Friday 10 May · Chester, England

15:05 IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Huxley Stakes (Group 2)

Distance: 1m 2f 70y
Going: Good to Firm (Good in places)
Class: 1
Prize: GBP 130000
Runners: 6

Race preview

Hans Andersen was on target over 1m4f at Dundalk last month and he must be respected for a trainer who has won two of the previous three renewals, but it is ISRAR who shades preference. The son of Muhaarar travelled smoothly into contention in the Gordon Richards at Sandown a fortnight ago before fading into third late on, but perhaps he will be able to sustain that finishing effort now back on a sounder surface. Passenger must also feature prominently in calculations.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Passenger	1301-	R Kingscote	Sir Michael Stoute	9 3	7-4
2	Israr	1622-93	Jim Crowley	J & T Gosden	9 3	13-8
3	Regal Reality	13324-4	Saffie Osborne	Sir Michael Stoute	9 3	11-1
4	Mashhoor	11156-8	Ben Coen	J P Murtagh	9 3	14-1
5	Hans Andersen	25/180-1	W Buick	A P O'Brien	9 3	11-2
6	Oviedo	619324-	Callum Rodriguez	E Bethell	9 3	16-1
NR	Certain Lad	62511-4	George Bass	J Channon	9 3
NR	Royal Rhyme	310115-	C Lee	K R Burke	9 3
NR	Sunchart	50028-1	S De Sousa	A Slattery	9 3