Ascot Races
Ascot
15:00
Hardwicke Stakes
Ascot
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2020
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £8.75
Place: £2.10 £7.70 £1.80
Exacta: £194.90
Tricast: £2177.28
Trifecta: £1048.50
Non-Runners: Desert Encounter (unsuitable ground), Spanish Mission (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | N/A | Elite | John Gosden | 124 lbs | 17/2 | Won | Took keen hold - held up in rear - shaken up and headway over 2f out - ridden and led over 1f out - kept on well(op 8/1 tchd 9/1) | |||
| 2nd | 1 | Alounak (FR) | N/A | AVG | Andrew Balding | 127 lbs | 40/1 | 2.5 | Tracked leader - lost second over 3f out - not clear run on inner over 2f out - ridden and chased winner 1f out - kept on - always held(op 50/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | N/A | Poor | Roger Varian | 127 lbs | 6/1 | 1.75 | Chased leaders - pushed along 3f out - ridden 2f out - held over 1f out - stayed on and went third inside final furlong(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | |||
| 4th | 8 | Hamish (GB) | 9 G | Elite | William Haggas | 127 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - ridden over 2f out - slightly hampered home turn - stayed on final furlong - went fourth final strides (vet said gelding lost his right-fore shoe)(op 13/2) | ||
| 5th | 2 | N/A | Poor | A P O'Brien | 127 lbs | 9/4F | 0.2 | Chased leaders - ridden 3f out - short of room 2f out - held from over 1f out - stayed on towards finish(op 5/2) | |||
| 6th | 7 | N/A | Poor | Mark Johnston | 127 lbs | 11/4 | 0.1 | Tracked leaders - went second over 3f out - ridden and led 2f out - headed over 1f out - lost second 1f out - weakening towards finish (vet said horse lost his right-fore shoe)(op 5/2 tchd 3/1) | |||
| 7th | 9 | Morando (FR) | 9 G | Poor | Andrew Balding | 127 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Midfield - lost position halfway - ridden 3f out - switched left over 2f out - stayed on final furlong - made no telling impression(op 8/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 8th | 3 | Communique (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Mark Johnston | 127 lbs | 40/1 | 5 | Led until ridden and headed 2f out - weakening when short of room over 1f out(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Eagles By Day (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Michael Bell | 127 lbs | 80/1 | 11 | Took keen hold - in rear - some headway halfway - ridden over 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer said colt may have been unsuited by the going and may prefer a faster surface)(op 66/1 tchd 100/1) |