Royal Ascot Hardwicke Stakes Betting - Await The Dawn The Favourite
The Hardwicke Stakes is a really good race for the 5th day of the Royal Ascot meeting and is for older horses over the 1 mile 4 furlong course and is a group 2. The Royal Ascot betting on the Hardwicke Stakes is always interesting as the runners are all well established and a lot will depend on the current form of the trainers and ground conditions. Last season we had a top class winner in Harbinger who of course went onto greatness so it is a race that is always worth watching closely.
This year the clear favourite for the Hardwicke is the exciting Await The Dawn who was so impressive last time out for Aidan O'Brien at Chester, he looked a class act that day and should go off a warm favourite for todays race.
Hardwicke Stakes Resul 2011
15:05 Hardewicke Stakes 1m 4f
1. Await The Dawn - A P O'Brien - R Moore - 4/6f
2. Harris Tweed - W Haggs - R Hughes - 12/1
3. Drunken Sailor - L Cumani - K Fallon - 9/1
9 Ran
Hardwicke Stakes Racecard
AWAIT THE DAWN has looked up to winning at the top level when easily taking Group 3s on his last two starts and should be very hard to beat in this Group 2. He gave the very strong impression at Chester last time that a step up to 1m4f will be well within range. Calvados Blues can chase him home.
| No. | Runner | Details | Rating | Odds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  | Await The Dawn (USA) R L Moore A O'Brien | 4 yrs / 126 lbs 7/11-1 | ||
CommentAwait The Dawn
Clear form pick on easy 1m2f Gr 3 wins; will stay 1m4f
| 3 |  | Calvados Blues (FR) J Murtagh M Al Zarooni | 5 yrs / 126 lbs -02123 |
CommentCalvados Blues
Very smart form in Dubai earlier in year; respected
| 4 |  | Campanologist (USA) T E Durcan S Bin Suroor | 6 yrs / 126 lbs 130-42 |
CommentCampanologist
2nd in this in 2009; vulnerable in stronger renewal again
| 5 |  | Drunken Sailor (IRE) K Fallon L Cumani | 6 yrs / 126 lbs 0-4461 |
CommentDrunken Sailor
Better than ever but this likely to be bridge too far
| 6 |  | Harris Tweed R Hughes W Haggas | 4 yrs / 126 lbs 2711-3 |
CommentHarris Tweed
Put firmly in his place by St Nicholas Abbey on May reappearance
| 7 |  | Kings Gambit (SAF) J P Spencer T Tate | 7 yrs / 126 lbs 322-21 |
CommentKings Gambit
Ultra-game and consistent but this too tall an order
| 8 |  | Laaheb R Hills R Varian | 5 yrs / 126 lbs 211-45 |
CommentLaaheb
Very smart; needs a career best to be in the mix in this company
| 9 |  | Passion For Gold (USA) M Barzalona S Bin Suroor | 4 yrs / 126 lbs 131/31 |
CommentPassion For Gold
More needed on Listed win but likely to improve further
| 10 |  | Poet A Kirby Clive Cox | 6 yrs / 126 lbs 42-326 |
CommentPoet
Excuses latest; in the mix at his best now rain has arrived
1 Non Runners: Afsare
2010 Harwick Stakes (Group 2) (1 Mile 4 Furlongs)
1. Harbinger - R Moore - 8/11Fav
2. Duncan - W Buick - 8/1
3. Barshiba - J Fortune - 18/1
11 ran
2009 Hardwicke Stakes Result
A blistering pace was set by outsider, Barshiba for the first nine furlongs, however once she had been reeled in it was only favourite, Campanologist and Bronze Cannon who were able to quicken. Campanologist looked very inch the winner half a furlong out, but a stirring finish by Jimmy Fortune on Bronze Cannon was enough to win as they approached the line. Dansant ran on to be third.
- 1st Bronze Cannon - 8/1
- 2nd Campanologist - 2/1 Fav
- 3rs Dansant - 8/1
Hardwicke Stakes 2008 Result
Macarthur did not look the likely winner off the home turn as he was rowed along more urgently than many, and it was only into the dying strides that he got the better of Multidimensional as they pulled clear.
Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)1m4f, Class 1, �85,155.00
1 Macarthur 11/8F
2 Multidimensional 25/1
3 Maraahel 5/1
Hardwicke Stakes 2007 Result
The Harwicke Stakes was won by Last year's winner Maraahel making it two in a row after a great tussle with the Aiden O’Brien trained Scorpion. This gave Sir Michael Stoute his first winner of this year's Royal meeting.
1. Maraahel (Richard Hills) 100-30
2. Scorpion (Michael Kinane) 4-5
3. Mighty (John Egan) 10-1
7 ran. Dist: ½, 2½
Hardwicke Stakes 2006 Result
A small but good field went to post and Maraahel had the best rating going into the race and Michael Hills had to pull out all the stops to get him home on the line.
1 Maraahel 9-2
2 Mountain High 7-2 Fav
3 Enforcer 8-1
Hardwicke Stakes 2005 Result
A small field went to post and all the runners held some form of chance and the winner Bandari put his best foot forward and battled on well to beat his field by a half a length in a superb battle with Maraahel.
1 Bandari 10-1
2 Maraahel 4-1
3 Gamut 100-30
