14:35 Chester

Friday 8 May 2026

All13:3014:0514:3515:0515:4016:1016:4517:20

Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 2)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 2f 70y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:35  |   Winning time: 2m 8.77s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Live Odds
Odds
5
Lambourn
11/8, 5/4, 11/8
6/4
1
Bay City Roller
5/1
9/2
4
King's Gambit
11/2, 5/1
9/2
7
Starford
13/2, 7/1
13/2
6
Royal Rhyme
9/1, 11/1, 12/1
11/1
3
Ice Max
16/1, 14/1
16/1
2
High Stock
25/1
9
Sparks Fly
28/1, 33/1
28/1
8
Sky Safari
22/1, 25/1, 25/1, 28/1
33/1
SP Book Percentage 114.15

Forecasts

Lambourn (6/4), Bay City Roller (9/2), King's Gambit (9/2), Starford (13/2), Royal Rhyme (11/1), Ice Max (16/1), High Stock (25/1), Sparks Fly (28/1), Sky Safari (33/1)

Verdict

ROYAL RHYME presumably had his problems to be seen just twice in 2025 but he shaped very well for a long way on return at the Curragh and he might be worth chancing in a competitive-looking renewal of the Huxley. King's Gambit kept good company last year and was an encouraging second over a shorter trip at Newmarket last month, so is shortlisted alongside the likeable Bay City Roller, who signed off his 3-y-o season by winning a Group 1 in Germany.

  1. ROYAL RHYME (IRE)
  2. KING'S GAMBIT (IRE)
  3. BAY CITY ROLLER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
The Foxes
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 5
13/8

Prize Money

1st: £96,407.002nd: £36,550.003rd: £18,292.004th: £9,112.005th: £4,573.006th: £2,295.00

MOST READ RACING

Follow & Track
Image of a horse race faded in a gold gradientYour favourite horses, jockeys and trainers with My Stable
Log in
Discover Sporting Life Plus benefitsWhite Chevron
Sporting Life Plus Logo

RACING TIPS

Next Off