21 Jun 2025 15:05 Royal Ascot
Winner: £250,000 (Penalty: £141,775); Distance: 1m 3f 211y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9(11) |
| - |
Rebel's Romance (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3) |
311-141 / 7 |
Flat (36) | W Buick | C Appleby Godolphin |
6/4 | |
| raced wide early, chased leaders, closed 3f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly inside final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(7) |
| 1¾ L |
Al Riffa (FR) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
6210-34 / 5 |
Flat (55) | D McMonagle | J P O'Brien Al Riffa Syndicate |
4/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, pushed along and headway on outside 3f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, stayed on but unable to get on terms with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7(2) |
| 1½ L |
Ghostwriter (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
4335-46 / 4 |
Flat (27) | D Egan | C G Cox AMO Racing Limited |
5/1 | |
| keen early, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, went 3rd just over 1f out, kept on, no impression on front pair | ||||||||||
4th |
11(5) |
| DHT |
Sunway (FR) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
2430-35 / 4 |
Flat (35) | Oisin Murphy | D Menuisier Guy Pariente Holding… |
10/1 | |
| chased leader, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
4th |
8(6) |
| 1¼ L |
Palladium (GER) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
31416-3 / 4 |
Flat (13), Jump (149) |
R L Moore | J & T Gosden Lady Bamford |
16/1 | |
| in touch in mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
12(12) |
| ¾ L |
Tabletalk (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
0315-22 / 4 |
Flat (35) | Rossa Ryan | Tom Clover Mr Abdulla Al Mansoori |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, never involved with leaders | ||||||||||
7th |
1(10) |
| ½ L |
Al Aasy (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
1123-14 / 8 |
Flat (35) | Jim Crowley | W J Haggas Shadwell Estate… |
12/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, kept on from over 1f out but never on terms | ||||||||||
8th |
4(8) |
| 6½ L |
Burdett Road (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
50416-4 / 5 |
Flat (23), Jump (102) |
S D Bowen | James Owen The Gredley Family |
40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, outpaced on outside over 2f out, well beaten after | ||||||||||
9th |
3(9) |
| 1¼ L |
Bellum Justum (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
321-516 / 4 |
Flat (15) | P J McDonald | A M Balding King Power Racing… |
33/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, not much room and switched left over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out | ||||||||||
10th |
10(1) |
| 1½ L |
Space Legend (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
12244-5 / 4 |
Flat (43) | James Doyle | W J Haggas Wathnan Racing |
25/1 | |
| soon led, headed over 3f out, hung right and weakened from over 2f out | ||||||||||
11th |
6(3) |
| 9 L |
Epic Poet (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
4-13232 / 6 |
Flat (36) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Akela Thoroughbreds… |
25/1 | |
| held up towards rear, hanging right when not much room over 2f out, soon well behind | ||||||||||
12th |
5(4) |
| 4¾ L |
Candleford (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
3125/14- / 7 |
Flat (364) | Tom Marquand | W J Haggas Barnane Stud |
25/1 | |
| mid-division, not much room 3f out, hanging right over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, soon eased | ||||||||||