Full Result 2.35 Chester | 8 May 2026

Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 2)

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

1st £96,407 2nd £36,550 3rd £18,292 4th £9,112 5th £4,573 6th £2,295

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	5. Lambourn (IRE) 6/4F Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	4	93 p¹	119	70	114	–
b c Australia - Gossamer Wings (USA) (Scat Daddy)
Made all, pushed along 4f out, ridden and sustained duel with runner-up from 2f out, kept on well final 110yds, gamely (op 11/8 tchd 5/4)

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	1. Bay City Roller (IRE) 9/2 Oisin Murphy George Scott	Oisin Murphy George Scott	4	98	117	74	118	–
b c New Bay - Bloomfield (IRE) (Teofilo)
Pressed winner, ridden and sustained duel with winner from 2f out, kept on final 110yds, just held (op 5/1)

3⁽³⁾ 1¼ [1½]	3. Ice Max 16/1 Sam James K R Burke	Sam James K R Burke	5	93	110	67	111	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Cool Kitten (IRE) (One Cool Cat)
Took keen hold, midfield, headway over 1f out, went third inside final 110yds, no match for first two (tchd 14/1)

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [2]	9. Sparks Fly 28/1 Billy Loughnane David Loughnane	Billy Loughnane David Loughnane	6	90	112	63	107	–
b m Muhaarar - Stepping Out (IRE) (Tagula)
Prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra final 110yds (tchd 33/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [3½]	6. Royal Rhyme (IRE) 11/1 Clifford Lee K R Burke	Clifford Lee K R Burke	6	93 t	115	63	107	–
b h Lope De Vega (IRE) - Dubai Queen (USA) (Kingmambo)
Took keen hold, midfield on outer, outpaced over 1f out, rallied final 110yds (arrived at start with a small amount of blood in his mouth; having been checked by vet, horse was deemed fit to race) (op 9/1 tchd 12/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ½ [4]	7. Starford (IRE) 13/2 Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Dylan Browne McMonagle Joseph Patrick O'Brien	4	93	111	62	106	–
b g Beckford - Red Stars (IRE) (Manduro)
Held up in last, ridden 2f out, headway final 110yds, never dangerous (tchd 7/1)

7⁽⁴⁾ ½ [4½]	2. High Stock 25/1 David Probert Andrew Balding	David Probert Andrew Balding	4	93	105	61	105	–
b c Dubawi (IRE) - Proserpine (USA) (Hat Trick)
In touch with leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ 1 [5½]	8. Sky Safari 33/1 Daniel Muscutt James Fanshawe	Daniel Muscutt James Fanshawe	5	90 t	106	57	100	–
b m Zoustar (AUS) - Moonlight Sonata (Galileo)
Took keen hold, always behind (op 22/1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [7¾]	4. King's Gambit (IRE) 9/2 James Doyle Harry Charlton	James Doyle Harry Charlton	5	93	111	55	98	–
ch g Saxon Warrior (JPN) - Pure Symmetry (USA) (Storm Cat)
Dwelt start, always behind (trainer's rep could offer no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report) (op 11/2)

9 ran Off time: 2:35:20 Winning time: 2m 8.77s (slow by 1.07s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (Lambourn) 1st breeder: Coolmore
2nd owner: Victorious Forever (Bay City Roller)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid (Ice Max)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.30 £1.40 £3.30 Ex: £7.70 CSF: £7.91 Tricast: £74.43 Trifecta: £79.30
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 87 (43%) M [4-6] 0 (22%) H [7-9] 63 (35%)

2:35 Chester 8 May 2026

Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 2)