Full Result 2.40 Chester | 12 May 2023

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

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m2f70yds) 1m2½f Soft

1st £67,224 2nd £25,596 3rd £12,816 4th £6,396 5th £3,204 6th £1,608

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Point Lonsdale (IRE) 5/6F Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	4	93	113	99	116	–
b c Australia - Sweepstake (IRE) (Acclamation)
Raced lazily at times, pressed leader, ridden when hung right and led over 1f out, kept on final furlong, just did enough (op 11/10)

2⁽⁴⁾ nk	3. Mujtaba 4/1 Jim Crowley William Haggas	Jim Crowley William Haggas	5	93 t	114	98	115	–
b g Dubawi (IRE) - Majmu (AUS) (Redoute's Choice)
Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and switched left, went second and kept on final furlong, drifted left towards finish, just held (op 3/1)

3⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [1¾]	2. Layfayette (IRE) 20/1 Colin Keane Noel Meade	Colin Keane Noel Meade	6	93	106	95	112	–
br g French Navy - Scala Romana (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
In rear, pushed along 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, ridden final furlong, weakening when slightly hampered towards finish (op 22/1)

4⁽²⁾ ¾ [2½]	5. Poker Face (IRE) 10/1 Jamie Spencer Simon & Ed Crisford	Jamie Spencer Simon & Ed Crisford	4	93	108	93	111	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Stars At Night (IRE) (Galileo)
Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 7/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [5]	6. Royal Champion (IRE) 22/1 Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	Jack Mitchell Roger Varian	5	93	111	88	106	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Emirates Queen (Street Cry)
In touch with leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened 1f out (op 14/1)

6⁽¹⁾ 22 [27]	1. Foxes Tales (IRE) 9/2 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	5	93	111	44	62	–
b g Zoffany (IRE) - Starfish (IRE) (Galileo)
In touch with leaders, niggled along 3f out, weakened 2f out, soon eased (trainer's rep said, regarding the poor form shown, that gelding was unsuited by the tight nature of Chester) (op 6/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:40:21 Winning time: 2m 13.98s (slow by 5.38s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg (Point Lonsdale) 1st breeder: Epona Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (Mujtaba)
3rd owner: Mrs Patricia Hunt (Layfayette)
Tote win: £1.84 PL: £1.10 £2.20 Ex: £5.10 CSF: £4.33 Trifecta: £27.80

2:40 Chester 12 May 2023

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