15:40 Royal Ascot

Saturday 22 June 2019

All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:35

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 31.09s

1^st

(7)

Defoe

59-1

11/4f

T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni

Held up in 6th on outside, pushed along 3f out, switched left and headway towards outside over 2f out, 2nd inside final 2f, went right and led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well op 3/1 tchd 5/2

2^nd

(3)

Nagano Gold

59-1

25/1

T: V Luka JnrJ: C Soumillon

Badly hampered start, held up and behind, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards, not reach winner op 33/1 tchd 25/1

3^rd

(9)

Mirage Dancer

59-1

6/1

T: Sir Michael StouteJ: P J Dobbs

Tracked leader, led going well 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner, held when lost 2nd final 100 yards op 11/2 tchd 6/1

4^th

(8)

Morando

69-1

12/1

T: A M BaldingJ: S De Sousa

Raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, hung right from over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 14/1 tchd 12/1

5^th

(5)

Masar

49-1

3/1

T: C ApplebyJ: James Doyle

Stumbled badly leaving stalls and almost unseated rider, then took keen hold in last pair, headway when forced wide on home turn, soon bumped and chased leaders 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 11/4 tchd 3/1

6^th

3 ½

(1)

Southern France

49-1

9/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Held up in 5th on inside, no real impression when hung right from over 2f out, weakened op 4/1 tchd 9/2

7^th

(6)

Salouen

59-1

8/1

T: S KirkJ: Oisin Murphy

Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out op 15/2 tchd 8/1

8^th

(2)

Communique

49-1

14/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: F Norton

Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, switched left over 2f out, weakened soon after, lost shoe op 16/1 tchd 14/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Lah Ti Dar²²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: J & T Gosden J: L Dettori

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.30Pl:£1.15, £6.25, £2.00EX:£68.70Trifecta:£406.20Tricast:£381.16SF:£66.98Swingers:£16.55, £4.25, £26.20

Forecasts

Defoe (11/4), Masar (3/1), Southern France (9/2), Mirage Dancer (6/1), Lah Ti Dar (7/1), Salouen (8/1), Morando (12/1), Communique (14/1), Nagano Gold (25/1)

Sir Michael Stoute's recent record in this race is quite remarkable and he saddles Mirage Dancer for this renewal. The five-year-old was improving all the time in 2018 and returned with an encouraging win at Goodwood last time out. However, 2018's Derby winner MASAR must be hard to beat if he's anywhere close to that level of form. While he has an absence of over a year to overcome, trainer Charlie Appleby is a master at getting his horses ready off a break. Defoe will be suited by the stiff nature of the finish here and he's got each-way claims after his success at Epsom last time in Group 1 company.

Masar
Mirage Dancer
Defoe

Previous Winners

2018

Crystal Ocean

Weight: 9-1 |Age: 4

J: R L Moore | T: Sir Michael Stoute

4/7

Prize Money

1st: £127,598.002nd: £48,375.003rd: £24,210.004th: £12,060.005th: £6,052.006th: £3,038.00