Full Result 2.35 Chester | 9 May 2025

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

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

1st £73,723 2nd £27,950 3rd £13,988 4th £6,968 5th £3,497 6th £1,755

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	7. The Foxes (IRE) 13/8F Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	5	93	115	87	116	–
b h Churchill (IRE) - Tanaghum (Darshaan)
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⁽⁵⁾ 1¾	2. Cairo (IRE) 40/1 Kieran O'Neill Alice Haynes	Kieran O'Neill Alice Haynes	5	93 tp	107	84	112	–
b h Quality Road (USA) - Cuff (IRE) (Galileo)
Pressed leader, led narrowly over 1f out, headed final 110yds, kept on (op 28/1 tchd 50/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [3½]	5. Liberty Lane (IRE) 5/1 Ryan Moore K R Burke	Ryan Moore K R Burke	5	93	113	80	109	–
b g Teofilo (IRE) - Cape Liberty (IRE) (Cape Cross)
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⁽³⁾ nse [3½]	1. Bolster 7/1 Pierre-Louis Jamin K R Burke	Pierre-Louis Jamin K R Burke	5	93	111	80	108	–
b h Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Quilting (USA) (King's Best)
Prominent, led but pestered after 1f, headed over 1f out, weakened final 110yds (op 15/2 tchd 9/1)

5⁽²⁾ 1¼ [4¾]	6. Space Legend (IRE) 9/4 Tom Marquand William Haggas	Tom Marquand William Haggas	4	93	111	78	106	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Newton's Angel (IRE) (Dark Angel)
Took keen hold, towards rear, brief headway inside final furlong, never dangerous (op 3/1)

6⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5¼]	3. Certain Lad 8/1 George Bass Jack Channon	George Bass Jack Channon	9	93	112	77	105	–
b g Clodovil (IRE) - Chelsey Jayne (IRE) (Galileo)
Dwelt start, soon in touch with leaders, weakened inside final furlong (vet reported gelding lost his left-fore shoe) (op 7/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:35:24 Winning time: 2m 9.21s (slow by 0.51s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Deepone (vet's certificate)
1st owner: King Power Racing Co Ltd (The Foxes) 1st breeder: Barronstown Stud
2nd owner: Refai Alghraiban (Cairo)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (Liberty Lane)
Tote win: £2.63 PL: £1.40 £10.40 Ex: £52.70 CSF: £52.92 Trifecta: £229.90

2:35 Chester 9 May 2025

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