3.05 1m. 3f. 211yds. 9 Declared. Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1 ) of £250,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €141,775.00 2nd - €53,750.00 3rd - €26,900.00 4th - €13,400.00 5th - €6,725.00 6th - €3,375.00
Formscan - St Leger winner CONTINUOUS should be a real force over middle distances this season and can put down a significant marker on his first start of the campaign. Versatile regarding the ground, the son of Heart's Cry was far from disgraced when fifth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe when last seen and the forecast quicker surface could be a key element to a dominate effort here. Middle Earth was seventh in the St Leger but returned with a gutsy success in the Aston Park at Newbury last month. The Gosdens' representative is feared most, although Desert Hero is surely better than he managed when fifth in that Group 3 contest and enters calculations. A winner at this meeting in 2022 when with George Boughey, Missed The Cut, a multiple Grade 3 winner for his new trainer in the States, is noted back at this venue with a first-time tongue-tie added.