Full Result 3.05 Ascot | 21 June 2008

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

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

1st £85,155 2nd £32,280 3rd £16,155 4th £8,055 5th £4,035 6th £2,025

Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2), 1m4f - Good To Firm, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	4. Macarthur 11/8F Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	4	90	–	99	121	–
b c Montjeu (IRE) - Out West (USA) (Gone West)
Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, wanted to lug right inside final furlong, stayed on well for pressure to lead towards finish (tchd 5-4 and 6-4, 13-8 in places)

2⁽⁸⁾ nk	6. Multidimensional (IRE) 25/1 Ted Durcan Sir Henry Cecil	Ted Durcan Sir Henry Cecil	5	90	111	99	120	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Sacred Song (USA) (Diesis)
Raced keenly, soon led, headed after 2f, continued to track leader, led and kicked on over 2f out, soon ridden and hung right, stayed on, worn down and headed towards finish

3⁽⁷⁾ 5 [5¼]	5. Maraahel (IRE) 5/1 Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	Richard Hills Sir Michael Stoute	7	90 b	117	91	112	–
b h Alzao (USA) - Nasanice (IRE) (Nashwan)
Awkward leaving stalls, raced in midfield, headway 2f out, ridden to chase front pair well over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong (op 15-2)

4⁽¹⁾ 1 [6¼]	9. Speed Gifted 14/1 Dane O'Neill Luca Cumani	Dane O'Neill Luca Cumani	4	90	102	89	110	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Good Standing (USA) (Distant View)
Towards rear, nudged along after 4f, headway under pressure over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, no impression when edged left towards finish (op 8-1)

5⁽⁹⁾ 3¼ [9½]	11. Yellowstone (IRE) 33/1 J F Egan Jane Chapple-Hyam	J F Egan Jane Chapple-Hyam	4	90 p	105	84	105	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Love And Affection (USA) (Exclusive Era)
Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out (op 50-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [13]	8. Spanish Moon (USA) 3/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	4	90	108	78	99	–
b c El Prado (IRE) - Shining Bright (Rainbow Quest)
Raced keenly, held up, pushed along over 3f out, switched left 2f out, soon beaten (op 11-4 tchd 7-2)

7⁽³⁾ ½ [13½]	2. Happy Boy (BRZ) 9/1 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor	4	90	–	77	99	–
gr c Ski Champ (USA) - Ultra Maresca (BRZ) (Filago)
Led early, steadied after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, no impression, well beaten over 1f out (op 16-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 4½ [18]	7. Shahin (USA) 50/1 Seb Sanders Marcus Tregoning	Seb Sanders Marcus Tregoning	5	90 v	112	70	91	–
b h Kingmambo (USA) - String Quartet (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out

9⁽²⁾ hd [18¼]	3. Hi Calypso (IRE) 11/1 Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	Mick Kinane Sir Michael Stoute	4	90	108	70	91	–
b f In The Wings - Threefold I (USA) (Gulch)
Held up in rear, pushed along over 5f out, never on terms (op 14-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:07:00 Winning time: 2m 31.29s (slow by 1.59s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Lucarno (self certificate), Supersonic Dave (self certificate)
1st owner: Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Macarthur) 1st breeder: Deerfield Farm
2nd owner: Niarchos Family (Multidimensional)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Maraahel)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.30 £5.60 £1.60 Ex: £50.30 CSF: £44.83 Tricast: £144.73 Trifecta: £173.70 Pool: £8,442.93 - 35.96 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 20 (21%) M [4-7] 80 (72%) H [8-10] 50 (7%)

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Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)

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