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2026 Huxley Stakes Preview
Established in 1999 and scheduled to take place during the May Meeting at the Chester racecourse is the Huxley Stakes, a Group 2 race in which the winner is rewarded with the Tradesman's Cup.
The race is open to runners aged four or older and is run over a trip of one mile, two furlongs and seventy yards, It was given Group 2 status after being upgraded in 2018.
Huxley Stakes Information:
Why not use the trends shortlist below to help you narrow down the field and then head over to the dedicated Chester tips page to see which runners are being supported by the OLBG expert racing tipsters to find yourself a bet? You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal races during the Chester May Meeting section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Huxley Stakes market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2007 when the race had an over-round of 106%. The race in 2010 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 117%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Huxley Stakes, the over-round has been 111%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £111 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Huxley Stakes Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Huxley Stakes Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Huxley Stakes races over the last 20 renewals:
- Passenger (2:05.24) in 2024
- Solid Stone (2:07.79) in 2022
- Maraahel (2:07.92) in 2006
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Huxley Stakes next time out, then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of -8.83. Remember to bookmark the racing tips page to access the OLBG racing picks easily daily.
Over the last 20 renewals, it was Passenger, trained by Sir Michael Stoute and ridden by Richard Kingscote, who set the fastest winning time in the Huxley Stakes. That runner won the race in a time of 2:05.24 in 2024. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Marco Botti and jockey Ryan Moore with Marcret who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 2:19.30 in the 2012 renewal.
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Huxley Stakes Past Winners
Here are the Huxley Stakes' past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won, along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Huxley Stakes are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (130k) 2:09.21 | The Foxes (IRE) 5yo 9-3 (1 of 6) 13/8F | Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB) |
| 2024 (125k) 2:05.24 | Passenger (USA) 4yo 9-3 (4 of 6) 7/4 | Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2023 (115k) 2:13.98 | Point Lonsdale (IRE) 4yo 9-3 (3 of 6) 5/6F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 (130k) 2:07.79 | Solid Stone (IRE) 6yo 9-3 (5 of 4) 4/1 | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2021 (95k) 2:11.64 | Armory (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (3 of 4) 6/5F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2019 (125k) 2:16.26 | Forest Ranger (IRE) 5yo 9-1 (3 of 6) 9/2 | Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2018 (120k) 2:08.39 | Forest Ranger (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (5 of 5) 6/1 | Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2017 (75k) 2:10.22 | Deauville (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (4 of 6) 6/4F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 (75k) 2:11.65 | Cannock Chase (USA) 5yo 9-7 (5 of 7) 11/4 | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2015 (60k) 2:15.33 | Maverick Wave (USA) 4yo 9-0 (4 of 5) 4/1 | William Buick John Gosden (GB) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Huxley Stakes have been based:
- GB: 16 winners with an additional 17 placings from 110 runners
- IRE: 4 winners with an additional 2 placings from 10 runners
- QA: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 1 runner
Huxley Stakes Trainer Statistics
The leading trainer in the Huxley Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Sir Michael Stoute, who has won the race seven times, with those seven winners coming from Maraahel (2005, 2006 & 2007), Doctor Fremantle (2009), Cannock Chase (2016), Solid Stone (2022) and Passenger (2024). Other trainers who have recorded multiple wins in the Huxley Stakes are A P O'Brien (4 wins), Richard Fahey (2 wins) and John Gosden (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Huxley Stakes trainer statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Stoute | 15-7-11 | +5.86 | +1.72 |
| A P O'Brien | 7-4-6 | +1.26 | +0.97 |
| Richard Fahey | 11-2-3 | +1.50 | +0.56 |
| John Gosden | 8-2-4 | +9.00 | +4.56 |
| Andrew Balding | 6-1-2 | -3.37 | -1.98 |
| Marco Botti | 2-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.06 |
| William Haggas | 5-0-2 | -5.00 | -3.20 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| K R Burke | 3-0-0 | -3.00 | -2.00 |
| Chris Wall | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | +0.30 |
Huxley Stakes Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Huxley Stakes over the last 20 renewals is Ryan Moore, who has won the race eight times, with those eight winners coming from Doctor Fremantle (2009), Await The Dawn (2011), Marcret (2012), Cannock Chase (2016), Deauville (2017), Armory (2021), Solid Stone (2022) and Point Lonsdale (2023). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Huxley Stakes are William Buick (2 wins) and Tony Hamilton (2 wins).
