Exosphere can add to Michael Stoute’s Hardwicke tally

With nine previous successes, Michael Stoute is the most successful trainer in the history of the Hardwicke Stakes and he can bring his tally into double figures by taking the Group 2 with the exciting Exosphere on the final day of Royal Ascot 2016.

The Beat Hollow colt, whose dam was runner-up in the Italian Oaks, didn’t race as a juvenile but made up for lost time with a busy three-year-old campaign.

In six runs last term, he made steady progress up the handicap by securing three wins and finishing off with a third-place finish in a listed race at Ayr.