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When is the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot 2020?

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Royal Ascot Friday 19th June 3.00pm
The Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2)
Age: 4yo+
Distance: One mile four furlongs
Weights – 9st 0lbs (3lbs allowance for fillies & mares)
Prize: £225,000

History of the Hardwicke Stakes race at Royal Ascot

First run in 1879 and named after the 5th Earl of Hardwicke. Horses that run well in this race often return to Ascot in July to run in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The first horse to do the double was Aureole in 1954, and the most recent was Harbinger in 2010.

Leading jockeys both with seven wins are Lester Piggott and Pat Eddery.

The most successful trainer with an amazing eleven wins to date is Sir Michael Stoute who first saddled the winner in 1986 and his most recent was Crystal Ocean in 2018.

Royal Ascot Hardwicke Stakes Trends and Statistics

Here are the Hardwicke Stakes 12 year Trends and Statistics:

Age – Eleven of the last twelve winners were aged four the other one was five.
Sex – Eleven of the last twelve winners were colts and the other winner a gelding. Mini angle: those colt wins have come from 49 runners a stike rate of 22.45% and a SP profit of £12.59 to level £1 stakes a ROI of 125..69%.
Country – Six of the last twelve winners were bred in Great Britain, four in Ireland and two in the USA.
Colour – Nine of the last twelve winners were bay (b), two ere brown (br) and one brown/grey (br/gr).
Starting Price (SP) – Ten of the last twelve winners have returned a SP of 8/1 or less.
Starting Price Rank – Seven of the last twelve winners were the SP favourite and eleven came from the first four in the betting.
Headgear – None of the last twelve winners wore any headgear.
Draw – All of the last twelve winners have been drawn between stalls 2 and nine.
Last Run Form – Eleven of the last twelve winners finished in the first three on their latest run, seven of them won.
Day’s Since Last Run – All of the last twelve winners had their last run within 49 days.
Course Form – Six of the last twelve winners had at least one previous run at Ascot, just two of them had a previous win at Ascot.
Distance Form – Ten of the last twelve winners had at least two previous runs over one mile four furlongs and at least one win over the distance.
Flat Form – Eleven of the last twelve winners had at least seven flat runs. Ten of the last twelve winners had at least three previous flat wins.
Official Rating – All of the last twelve winners had a rating of 111 or higher.
Group Wins – All of the last twelve winners had at least one win in a Group race.
Current Season Form – All of the last twelve winners had at least one run in the current season, nine of them had at least 1 win that season.

Recent Winners of Hardwicke Stakes

Date	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Odds	Going	Class	Track	Race Type	Distance	No.	W-Time	OR
22.Jun.19	Defoe (IRE)	Atzeni, Andrea	Varian, Roger	11/4 F	Good	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	8	151.09	118
23.Jun.18	Crystal Ocean	Moore, Ryan	Stoute, Sir Michael	4/7 F	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	5	148.08	122
24.Jun.17	Idaho (IRE)	Heffernan, J A	OBrien, A P	9/2	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	12	148.94	117
18.Jun.16	Dartmouth	Peslier, O	Stoute, Sir Michael	10/1	Good To Soft	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	9	152.06	114
20.Jun.15	Snow Sky	Smullen, P J	Stoute, Sir Michael	12/1	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	7	151.51	115
21.Jun.14	Telescope (IRE)	Moore, Ryan	Stoute, Sir Michael	7/4 F	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	10	147.45	114
22.Jun.13	Thomas Chippendale (IRE)	Murtagh, J	Cecil, Lady	8/1	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	8	150.65	111
23.Jun.12	Sea Moon	Moore, Ryan	Stoute, Sir Michael	3/1 F	Good To Soft	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	12	149.6	121
18.Jun.11	Await The Dawn (USA)	Moore, Ryan	OBrien, A P	4/6 F	Soft	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	9	158.4	120
19.Jun.10	Harbinger	Moore, Ryan	Stoute, Sir Michael	8/11 F	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	11	147.36	120
20.Jun.09	Bronze Cannon (USA)	Fortune, Jimmy	Gosden, J H M	8/1	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	9	147.59	111
21.Jun.08	Macarthur	Murtagh, J	OBrien, A P	11/8 F	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	9	151.29	0
23.Jun.07	Maraahel (IRE)	Hills, R	Stoute, Sir Michael	100/30	Good To Soft	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	7	155.47	120
24.Jun.06	Maraahel (IRE)	Hills, R	Stoute, Sir Michael	9/2	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	8	149.25	120
18.Jun.05	Bandari (IRE)	Supple, W J	Johnston, M	10/1	Firm	Gr2	York	Non-Handicap	1m4f	6	146.28	116
19.Jun.04	Doyen (IRE)	Dettori, L	Suroor, Saeed Bin	6/5 F	Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	6	146.53	121
21.Jun.03	Indian Creek	Quinn, T	Elsworth, D R C	14/1	Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	9	147.24	118
22.Jun.02	Zindabad (FR)	Darley, K	Johnston, M	4/1	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	7	151.18	115
22.Jun.01	Sandmason	Ryan, W	Cecil, H R A	12/1	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	7	149.59	113
23.Jun.00	Fruits Of Love (USA)	Peslier, O	Johnston, M	9/2	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	9	151.1	124
18.Jun.99	Fruits Of Love (USA)	Peslier, O	Johnston, M	12/1	Good To Firm	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	8	148.7	120
19.Jun.98	Posidonas	Eddery, Pat	Cole, P F I	15/2	Good To Soft	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	7	154.79	0
20.Jun.97	Predappio	Stevens, Gary	Suroor, Saeed Bin	6/1	Good	Gr2	Ascot	Non-Handicap	1m4f	10	152.14	0

