Full Result 3.05 Ascot | 23 June 2000

Hardwicke Stakes Class A (Group 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m3f211yds) 1m4f Good To Firm

1st £81,000 2nd £31,050 3rd £15,525 4th £7,425

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	3. Fruits Of Love (USA) 9/2 Olivier Peslier Mark Johnston	Olivier Peslier Mark Johnston	5	812 v	124	106	122	–
b h Hansel (USA) - Vallee Secrete (USA) (Secretariat)
Led 1f, tracked leader to halfway and again 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well (op 7-2)

2⁽⁹⁾ 1½	11. Yavana's Pace (IRE) 25/1 Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	Darryll Holland Mark Johnston	8	89	112	100	116	–
ch g Accordion (IRE) - Lady In Pace (Burslem)
Taken down early, led after 1f, kicked on over 2f out, driven and headed 1f out, just held on for 2nd (op 33-1)

3⁽²⁾ hd [1¾]	2. Blueprint (IRE) 11/4F Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	Pat Eddery Sir Michael Stoute	5	812	111	103	119	–
b h Generous (IRE) - Highbrow I (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, chased leading pair well over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish (op 100-30 & 7-2 in places)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [3½]	9. Mutamam 16/1 Willie Supple A C Stewart	Willie Supple A C Stewart	5	89	110	96	113	–
b h Darshaan - Petal Girl (Caerleon)
Keen hold, tracked leaders, outpaced and ridden over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on final furlong

5⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [4¼]	8. Greek Dance (IRE) 9/2 Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute	Johnny Murtagh Sir Michael Stoute	5	89	120	95	112	–
b h Sadler's Wells (USA) - Hellenic (Darshaan)
Steadied start, held up last pair, checked over 5f out, progress 3f out, driven and effort 2f out, not reach leaders over 1f out, one pace (op 4-1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [5¾]	7. Gold Academy (IRE) 16/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	4	89	113	92	110	–
b c Royal Academy (USA) - Soha (USA) (Dancing Brave)
Soon mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, one pace and not reach leaders (tchd 20-1)

7⁽⁴⁾ 2½ [8¼]	1. Mutafaweq (USA) 4/1 Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor	Richard Hills Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	123	92	111	–
b c Silver Hawk (USA) - The Caretaker (IRE) (Caerleon)
Close up, ridden to chase leading pair over 2f out, soon not quicken and beaten, weakened over 1f out (tchd 9-2 in places)

8⁽³⁾ 10 [18¼]	4. State Shinto (USA) 12/1 John R Velazquez Saeed bin Suroor	John R Velazquez Saeed bin Suroor	4	812 v¹	–	70	94	–
bb c Pleasant Colony (USA) - Sha ThaI (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up last pair, checked over 5f out, behind final 3f

9⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [19½]	10. Urban Ocean (FR) 25/1 Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	4	89	–	64	89	–
ch c Bering - Urban Sea (USA) (Miswaki)
Dwelt, keen hold and soon prominent, chased leader halfway to 3f out, weakened over 2f out (op 33-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 2m 31.10s (slow by 1.40s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Commander Collins (unsuitable ground), Shiva (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: M Doyle (Fruits Of Love) 1st breeder: And Mrs Roy L Ash
2nd owner: Mrs Joan Keaney (Yavana's Pace)
3rd owner: The Queen (Blueprint)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.40 £6.60 £1.10 Ex: £106.90 CSF: £89.32 Trifecta: £345.90
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 67 (48%) M [4-7] 13 (27%) H [9-11] 70 (25%)

3:05 Ascot 23 Jun 2000

Hardwicke Stakes Class A (Group 2)