14:35 Chester

Friday 9 May 2025

All13:3014:0514:3515:0515:4016:1016:45

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

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 2m 9.21s

1^st

(1)

The Foxes

59-3

13/8f

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Soon led, headed after 1st, tracked leaders on inside, switched right and ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well tchd 6/4 and tchd 7/4

2^nd

1 ¾

(5)

Cairo

59-3

40/1

T: Alice HaynesJ: K T O'Neill

Took keen hold, led early, prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner towards finish op 28/1 tchd 50/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(6)

Liberty Lane

59-3

5/1

T: K R BurkeJ: R L Moore

Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final 100 yards, never troubled leaders op 4/1

4^th

nse

(3)

Bolster

59-3

7/1

T: K R BurkeJ: Pierre-Louis Jamin

Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong op 15/2 tchd 9/1

5^th

1 ¼

(2)

Space Legend

49-3

9/4

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never involved op 3/1

6^th

(4)

Certain Lad

99-3

8/1

T: J ChannonJ: George Bass

Slow to break, chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and no impression op 7/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Deepone³⁹⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: P Twomey J: W J Lee

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.63Pl:£1.40, £10.40EX:£52.70Trifecta:£229.90SF:£52.92Swingers:£8.80, £2.20, £15.60

Forecasts

The Foxes (13/8), Space Legend (9/4), Liberty Lane (5/1), Bolster (7/1), Certain Lad (8/1), Deepone (10/1), Cairo (40/1)

SPACE LEGEND has a bit to find with a few of these on his return to action but he ended last year with an excellent 1½ lengths fourth of 5 to Los Angeles in the Great Voltigeur Stakes and this low-mileage 4-y-o definitely has the scope to go on this year. The Foxes hit the frame in a Group 1 during the winter so he demands respect at this level, with the likeable Certain Lad very likely to give his running.

SPACE LEGEND (IRE)
THE FOXES (IRE)
CERTAIN LAD

Previous Winners

2024

Passenger

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 4

J: R Kingscote | T: Sir Michael Stoute

7/4

Prize Money

1st: £73,723.002nd: £27,950.003rd: £13,988.004th: £6,968.005th: £3,497.006th: £1,755.00