Starters List 10:45 P.M. Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) S1-3 HK TIME Ascot Racecourse - Turf - 2400 Metres (Right-handed) (21.6.2014) (3:45 P.M. LOCAL TIME) (21.6.2014) 馬號 歷季及近仗成績 馬名 馬齡/性別/負磅/國際評分 練馬師 騎師 排位 Card Career Record & Form Horse Name Age/Sex/Wt./Int'l Rating Trainer Jockey Draw 1 15 (6-2-0) 金寶鎮 6g 127 112 高仕登 布宜學 3 41170 Camborne (GB) John Gosden William Buick 2 27 (8-9-1) 丹頂龍 7h 127 115 布銘球 夏禮賢 9 22125 Dandino (GB) Marco Botti Martin Harley 3 12 (4-2-1) 有得砍 5g 127 115 韋利安 韓立勤 1 31085 Ektihaam (IRE) Roger Varian Paul Hanagan 4 8 (3-2-2) 暴風眼 4c 127 112 岳伯仁 岳本賢 4 21134 Eye Of The Storm (IRE) Aidan O'Brien Joseph O'Brien 5 20 (6-2-1) 淡忘之音 9g 127 110 韓德信 范義龍 6 41211542 Forgotten Voice (IRE) Nicky Henderson Kieren Fallon 6 10 (2-3-1) 名山之星 4c 127 116 司徒德爵士 戴圖理 2 34602 Hillstar (GB) Sir Michael Stoute Frankie Dettori 7 36 (7-7-4) 搖滾專輯 7h 127 115 鄧樂普 卡比 7 06057 Joshua Tree (IRE) Edward Dunlop Adam Kirby 8 11 (3-5-1) 畫中月 4c 127 110 向禮倫 夏偉卓 5 13122 Pether's Moon (IRE) Richard Hannon Richard Hughes 9 13 (7-1-3) 沙亞斯坦 6g 127 111 蘇萊 艾兆禮 10 37911 Sharestan (IRE) Saeed bin Suroor Andrea Atzeni 10 7 (3-4-0) 千里鏡 4c 127 112 司徒德爵士 莫雅 8 12122 Telescope (IRE) Sir Michael Stoute Ryan Moore (10 Starters) -3- 10:45 P.M. Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) S1-3 HK TIME (21.06.2014) (3:45 P.M. LOCAL TIME) (21.06.2014) Ascot Racecourse - Turf - 2400 Metres (Right-handed) For 4-years-old and upwards. Weights: colts and geldings 127lb; fillies 124lb. Total Prize Money (GBP) £213,300 1st £120,962, 2nd £45,859, 3rd £22,951, 4th £11,432, 5th £5,737, 6th £2,879 (10 Starters) Betting Pools : Win, Place, Quinella, Quinella Place, Tierce, Trio, First 4, Double Trio. Overseas Expert Column by David Duggan Not a vintage renewal of this race with many either out of form or long absent horses appearing. EKTIHAAM started favourite for this race last season but it was a disaster as he slipped up in the early stages of the race giving todays jockey Paul Hanagan a nasty fall in the process. Roger Varian will no doubt be hoping for a much better result today but the horse has become quite disappointing of late. The problem with EKTIHAAM is he has become very head strong in his races and thus spoiling his chance by using too much energy, his most recent effort at Chester over 2,000m was really poor although he maybe did not like that very sharp track. On balance he is good and his form says so, but unless he became more retractable he is always going to be a risky proposition. Sir Michael Stoute may hold the key to this race with the somewhat frustrating TELESCOPE however, a horse that has promised much but has disappointed connections twice already this season. TELESCOPE has been runner up on his last two starts over 2,000m and appeared unable to quicken in both. He is much better judged on his really good win in the Great Voltigeur Stakes over 2,400m at York last season when he looked so promising and became a leading Epsom Derby contender. Injury prevented that run but now returning to probably his best distance today, he is worth another chance. Kieren Fallon rides FORGOTTEN VOICE for Nicky Henderson today, he ran a couple of decent races over staying distances in Australia and was runner up over 2,600m to MOUNT ATHOS recently at Newbury. This is a useful horse with good form but could be vulnerable in the latter stages to a horse with a turn of foot. Fallon could have probably ridden SHARESTAN in this for Godolphin, he is a useful type but certainly needs soft ground conditions to be at his best. Of the others PETHER’S MOON is a really tough and consistent horse who has been runner up over this distance on his last two starts including here at Ascot, he always gives his best and should the others underperform, he may be the beneficiary. EYE OF THE STORM is the Aidan O’Brien representative here and whilst tough and genuine seems to lack a turn of foot on all the evidence seen so far. SELECTIONS: TELESCOPE, PETHER’S MOON, EKTIHAAM & FORGOTTEN VOICE DOUBLE TRIO SELECTIONS (40 unit bets): S1-3: Multiple – TELESCOPE, PETHER’S MOON, EKTIHAAM & FORGOTTEN VOICE S1-4: Multiple – ALJAMAAHEER, SLADE POWER, DUE DILIGENCE, GORDON LORD BYRON & MEDICEAN MAN Overseas Expert Column by Wendyll Woods SELECTIONS: PETHER’S MOON, TELESCOPE, EYE OF THE STORM & DANDINO DOUBLE TRIO SELECTIONS (16 unit bets): S1-3: Multiple – PETHER’S MOON, TELESCOPE, EYE OF THE STORM & DANDINO S1-4: Multiple – ALJAMAAHEER, GORDON LORD BYRON, SLADE POWER, & DARWIN -23- GB Racing Post Preview Sir Michael Stoute has been the man to follow when it comes to finding the winner of this Group 2 event and holds the key again with TELESCOPE and HILLSTAR. Preference is for the much-vaunted but often frustrating TELESCOPE, who can supply Stoute