3 R L Moore 6/1 (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 7)
2021 Wonderful Tonight 4 8-12 W Buick 5/1 (D Menuisier) (Drawn 11)
2020 Fanny Logan 4 8-12 L Dettori 17/2 (John Gosden) (Drawn 8)
2019 Defoe 5 9-1 Andrea Atzeni 11/4Fav (Roger Varian) (Drawn 7)
2018 Crystal Ocean 4 9-1 R L Moore 4/7Fav (Sir Michael Stoute) (Drawn 4)