Result · Newmarket · Saturday 2 May 2026

2:55 Newmarket result: Night Raider wins the HKJC World Pool Palace House Stakes (Group 3)

Group 35f flatGoing Good To Firm14 ranTime 57.86sWinner's prize £53,875
Night Raider silks
Winner

Night Raider (IRE)

5yo gelding · 9-9
Jockey James Doyle · Trainer K R Burke
Owner Wathnan Racing · By Dark Angel (IRE) out of Dorraar (IRE)

9/1Starting price

Night Raider won the 2:55 at Newmarket on Saturday 2 May 2026, beating the 7/2 favourite Rumstar by ½ length. Ridden by James Doyle for trainer K R Burke, the five-year-old was sent off at 9/1 and covered the 5f on good to firm ground in 57.86s. Shagraan was a further 2½ lengths back in third at 13/2.

2:55 Newmarket full result: finishing order and SPs

PosHorseJockey / trainerBtnSPOR
1
Night Raider silks
Night Raider (IRE) 5yo · 9-9
 James Doyle K R Burke — 9/1 109
2
Rumstar silks
Rumstar (GB) 6yo · 9-9
 Rob Hornby Jonathan Portman ½ l 7/2FAV 110
3
Shagraan silks
Shagraan (IRE) 5yo · 9-9
 Rossa Ryan Clive Cox 2½ l 13/2 108
4
Jm Jungle silks
Jm Jungle (IRE) 6yo · 9-9
 Jason Hart John & Sean Quinn 1¾ l 20/1 112
5
Miss Attitude silks
Miss Attitude (GB) 6yo · 9-6 · tp
 Billy Loughnane Jack Channon ¼ l 25/1 101
6
Quinault silks
Quinault (GER) 6yo · 9-9 · t
 Marco Ghiani Stuart Williams ¾ l 6/1 111
7
Five Ways silks
Five Ways (GB) 3yo · 9-3
 Jason Watson Andrew Balding ¼ l 33/1 104
8
Washington Heights silks
 Kevin Stott Kevin Ryan l 18/1 105
9
First Instinct silks
 Tom Marquand William Haggas ¼ l 25/1 107
10
Asfoora silks
Asfoora (AUS) 7yo · 9-13
 Oisin Murphy Lemos De Souza 2¼ l 9/2 115
11
Beckford's Folly silks
 William Buick Charlie Appleby 2¼ l 11/1 110
12
Town And Country silks
 Shane Foley Henry De Bromhead ½ l 66/1 99
13
Frost At Dawn silks
Frost At Dawn (USA) 5yo · 9-6 · v
 Luke Morris William Knight 2½ l 10/1 109
14
Ain't Nobody silks
Ain't Nobody (IRE) 4yo · 9-9
 Ryan Moore Kevin Ryan 24 l 14/1 112

Newmarket 2:55 returns

Tote win£12.85Per £1 stake
Tote place£4.05 £1.95 £2.65Per £1 stake
Exacta£621st and 2nd in order
CSF£39.52Computer straight forecast
Tricast£197.151st, 2nd and 3rd in order
Trifecta£328.701st, 2nd and 3rd in order

2:55 Newmarket result: FAQs

Who won the 2:55 at Newmarket on Saturday 2 May 2026?

Night Raider, ridden by James Doyle and trained by K R Burke, at a starting price of 9/1.

Did the favourite win?

No. Rumstar, the 7/2 favourite, finished second, ½ length behind the winner.

What was the winning time?

57.86s over 5f on good to firm ground.

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