19:47 Hereford

Tuesday 5 May 2026

All17:4218:1218:4719:1719:4720:17

Green Dragon Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 53y  |   Good  |   6 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:47  |   Winning time: 3m 53.93s
1st
Horse silk
1
Not So Sobers
712-0
9/1
T: D Killahena & G McPhersonJ: David Bass
Made all, set strong pace, pushed along after 2 out, ridden before last, ran on well, always doing enough towards finish op 11/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
2
Tao Enki
611-13
11/8f
T: A RalphJ: C Gethings
Held up in rear, pushed along to make headway 3 out, took second on bend before 2 out, chased winner before last, stayed on but always held towards finish op 15/8
3rd
Horse silk
26
3
American Empire
611-12
5/2
T: D McCain JnrJ: Theo Gillard
Midfield, closed on leaders 4th, took second 5th, pushed along and lost one position before 2 out, ridden to chase leaders after 2 out, weakened before last tchd 85/40 and tchd 11/4
4th
Horse silk
21
4
Southey
611-10
16/1
T: Ella PickardJ: Ben Godfrey
Soon raced in second, lost position before 5th, outpaced and ridden after 2 out, rallied when pressed for fourth after last, kept on op 18/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
5
Ettore
411-5
4/1
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, ridden after 3 out, rallied before last, disputed fourth run-in, no extra towards finish op 7/2
6th
Horse silk
nk
6
Triple Haych
710-7
11/1
T: Sheila LewisJ: Sean Houlihan
Towards rear, outpaced from 4 out, soon weakened op 14/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.70Pl:£3.10, £1.50EX:£24.10Trifecta:£54.00SF:£23.40Swingers:£2.20, £3.10, £1.40

Forecasts

Tao Enki (11/8), American Empire (5/2), Ettore (4/1), Not So Sobers (9/1), Triple Haych (11/1), Southey (16/1)

Verdict

Nicky Henderson operates at an excellent 34% strike-rate at Hereford and ETTORE won't need to pull out much more for headgear to strike on handicap debut. American Empire returned from a break to place in a C&D maiden 19 days ago and is second choice ahead of Tao Enki.

  1. ETTORE (IRE)
  2. AMERICAN EMPIRE (IRE)
  3. TAO ENKI (FR)

Prize Money

1st: £4,066.002nd: £1,871.003rd: £936.004th: £468.005th: £233.00

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