15:30 Haydock

Feature

William Hill Temple Stakes (Group 2)

5f · Flat · Class 1 · Good To Soft · 12 runners · £93,572 · Saturday, 23 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 11th

1st
Night Raider (IRE)
Clifford Lee·K R Burke
3/1F·4.00
SP
2nd
American Affair (GB)
Paul Mulrennan·Jim Goldie·beaten 1 length
10/1·11.00
SP
3rd
Beautiful Diamond (GB)
Kevin Stott·K R Burke·beaten 0.2 lengths
28/1·29.00
SP

Race time

1m 1.02s+3.32s vs std

Slow — could be soft ground, easy lead, or tactical race.

In-running (Night Raider (IRE))

“Dwelt start - towards rear - switched right over 2f out - ridden and headway over 1f out - ran on well inside final furlong - led towards finish”

AI top-rated Shagraan (score 74.8) finished 11th.

Settled · 1pt level stake = 5.00 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →

Furlong's verdict

Reading the form…

AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.

Pundit corner

Racing Post · third-party

Pundit pick: Getreadytorumble

One who could still have plenty of upside is GETREADYTORUMBLE, who was unlucky when third in a Listed race at Naas on his reappearance.

Forecast 4/1 Night Raider, 6/1 Asfoora, 13/2 Shagraan, 8/1 Getreadytorumble, Jakajaro, Mgheera, 9/1 American Affair, Jm Jungle, 10/1 Frost At Dawn, 14/1 Beautiful Diamond, 33/1 Khaadem, 50/1 Argentine Tango

Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.

Why the model rates this top

Shagraan

Rossa Ryan · Clive Cox · 5yo

Top-rated of 12

score 74.8 · +5.2 clear of next best (69.6)

Scores compare runners within this race only

The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.

Freshness10% weight
100very strong
21d since last run (race-fit window)
Form20% weight
79strong
Last 6: 4-1-2-1-3
Ratings50% weight
76strong
OR 108 · RPR 122 · TS 113
Trainer20% weight
55average
Clive Cox: 5/23 winners last 14d (22%)

MarketNo market price available yet.

v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.

Draw bias — Haydock 5f

full course data →

Strong: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.22).

Low (1–5)

IV 1.22

Mid (6–9)

IV 0.71

High (10–13)

IV 1.02

Today: Shagraan (draw 4) and Asfoora (draw 5) get the bias; Night Raider (draw 6) is in the least-favoured band.

IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 114 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.

Runners · sorted by finishing position

Pos	No.	Horse	Form	Wt	OR	RPR	TS	AI	SP
1	7	Night Raider J: Clifford Lee · T: K R Burke · draw 6 5yo · G · br	64501	9-06	112	128	112	67.4	3/1F·4.00 SP
2	3	American Affair J: Paul Mulrennan · T: Jim Goldie · draw 10 6yo · G · b	11510	9-06	113	127	106	64.5	10/1·11.00 SP
3	9	Beautiful Diamond J: Kevin Stott · T: K R Burke · draw 12 5yo · M · gr	81239	9-03	102	121	76	58.7	28/1·29.00 SP
4	5	Jakajaro J: Edward Greatrex · T: Robert Cowell · draw 7 5yo · G · b	55711	9-06	108	117	105	65.0	5/1·6.00 SP
5	12	Mgheera J: Kieran Shoemark · T: Ed Walker · draw 11 6yo · M · b	28656	9-03	105	126	111	55.5	11/1·12.00 SP
6	13	Argentine Tango J: Duran Fentiman · T: Tim Easterby · draw 2 3yo · F · b	63744	8-09	97	115	97	56.7	50/1·51.00 SP
7	4	Getreadytorumble J: Callum Rodriguez · T: Jack Channon · draw 1 4yo · G · gr	22133	9-06	101	114	98	61.6	17/2·9.50 SP
8	11	Frost At Dawn J: Sean Levey · T: William Knight · draw 8 5yo · M · gr/ropFT P	24300	9-03	108	126	106	59.4	18/1·19.00 SP
9	6	Jm Jungle J: Jason Hart · T: John & Sean Quinn · draw 9 6yo · G · b	31604	9-06	110	125	106	62.7	12/1·13.00 SP
10	1	Khaadem J: Jason Watson · T: Charles Hills · draw 13 10yo · G · b/br	31309	9-09	111	119	85	62.3	28/1·29.00 SP
11	8	Shagraan J: Rossa Ryan · T: Clive Cox · draw 4 5yo · G · ch	41213	9-06	108	122	113	74.8	5/1·6.00 SP
12	2	Asfoora J: Oisin Murphy · T: Lemos De Souza · draw 5 7yo · M · b	71710	9-08	114	124	107	69.6	5/1·6.00 SP
—	—	First Instinct J: NON-RUNNER · T: William Haggas · draw 3 4yo · F · br	54109	9-03	106	123	114	65.6	—

OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:30 Haydock on 23 May 2026?

Night Raider (IRE) won the 15:30 Haydock at SP 4.00. Ridden by Clifford Lee. Trained by K R Burke.

Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:30 Haydock?

No — the AI top pick (Shagraan) finished 11.

What were the placings in the 15:30 Haydock?

Top finishers: 1. Night Raider (IRE) (4.00), 2. American Affair (GB) (11.00), 3. Beautiful Diamond (GB) (29.00).

What was the winning time for the 15:30 Haydock?

The winning time was 1m 1.02s, 3.32s slower than standard.

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