15:30 Haydock

Oakmere Homes Together For Macmillan EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

7f · Flat · Class 3 · Good To Soft · 4 runners · £7,020 · Friday, 22 May 2026

Result

Race report

AI top pick finished 4th

1st
The Bookkeeper (IRE)
Hector Crouch·Richard Hughes
5/2·3.50
SP
2nd
Pat's Cash (GB)
Oisin Murphy·Hugo Palmer·beaten .75 lengths
9/2·5.50
SP
3rd
Time For The Moon (GB)
Silvestre De Sousa·Charlie Johnston·beaten 0.2 lengths
11/10F·2.10
SP

Race time

1m 33.90s+9.10s vs std

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

In-running (The Bookkeeper (IRE))

“Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - led and ridden inside final furlong - kept on”

AI top-rated Tribal Appearance (score 47.6) finished 4th.

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: The Bookkeeper

The step up in trip may well be a positive for THE BOOKKEEPER on his second start and he's the selection ahead of Pat's Cash.

Forecast 2/1 Pat's Cash, 5/2 Tribal Appearance, 3/1 The Bookkeeper, 7/2 Time For The Moon

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

Tribal Appearance

Billy Loughnane · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · 2yo

Top-rated of 4

score 47.6 · +2.1 clear of next best (45.5)

Scores compare runners within this race only

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

Form20% weight
78strong
Last 6: 2
Freshness10% weight
70strong
9d since last run (quick turnaround)
Ratings50% weight
40below average
RPR 60 — highest combined rating in the field
Trainer20% weight
25weak
Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole: 2/21 winners last 14d (10%)

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 7f

full course data →

Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.24).

Low (1–2)

IV 1.24

Mid (3–3)

IV 0.79

High (4–4)

IV 0.93

Today: Pat's Cash (draw 1) and Time For The Moon (draw 2) get the bias; Tribal Appearance (draw 3) 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. 177 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	2	The Bookkeeper J: Hector Crouch · T: Richard Hughes · draw 4 2yo · C · b	4	9-07	—	60	—	45.5	5/2·3.50 SP
2	1	Pat's Cash J: Oisin Murphy · T: Hugo Palmer · draw 1 2yo · C · b	—	9-07	—	—	—	23.5	9/2·5.50 SP
3	3	Time For The Moon J: Silvestre De Sousa · T: Charlie Johnston · draw 2 2yo · C · b	—	9-07	—	—	—	22.5	11/10F·2.10 SP
4	4	Tribal Appearance J: Billy Loughnane · T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole · draw 3 2yo · C · b	2	9-07	—	60	—	47.6	5/1·6.00 SP

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

Frequently asked questions

Who won the 15:30 Haydock on 22 May 2026?

The Bookkeeper (IRE) won the 15:30 Haydock at SP 3.50. Ridden by Hector Crouch. Trained by Richard Hughes.

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

No — the AI top pick (Tribal Appearance) finished 4.

What were the placings in the 15:30 Haydock?

Top finishers: 1. The Bookkeeper (IRE) (3.50), 2. Pat's Cash (GB) (5.50), 3. Time For The Moon (GB) (2.10).

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

The winning time was 1m 33.90s, 9.10s slower than standard.

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