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

Chester

14:35

Date 2025-05-09

Distance 1m2f70y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £73,723

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (1)	The Foxes Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	129	—	9514-2	115	129	80	82d	—	—	-2	31.9	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Strong form in Group races in Hong Kong and Qatar the last twice; leading player
6 (2)	Space Legend Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	129	—	12244-	111	123	108	261d	—	—	+7	27.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Ran well in defeat in Group 2s last year; lightly raced & could go to new level this term
5 (6)	Liberty Lane Bay J:Ryan Moore T:K R Burke	J:Ryan Moore T:K R Burke	129	—	0212-5	113	128	119	41d	—	—	+4	20.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Group 3 runner-up last October; may have needed comeback run; key player if back on song
3 (4)	Certain Lad Bay J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	J:George Bass T:Jack Channon	129	—	1221-3	112	126	111	33d	—	—	+12	21.2	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Group 3 winner at Longchamp last September and he's firmly in calculations
1 (3)	Bolster Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:K R Burke	129	—	47211-	111	126	111	188d	—	—	+27	37.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Listed win last November when last seen; in the mix on best form but might want slow going
2 (5)	Cairo Bay J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Alice Haynes	129	tp	72-626	107	120	104	69d	—	—	+12	15	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Runner-up in two Group races at Meydan in the winter but has something to find today
NR (7)	Deepone Bay J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	J:W J Lee T:P Twomey	129	—	241/4-	110	120	56	397d	—	—	—	15	—	—
2yo Group 2 winner in September 2023; just one run since, when well beaten in April 2024

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Foxes	6/4	6/4	13/8	13/8	13/8
Space Legend	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1
Liberty Lane	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Certain Lad	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Bolster	9/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2
Cairo	33/1	28/1	33/1	28/1	25/1
Deepone	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Bolster

37.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 19.5 Odds: 2.9

9/1

2nd

The Foxes

31.9

OR: 16.3 Form: 5 Odds: 10.6

13/8

3rd

Space Legend

27.4

OR: 15.3 Form: 6 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Certain Lad

21.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 3 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Liberty Lane

20.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Cairo

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Deepone

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Foxes	115	129	80
Liberty Lane	113	128	119
Certain Lad	112	126	111
Space Legend	111	123	108
Bolster	111	126	111
Deepone	110	120	56
Cairo	107	120	104

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Certain Lad	33d ago	Fit
Liberty Lane	41d ago	Fit
Cairo	69d ago	Fresh
The Foxes	82d ago	Fresh
Bolster	188d ago	Long break
Space Legend	261d ago	Long break
Deepone	397d ago	Long break