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2025 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:
Our dedicated Chester tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Huxley Stakes but will also have predictions for each meeting at Chester throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races at Chester Racecourse section for links to these.
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.
Huxley Stakes Trends:
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 20 if you had followed the winner of the Huxley Stakes next time out then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 18 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -4.33. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2025 Huxley Stakes.
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, the runner won the race in a time of 2:05.24 when winning the race 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.
These are the top three quickest-run Huxley Stakes over the last 20 renewals:
- Passenger (2:05.24) in 2024
- Solid Stone (2:07.79) in 2022
- Maraahel (2:07.92) in 2006
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 trainer of the horse at the time of winning the Huxley Stakes as well as the jockey is also displayed along with the starting price the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 2:05.24 | Passenger (USA) 4yo 9-3 (4 of 6) 7/4 | Richard Kingscote Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2023 2:13.98 | Point Lonsdale (IRE) 4yo 9-3 (3 of 6) 5/6F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2022 2:07.79 | Solid Stone (IRE) 6yo 9-3 (5 of 4) 4/1 | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2021 2:11.64 | Armory (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (3 of 4) 6/5F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2019 2:16.26 | Forest Ranger (IRE) 5yo 9-1 (3 of 6) 9/2 | Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2018 2:08.39 | Forest Ranger (IRE) 4yo 9-1 (5 of 5) 6/1 | Tony Hamilton Richard Fahey (GB) |
| 2017 2:10.22 | Deauville (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (4 of 6) 6/4F | Ryan Moore A P O'Brien (IRE) |
| 2016 2:11.65 | Cannock Chase (USA) 5yo 9-7 (5 of 7) 11/4 | Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute (GB) |
| 2015 2:15.33 | Maverick Wave (USA) 4yo 9-0 (4 of 5) 4/1 | William Buick John Gosden (GB) |
| 2014 2:13.11 | Noble Mission (GB) 5yo 9-3 (8 of 6) 9/4F | James Doyle Lady Cecil (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 18 placings from 114 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 | 16-7-11 | +4.86 | +0.72 |
| 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 |
| Marco Botti | 2-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.06 |
| Andrew Balding | 6-0-1 | -6.00 | -4.00 |
| Saeed bin Suroor | 5-0-0 | -5.00 | -5.00 |
| William Haggas | 4-0-2 | -4.00 | -2.20 |
| Chris Wall | 2-0-1 | -2.00 | +0.30 |
| John & Thady Gosden | 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 | 13-8-11 | +13.51 | +5.80 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jim Crowley | 2-0-2 | -2.00 | -0.30 |
2025 Huxley Stakes Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 2, 1, 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 5, 4, 1, 3, 1, 2
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 (73%) - Not in a LST/Cl4-5 (Last Win)
- 20 / 20 (74%) - No bigger than 12/1
- 20 / 20 (80%) - Beaten no more -5l (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (82%) - Achieved an RPR of 95+ (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Furthest Won 1m1f - 1m4½f
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran in 4 - 26 races (Career)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - Ran over 6f - 1m (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (86%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Place)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Achieved an RPR of 109+ (Career)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Not on GS/SLW/STD-SLW (Debut)
- 20 / 20 (87%) - Ran over 1m1f - 1m6½f (LTO)
- 20 / 20 (88%) - In a field of 6 - 15 (Debut)
- 18 / 20 (49%) - Within the first 3 of the market
- 18 / 20 (68%) - No bigger than 10/1 (LTO)
- 18 / 20 (81%) - Achieved a TS of 95+ (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. If you are looking to place on a bet this race well in advance of the actual running, then there may be an ante-post market available for you to place your bet. If you are unfamiliar with this type of betting then head over to the OLBG Betting School and read our Ante-Post Horse Racing article which explains how ante-post betting works.
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Huxley Stakes Trend Analysis
The trend factor which had produced 10+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +19.08 is when runners carried 126lbs last time out. The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 1 (Listed) when last winning, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-28.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 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]
- 2019: Winner in 3 (1) [6 Runners]
The courses that have produced the most winners of the Huxley Stakes are Sandown, Newmarket (Rowley) and Newbury, there has been a total number 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 121 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 0 winners from a total of 4 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 10 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2025 Huxley Stakes head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today.
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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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