2025 Huxley Stakes Betting Tips

The Foxes is trading as the short-priced favourite to win the Huxley Stakes on Friday, with the horse having finished second last time out. The five-year-old was a length off the pace in a field of eight runners at Al Uqda, with that coming over one mile, three and a half furlongs. Previously to that, the horse ran well at Sha Tin when finishing fourth in a field of eleven.

The Foxes was a winner on the all-weather at Newcastle in November, with the bookies thinking this horse is the one to beat. However, Space Legend boasted some solid displays last term and the William Haggas-trained runner should be suited to the trip over one mile, two and a half furlongs.

The most eye-catching display came in the King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot where the horse finished second behind Calandagan, with that coming after another runner-up placing at Goodwood. Certain Lad is an interesting contender, not least because he’s nine-years-old and was third in the previous showing when running at Longchamp last month.

That was in the Prix d’Harcourt which was a Group 2 contest over one mile and two furlongs, with the horse previously winning at the French track in a Group 3 encounter in September. Perhaps Bolster can make an impression and the latest effort came at Newmarket at the beginning of November which was the second win on the bounce.

2024 Huxley Stakes Tips

Passenger has the potential to go well for trainer Sir Michael Stoute when it comes to the Huxley Stakes, with a couple of victories being landed last season. The latest success came at Windsor in August, with five other runners being beaten on that occasion, although the horse could only finish twelfth out of a field of fourteen in the Epsom Derby.

The same horse had previously been sent off as the 9/2 favourite in the Dubai Dante Stakes before finishing fourth in this encounter, with the season having opened with a win in the bet365 Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes. Perhaps Israr can produce a solid run of his own, with the five-year-old looking like a decent each-way contender.

The horse has the highest rating out of any runner in the field, with the charge having last been seen finishing third out of seven in the Gordon Richards Stakes at Sandown Park towards the end of April. Last year, the horse performed well when finishing second in the Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot over one mile and four furlongs.

Hans Andersen was a winner last time out and the four-year-old will be bidding to build on that performance when it comes to this race. The horse was sent off as the 4/6 favourite in a six-runner race at Dundalk Racecourse before obliging with a victory, with Royal Rhyme coming next in the pecking order and the four-year-old won three times last season.

2023 Huxley Stakes Tips

Point Lonsdale heads the betting market although there’s a school of thought that the bookies want to keep this horse onside due to the fact that he’s trained by Aidan O’Brien. The horse won at The Curragh on 16 April, with the runner beating Visualisation into second place and obliging as the 6/4 favourite, with this taking place over one mile and two furlongs on heavy ground.

Previously to this, the horse looked out of his depth when finishing well down the order in a competitive race by the name of the 2000 Guineas. However, there was no disgrace in finishing tenth when you consider the quality of the field lining up, with this runner likely to be popular with punters despite its relative short price.

Foxes Tales is a five-year-old who was able to triumph on the all-weather surface at Kempton Park last time out, with the horse trained by Andrew Balding and there was a successful three-length win in the Magnolia Stakes, with the horse previously finishing third to Lord North at Lingfield in another competitive race.

Visualisation could be set to run well and there have been two recent victories either side of finishing second to Point Lonsdale, with Joseph O’Brien’s charge finishing less than two lengths behind the race favourite, while more recently we saw a win over one mile and two furlongs at The Curragh.