16:20 Royal Ascot

Saturday 24 June 2023

All14:3015:0515:4016:2017:0017:3518:10

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 2m 29.6s

1^st

(5)

Pyledriver

69-3

7/2

T: W Muir & C GrassickJ: P J McDonald

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 tchd 4/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(7)

West Wind Blows

49-3

13/2

T: S & E CrisfordJ: J P Spencer

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 op 8/1

3^rd

(1)

Changingoftheguard

49-3

7/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

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 tchd 13/2

4^th

(3)

Deauville Legend

49-3

17/2

T: J FergusonJ: 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 op 7/1

5^th

(8)

Free Wind

59-0

6/4f

T: J & T GosdenJ: 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 op 11/8 tchd 5/4

6^th

(2)

Grand Alliance

49-3

18/1

T: C FellowesJ: W Buick

Dwelt and slightly hampered start, always last, ridden and beaten over 2f out, never a factor, tailed off op 16/1

7^th

2 ¾

(6)

Ardakan

49-3

18/1

T: M BottiJ: James McDonald

Held up in 5th, came wide home turn, hung right and weakened over 2f out op 22/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Hukum³⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: Owen Burrows J: Jim Crowley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.40, £2.20, £2.00EX:£37.30Trifecta:£148.70Tricast:£133.95SF:£23.59Swingers:£4.35, £4.65, £7.65

Forecasts

Free Wind (6/4), Hukum (7/4), Pyledriver (7/2), West Wind Blows (13/2), Changingoftheguard (7/1), Deauville Legend (17/2), Grand Alliance (18/1), Ardakan (18/1)

FREE WIND's Middleton Stakes form received a boost when the runner-up took the Duke of Cambridge earlier in the week and George Strawbridge's 5-y-o can mark herself down as a contender for top honours in the second half of this season by claiming the scalp of last month's Brigadier Gerard winner Hukum. Deauville Legend may prove best of the remainder.

FREE WIND (IRE)
HUKUM (IRE)
DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Broome

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 6

J: R L Moore | T: A P O'Brien

6/1

Prize Money

1st: £141,775.002nd: £53,750.003rd: £26,900.004th: £13,400.005th: £6,725.006th: £3,375.00