15:05
Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)
Group 2, Class 1, 1m3f211y, Flat, 4yo+, 12 runners
Winning time 2m 28.23s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Result
William Buick
Charlie Appleby
Positioned wide in early stages - tracking the front group - made headway 3f out - hit the front over 2f out under pressure - kept finding late to win going away
No. 2, stall 7
5yo, 9-3, OR 117
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Settled midfield early - urged forward to move up outside three furlongs out and into second past a furlong from home - kept responding but couldn't reach the winner
David Egan
Clive Cox
Took strong hold early - tracked the pace - asked for effort but flattened out 2f out - moved into 3rd inside final furlong - stayed on without threatening the top two
Ryan Moore
John & Thady Gosden
Settled midfield early - improved into contention three out and pushed along with two to go - kept going at an even clip late to finish fourth
Oisin Murphy
David Menuisier
Tracked front-runner - moved ahead over 3f out before being overtaken inside final 2f - held on for fourth
Rossa Ryan
Tom Clover
Settled towards the back - moved up and shifted left approaching final 2f - unable to reach front pack - finished sixth beaten 5 1/4 lengths
Jim Crowley
William Haggas
Settled at the back - progress impeded for a run 2f out before angling left - stayed on from over 1f out without threatening
Sean D Bowen
James Owen
Settled towards the back - lacked the pace to go with rivals wide out with 2f left - trailed home in 8th
P J McDonald
Andrew Balding
Settled midfield early - short of space and moved left approaching 2f out with little response - dropped away inside final furlong to finish ninth
James Doyle
William Haggas
Went straight to front - lost the lead approaching 3f out - drifted right and dropped away from over 2f out - finished well beaten in 10th
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara
Settled towards the back - drifted right when squeezed for space over 2f out - dropped away soon after - finished 11th
Tom Marquand
William Haggas
Settled midfield - squeezed for space with 3f left - drifting right approaching 2f out - unable to threaten leaders and allowed to drop away late
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.