with his fifth winner of this race since 2006. This year’s renewal is no more than an average contest and TELESCOPE is one of the few runners with scope for further improvement. The son of Galileo was at his best last term in landing the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York’s Ebor meeting, finding a fine turn of foot to settle race in grand style. A small chip on his near-fore fetlock brought an abrupt end to the colt’s campaign after just three outings, but there could be a silver lining to that setback because TELESCOPE has not been over-raced and should be set for a strong campaign. Perhaps because of his restricted 2013 campaign, the four-year-old has seemed to need both of his two starts this year when beaten twice by Noble Mission at Sandown and Chester on very testing ground. The subsequent Group 1 success of that rival places the form in a better light than it appeared at the time and TELESCOPE should also be more at home on this faster surface. With everything in his favour, he can silence his doubters and show what he is really made of. Stablemate HILLSTAR would be a good alternative for Stoute. Last year’s King Edward VII winner again reinforced his liking for this course and distance by finishing a highly creditable third in the King George. More notable efforts at the top level continued with decent runs in the Juddmonte International and Champion Stakes. This season a step up in trip on very testing ground proved too much for him behind Brown Panther at Chester last time, but he will be happier facing a less taxing trip. Richard Hannon’s PETHER’S MOON is another in with a chance of reaching the frame providing he can improve again at this level. A progressive three-year-old last term, he ended a fine campaign with a Listed win and hopes have been high that he can develop into a Group horse in 2014. Runner-up to Gospel Choir on his Newmarket return, he was again second to subsequent winner Gatewood over course and distance last time. The globetrotting DANDINO was runner-up in this race last year before some fine efforts when second and fifth respectively in the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, but he faces a stiff task on his seasonal debut. Godolphin’s SHARESTAN won a poor renewal of the Brigadier Gerard and needs to prove his stamina. 1. TELESCOPE 2. Hillstar 3. Pether’s Moon Tipsters’ Selections J A McGrath Tom Peacock Neil Morrice Julian Muscat (Daily Telegraph) (Press Association) (Press Association) (Racing Post) 5 Forgotten Voice 6 Hillstar 6 Hillstar 10 Telescope 6 Hillstar 2 Dandino 10 Telescope 4 Eye Of The Storm 9 Sharestan 10 Telescope 8 Pether’s Moon 9 Sharestan -24- 10:45pm S1-3 Hardwicke Stakes 金寶鎮 (CP) 高仕登 127 布宜學 (3) Lifetime : 15 (6-2-0) Turf : 13 (4-2-0) NH Rules : 0 (0-0-0) 1 2014 : 2 (0-0-0) Non-Turf : 2 (2-0-0) GF+ : － CAMBORNE (GB) 6 b g John Gosden [112] William Buick 1st Up : － Dist : 4 (2-1-0) G : － Doyen (IRE)－Dumnoni (GB) (Titus Livius (FR)) Earnings : HK$1,752,354 Track : 2 (1-1-0) Y : － Trk/Dist : 2 (1-1-0) S/Hvy : － (14.0) Owner(s): HRH Princess Haya Of Jordan Pos Date Race Details Track Dist/Course/Going Wt. Jockey Dr. Race Finish & Odds Gear Winner/Second/Third Comments Time Margin 4/7 24Aug13 March Stakes 3yo+ GOO, GB 2800 RH G 133 Nicky 3 3.04.87 4 10.5 5/1 CP Harris Tweed (GB) dwelt, held up and mostly in last pair, Listed GBP39,348 Turf Mackay Mount Athos (IRE) pushed along over 4f out, laboured Tac De Boistron (FR) progress into 4th final furlong but no chance, going very slowly at finish 1/6 13Sep13 3yo+ Handicap DON, GB 2920 LH GS 140 Robert 1 3.13.36 1 2 7/1 CP Camborne (GB) held up in rear, switched right to outer well GBP39,348 Turf Havlin Shwaiman (IRE) over 1f out, ridden and quickened well to Pether's Moon (IRE) lead entering final furlong, soon clear 1/6 21Sep13 Legacy Cup 3yo+ NBY, GB 2205 LH S 129 Robert 4 2.20.19 1 1.8 4/1 CP Camborne (GB) steadied start, held up in rear, headway on G3 GBP59,022 Turf Havlin Gifted Girl (IRE) outside over 2f out, ridden and edged left Main Sequence (USA) over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on strongly 7/12 16May14 Yorkshire Cup 4yo+ YOR, GB 2800 LH G 126 William 10 3.00.36 7 4.5 9/1 CP Gospel Choir (GB) held up and behind, steady headway on G2 GBP137,718 Turf Buick Tac De Boistron (FR) wide outside over 2f out, ridden well over 1f Tiger Cliff (IRE) out, kept on final furlong 10/11 29May14 Cantor Fitzgerald Henry II SAN, GB 3271 RH S 130 William 8 3.47.94 10 9.3 8/1 CP Brown Panther (GB) dwelt, settled in last, ridden 3f out, modest Stakes 4yo+ Turf Buick High Jinx (IRE) progress 2f out, no headway over 1f out, G3 GBP61,482 Whiplash Willie (GB) faded On ratings he has a chance though his two starts this season don’t give much cause for optimism.