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14:05 Chester

Betfair Huxley Stakes (For The Tradesman's Cup) (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 75y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £55,000 added
  • Winner: £31,190
  • 2nd: £11,825
  • 3rd: £5,918
  • 4th: £2,948
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 18.48s
  • Off Time: 14:07:25
  • 7 Ran
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Silk -
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Silk -
1(2)
Silk - Pink, Black chevron, quartered cap
15/2
  • Form 419-644
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 114

close up, effort between horses entering final furlong, ridden and not quicken towards finish

2(1)
Silk - Emerald Green, Black chevrons on sleeves
  • Form 203-212
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 114

led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace

3(4)
Silk - Red, White braces, White sleeves, Red stars, White cap, Red star
17/2
  • Form 117-546
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 106

in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(8)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 813611-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 110

held up in touch in rear, short lived effort 2f out

6(5)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
13/2
  • Form 133-365
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 111

tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and soon brought to stand side, driven along and edged right towards finish

7(9)
Silk - Royal blue, white cap
  • Form 68115-7
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 112

raced wide close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened and eased from 2f out

9(6)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars, royal blue cap
20/1
  • Form 6845-08
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 98

held up in touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, gaining on winner towards finish

5(7)
NR

Junoob

39 b D
  • Form 2-14103
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 101

Nonrunner

8(3)
NR
  • Form 122-60D
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 106

Nonrunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

QUESTIONING beat Twice Over in a Grade 3 at Newmarket last month but couldn't quite cope with heavy ground when beaten again by Doncaster conqueror Penitent in a Group 2 at Sandown next time. Provided the going remains soft he should take this. Godolphin complicate matters by running both Hunter's Light, a Listed winner on Polytrack at Lingfield in November, and Prince Siegfried, a long way behind his stablemate at Goodwood in September and well beaten by the selection at Newmarket. Wigmore Hall has a Group 1 penalty for his brilliant victory at Woodbine in September and he's a class act at his best. His latest run at Longchamp should be ignored as he wasn't suited by the heavy ground but he wouldn't want any more rain. Marcret was a useful performer in Italy and has been in good form at Meydan during the winter.

Formwatch

Wigmore Hall (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) 4th of 6, 18l behind Cirrus Des Aigles (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) sft in Apr.

Questioning (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Steadied leaving stalls, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5f out, led in centre course 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Penitent (9-0) at Sandown 1m Grp 2 (1) hvy in Apr.

Glen's Diamond 14-1 (8-11) 6th of 12, 8l behind Fox Hunt (9-4) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 6f Grp 3 (1) gd in Mar.

Hunter's Light (IRE) 8-11fav (9-0) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, soon hard ridden, hung left towards finish, just held on, won at Lingfield 1m 2f Listed stks (1) pol in Nov beating Circumvent (9-2) by shd, 9 ran.

Marcret (ITY) 10-1 (9-1) 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Simon De Montfort (8-10) at Meydan(UAE) 1m 2f hcp gd in Mar.

Prince Siegfried (FR) 12-1 (8-12) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 12l behind Questioning (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gs in Apr.

Myplacelater 20-1 (8-9) Always in rear, 8th of 9, 8l behind Electrolyser (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) gs in Apr.

Junoob 9-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 5, 3/4l behind Eternal Heart (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f stks (2) gd in Apr.

St Moritz (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out soon led and edged left, headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish (finished 2nd, demoted to 3rd), in a race won by Penitent (8-12) at Doncaster 1m Listed Stakes (4yo+) (1) gd in Apr, 8 ran.