The runners in the Hardwicke Stakes

Entries for this race will ‘declare’ on 17th June 2020

We will add the runner for the Hardwicke Stakes as soon as they become available.

What’s Keith’s Hardwicke Stakes Tips for Royal Ascot 2020?

With the uncertainty of whether this race will be run due to the current coronavirus situation in the UK, it’s hard to predict selections for the upcoming Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.

As soon as the picture is clearer, we will post Keith’s tips for the Hardwicke Stakes here.

Who is your Royal Ascot Tipster?

Keith Bond is our resident pro tipster here at FRT Towers. Keith lives and breathes horse racing, having begun his love of horse racing over 40 years ago with a part time job at Catterick Racecourse, as one of three fourteen year-olds looking after two jumps and a hurdle.

Over the years, Keith has been a regular at the northern tracks attending countless race meetings and building up a network of contacts, and a portfolio of systems and strategies.

He was one of the co-founders of Free Racing Tips all the way back in 2008, and his free tips are now backed by more than seventy thousand FRT members every single day.

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What did Keith Tip in the 2019 Hardwicke Stakes?

This is what Keith said about the 2019 Hardwicke Stakes:

Leading Contenders
CRYSTAL OCEAN 6/4 – Very classy. Has never finished out of the frame in thirteen starts. Won this race last year.
ENABLE 6/1 – Every superlative known to man has been used to describe this superstar of the turf. She has won eight of her nine races including the Oaks, a King George VI AND Queen Elizabeth Stakes, two Arcs and a Breeders Cup.
SOUTHERN FRANCE 6/1 – Third in last years St Leger and took a significant step forward when runner up to STRADIVARIOUS at York. May find this trip a little on the sharp side.
MASAR 6/1 – Not seen since winning last year’s Derby , but is reportedly working well at home. Will need to be at his best if all of these turn up for the race.

This is what Keith tipped at Ante Post: Last years winner CRYSTAL OCEAN has been installed favourite and could well win again but despite his amazing record he has always been found wanting against top class opposition. I am hoping that ENABLE 6/1 will take up this engagement and she is the one for me.

On the day Keith looked for value and tipped a 14/1 each way shout in the form of SANDS OF MALI

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What our members tipped in the 2019 Hardwicke Stakes

Each day we ask our members to select their Pick 6, their NAP for each race of the day. We then collate all the picks, and present the top selections to our VIP members. Here’s how it went for the Hardwicke Stakes 2019:

Frankie Dettori’s ride Lah Ti Dar is now a non runner and a fair bit of support for it with 21.4%. It’s between Defoe and Masar now with Defoe just edging it with 24% of the selections.

Royal Ascot Hardwicke Stakes Results 2019

1 Defoe 11/4F
2 Nagano Gold 25/1
3 Mirage Dancer 6/1
8 ran NR: Lah Ti Dar Distances: ½l, 1l, 3l
Time: 2m 31.09s (slow by 2.59s)

Our Verdict

The gamble for Keith didn’t pay off, it’s always tricky when you go against the favourite to find value. Our members chose the favourite and the winner DEFOE though 11/4 is quite short, Nagano Gold nearly managed to beat the favourite, and was beaten by just half a length.