Here are some of the top Huxley Stakes jockey statistics over the last 20 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 14-8-11 | +12.51 | +4.80 |
| William Buick | 6-2-2 | +11.00 | +5.10 |
| Tony Hamilton | 3-2-2 | +9.50 | +5.56 |
| James Doyle | 3-1-1 | +0.25 | -0.59 |
| Richard Kingscote | 3-1-1 | -0.25 | +0.09 |
| Oisin Murphy | 3-1-1 | -0.37 | -0.98 |
| Jamie Spencer | 9-0-1 | -9.00 | -7.75 |
| Frankie Dettori | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.31 |
| Adam Kirby | 4-0-1 | -4.00 | -2.90 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 3-0-1 | -3.00 | -2.00 |
2026 Huxley Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 5, 4, 1, 3, 1, 2, 1
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.
- 20 / 20 (76%) - No bigger than 12/1
- 20 / 20 (79%) - Not in a LST/Cl3/Cl6 (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Beaten no more -5l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 95+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (84%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
- 20 / 20 (85%) - Ran over 6f - 1m (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran in 4 - 26 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran over 1m1f - 1m6½f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Furthest Won 1m1f - 1m4½f
- 20 / 20 (88%) - Not on GS/SLW/STD-SLW (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - No older than a 6yo
- 20 / 20 (89%) - No more than +2yrs (Vs Min Age)
- 19 / 20 (69%) - No bigger than 11/1 (Debut)
- 18 / 20 (50%) - Within the first 3 of the market
- 18 / 20 (62%) - Achieved an RPR of 114+ (Career)
Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the Chester racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Huxley Stakes. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Huxley Stakes Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor, which has produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +17.08, is when runners carried 126lbs last time out.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners were 4th in the betting market, when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-20.
Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 1 (5) [6 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 4 (3) [6 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 3 (4) [6 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 5 [4 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 3 [4 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Huxley Stakes are Sandown and Newbury; there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.
The race is open to both sexes, with the Male runners having produced a total of 20 winners from a total of 118 runners, whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 3 runners.
Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Huxley Stakes:
- Alzao (3 Wins)
- Galileo (3 Wins)
- Lawman (2 Wins)
Looking over the past renewals, there is only one stallion whose offspring have been disappointed with multiple attempts but no wins in the Huxley Stakes; that stallion is Dark Angel, who has failed to produce a winner from 6 runners.
Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Championship Point in 2008, winning for Mick Channon at odds of 12/1 under the guidance of Darryll Holland. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 11 winning favourites in the race. Whilst we wait for the 2026 Huxley Stakes, remember you can get daily racing predictions from the top racing tipsters on the best racing tipsters page.
Route to the Huxley Stakes
Many trainers will target races to use as prep races before coming to the Huxley Stakes, these are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:
| Info | Last Race |
|---|---|
| 2025 - The Foxes Al Uqda - 2nd of 8 (1/1) | H H The Amir Trophy |
| 2024 - Passenger Windsor - 1st of 6 (3/1) | Winter Hill Stakes |
| 2023 - Point Lonsdale Curragh - 1st of 5 (6/4) | SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Alleged Stakes |
| 2022 - Solid Stone Janadriyah - 10th of 14 (12/1) | Neom Turf Cup presented by Jahez |
| 2021 - Armory Moonee Valley - 2nd of 14 (13/2) | Ladbrokes Cox Plate |
| 2019 - Forest Ranger Newmarket (Rowley) - 2nd of 10 (13/2) | Earl Of Sefton Stakes |
| 2018 - Forest Ranger Newmarket (Rowley) - 1st of 8 (8/1) | Earl Of Sefton Stakes |
| 2017 - Deauville Sandown - 2nd of 8 (9/2) | Gordon Richards Stakes |
| 2016 - Cannock Chase Sha Tin - 11th of 13 (8/1) | Hong Kong Vase |
| 2015 - Maverick Wave Chelmsford (AW) - 1st of 7 (3/1) | totepool Handicap |
Other Principal races during the Chester May Meeting
Remember to head over to the Chester predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters are supporting in the Huxley Stakes. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the May Meeting, with links to each race blog as well as information for last year's winners.
| Race | Last Winner | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Oaks Wednesday | Minnie Hauk (IRE) 3yo - 13/8 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Chester Vase Wednesday | Lambourn (IRE) 3yo - 11/8 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Dee Stakes Thursday | Mount Kilimanjaro (FR) 3yo - 1/1 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Ormonde Stakes Thursday | Illinois (IRE) 4yo - 6/5 | A P O'Brien Ryan Moore |
| Huxley Stakes Friday | The Foxes (IRE) 5yo - 13/8 | Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy |
| Chester Cup Friday | East India Dock (GB) 4yo - 9/4 | James Owen Harry Davies |
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Huxley Stakes Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for Flat Racing.
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