11 May 2018 14:25 Chester
Winner: £126,000 (Penalty: £70,888); Distance: 1m 2f 70y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Homeserve Huxley Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(5) |   | - | Forest Ranger (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 52328-1 / 11 | Flat (23) | T Hamilton | R A Fahey Mrs H Steel | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader, challenged 2f out, soon led, ridden clear inside final furlong, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(3) |   | 1¼ L | War Decree (USA) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 65190-9 / 4 | Flat (41) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien A Rosen/mrs J Magnier/m… | 4/1 | |
| reluctant loading, tracked leading pair, switched right and went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(2) |   | 2½ L | Gabrial (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 238474 / 10 | Flat (20) | P Hanagan | R A Fahey Dr Marwan Koukash | 25/1 | |
| slowly into stride, held up last, closer 3f out, pushed along and hung left over 2f out, switched right and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd final 110 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(4) |   | 1¾ L | Convey (GB) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 35/116-4 / 6 | Flat (76) | Andrea Atzeni | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Robert Ng | 14/1 | |
| held up in 4th place, ridden in 3rd and one pace over 1f out, weakened into 4th final 110 yards | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(1) |   | 8 L | Eminent (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 164513- / 5 | Flat (244) | Oisin Murphy | M Meade Sir P J Vela &… | 8/13 | |
| raced freely, led, pushed along and joined 2f out, soon headed and weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 4(6) |   | - | Frankuus (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 1) | 42156-7 / 6 | Flat (23) | J Fanning | Charlie & Mark Johnston James McAuley | 0/0 | ||
| Withdrawn | ||||||||||
