Deepbridge Huxley Stakes (Group 2).
Chester · Friday, 8 May · 16:35
· 1m 2f 70y
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:35
Off time
9
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
ROYAL RHYME (IRE
🥈 Second
KING'S GAMBIT (IRE
🥉 Third
BAY CITY ROLLER (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.50
6/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5.50
9/2
04 · —
7.50
13/2
05 · —
12
11/1
06 · —
17
16/1
07 · —
26
25/1
08 · —
29
28/1
09 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | 7 |
Bay City Roller (C)
Runner-up in 3 Group 2s in France before easily winning a soft-ground Group 1 at Munich (1½m) on his final 3-y-o start, taking advantage of the odds-on favourite failing to fire. That very smart performance gives him leading form claims he…
|
Oisin Murphy | George Scott | 4 | 60.8 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 7th | 2 | 4 |
High Stock (C)
Made a very good start to his career last spring, winning maiden at Newmarket and runner-up in the Dee over C&D this meeting. Ran well when fourth in a listed event at Goodwood on his penultimate start but rather laboured at Kempton after …
|
David Probert | A M Balding | 4 | 58.5 kg |
26
25/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | 3 |
Ice Max (G)
Made his class tell with an authoritative success in handicap company at York (1m, good) in October before following up in ready fashion in a Nottingham listed event (8.3f) later that month. Raced too freely when only mid-field in a Dussel…
|
S H James | K R Burke | 5 | 58.5 kg |
17
16/1
|
| 9th | 4 | 5 |
King's Gambit (G)
Won the London Gold Cup on return last year and even better form when placed in listed/Group races next 3 outings. Ran creditably despite looking in need of a greater test when 3¾ lengths second of 6 to Damysus in the Earl of Sefton (9f) a…
|
James Doyle | Harry Charlton | 5 | 58.5 kg |
5.50
9/2
|
| 1st | 5 | 2 |
Lambourn (C)
FAV
[P1]
Last year's Chester Vase winner looked the leading middle-distance 3-y-o when taking the 18-runner Derby at Epsom before pulling out all the stops to follow up in the Irish Derby. Mid-division in the Voltigeur and St Leger subsequently and…
|
R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 4 | 58.5 kg |
2.50
6/4
|
| 5th | 6 | 8 |
Royal Rhyme (C)
[T]
Campaigned mostly in Group 1 company since winning the Brigadier Gerard Stakes just over 2 years ago. Ran only twice in 2025 but shaped as if retaining ability when sixth to Starford in Alleged Stakes at the Curragh on comeback, going with…
|
C Lee | K R Burke | 6 | 58.5 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 6th | 7 | 9 |
Starford (G)
Smart handicap performance to win over 11f at Listowel last September and made the breakthrough at pattern level in the Alleged Stakes at the Curragh (1¼m, heavy) 19 days ago. This trip is perhaps a minimum for him though, so the speed-fav…
|
Dylan Browne McMonagle | J P O'Brien | 4 | 58.5 kg |
7.50
13/2
|
| 8th | 8 | 6 |
Sky Safari (M)
[T]
Signed off 2025 by winning pair of Kempton handicaps and 10-runner listed event at Lingfield (1m) in November. Better than ever when beating 4 rivals to take the Winter Derby (1¼m, all-weather) back at Lingfield 76 days ago but no certaint…
|
Daniel Muscutt | J R Fanshawe | 5 | 57.2 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 4th | 9 | 1 |
Sparks Fly (M)
Mudlark recorded a hat-trick of listed race victories in late 2024 and produced the best effort of an otherwise mediocre 2025 campaign when taking the Group 3 Prix Perth (1m, soft) at Saint-Cloud in October. Probably needed the run there o…
|
Billy Loughnane | D Loughnane | 6 | 57.2 kg |
29
28/1
|
Betting forecast: Lambourn (6/4), Bay City Roller (9/2), King's Gambit (9/2), Starford (13/2), Royal Rhyme (11/1), Ice Max (16/1), High Stock (25/1), Sparks Fly (28/1), Sky Safari (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 96407.0 GBP |
| P2 | 36550.0 GBP |
| P3 | 18292.0 GBP |
| P4 | 9112.0 GBP |
| P5 | 4573.0 GBP |
| P6 | 2295.0 GBP |