18:12 Hereford

Tuesday 5 May 2026

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Safer Gambling At CopyBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:12 | Winning time: 3m 52.77s

1^st

Machete Beach

511-4

2/7f

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Wore hood to post, led, briefly headed when not fluent 5th, shaken up before 2 out, went clear before last, easily op 30/100 tchd 1/4

2^nd

Backer Bilk

410-12

15/2

T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: Nick Slatter (3)

Took keen hold, prominent, not fluent 3rd, went second after 2 out, no chance with winner before last, kept on op 6/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

The Craftymaster

611-4

17/2

T: A W CarrollJ: Charlie Deutsch

Tracked leaders, ridden along after 3 out, went third after 2 out, plugged on but made no impression tchd 15/2

4^th

Alex The Great

611-4

28/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Lily Pinchin

Held up in behind leaders, led briefly after 5th, pushed along after 3 out, bad mistake 2 out, soon weakened op 33/1 tchd 40/1

5^th

2 ¾

Whatcombe

410-12

7/1

T: Faye BramleyJ: R P McLernon

Towards rear, ridden along after 4th, lost touch with leaders after 3 out, tailed off, lost shoe op 10/1

Also Ran

Delta Legend

611-4

100/1

T: S-J DaviesJ: Charlie Price

Keen in touch, not fluent 1st, dropped to rear after 2nd, mistake 4th, soon ridden, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out op 50/1

Haderach

511-4

150/1

T: Stephen AllenJ: Daire James McConville (7)

Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, detached 4th, tailed off after 3 out, blundered and unseated 2 out tchd 200/1

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Non-Runners

Noble Don⁴⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: D J Jeffreys J: J J Burke

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.29Pl:£1.10, £2.50EX:£4.40Trifecta:£9.80SF:£3.76Swingers:£1.20, £1.20, £3.10

Forecasts

Machete Beach (2/7), Noble Don (6/1), Whatcombe (7/1), Backer Bilk (15/2), The Craftymaster (17/2), Alex The Great (28/1), Delta Legend (100/1), Haderach (150/1)

MACHETE BEACH, a lightly-raced dual winner on the Flat for Harry Charlton, showed enough on his hurdling debut at Plumpton last May to believe he'll reach a similar standard over hurdles, so he's a straightforward choice to come out on top in what looks a notably weak maiden. Backer Bilk was given a considerate introduction to hurdling over C&D last month and is entitled to build on that, while The Craftymaster, a dual winner at up to 2m on the level this year, won't fail for stamina.