2025-05-09 Chester 14:35
Chester

Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Huxley Stakes (Group 2) (IRE Incentive)

Distance: 1m2f70y

Going: Good

Prize: £73,723

Runners: 6

Winning time: 2m 9.21s (slow by 0.51s)

Age: 4yo+

Class: Class 1

7 The Foxes

J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:115 SP:13/8F

Led - headed and prominent after 1f - ridden and edged right over 1f out - led final 110yds - won going away(tchd 6/4 and tchd 7/4)

2 1¾

2 Cairo

J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:107 SP:40/1

Pressed leader - led narrowly over 1f out - headed final 110yds - kept on(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)

3 1¾ 3½

5 Liberty Lane

J:Ryan Moore T:K R Burke

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:113 SP:5/1

Held up in last - outpaced on turn over 1f out - headway inside final furlong - went third post (trainer's rep was asked prior to race why he was running gelding on going described as good having reported that gelding would prefer a slower surface following his run at Doncaster on 29 March 2025 on ground described as good to soft - good in places; he explained that having received feedback from various riders over previous two days that going was riding on the easier side of good - the were happy to take the chance on this occasion)(op 4/1)

4 nse 3½

1 Bolster

J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke

Age:5 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:111 SP:7/1

Prominent - led but pestered after 1f - headed over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 15/2 tchd 9/1)

5 1¼ 4¾

6 Space Legend

J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:111 SP:9/4

Took keen hold - towards rear - brief headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 3/1)

6 ½ 5¼

3 Certain Lad

J:George Bass T:Jack Channon

Age:9 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:112 SP:8/1

Dwelt start - soon in touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe)(op 7/1)

Deepone

J:W J Lee T:P Twomey

Age:4 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:110 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £2.63

Tote place: £1.40 £10.40

Exacta: £52.70

Trifecta: £229.90

CSF: £52.92