Safer Gambling At CopyBet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Hereford

18:12

Date 2026-05-05

Distance 2m53y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,446

Weather Overcast

Temp 9.3°C

Wind 3mph NW

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 52.77s (slow by 8.77s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Machete Beach (GB) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	2/7F	Won
2nd	Backer Bilk (GB) Nick Slatter · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	15/2	12
3rd	The Craftymaster (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Tony Carroll	17/2	4
4th	Alex The Great (IRE) Lilly Pinchin · Tony Carroll	28/1	27
5th	Whatcombe (IRE) Richie McLernon · Faye Bramley	7/1	2.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Delta Legend (IRE) Charlie Price · Sarah-Jayne Davies	100/1
U.R.	Haderach (GB) Daire McConville · Stephen Allen	150/1

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
4	Machete Beach Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	158	—	3-	-	92	69	359d	—	—	-41	23	0.08/1	3/10 77%
Two Flat wins; absent since finishing third in Plumpton maiden hurdle a year ago
7	Backer Bilk Chestnut J:Nick Slatter(3) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:Nick Slatter(3) T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	152	—	7-	-	97	55	19d	—	—	-10	4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
AW Flat winner; never landed a blow over C&D last time but this is weaker
6	The Craftymaster Chestnut J:Charlie Deutsch T:Tony Carroll	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Tony Carroll	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Nine AW wins; turf record leaves him with something to prove on hurdles debut
8	Whatcombe Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Faye Bramley	J:Richie McLernon T:Faye Bramley	152	p	40-	-	97	86	11d	—	—	-6	2.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
May be capable of a resurgent display, with this contest being far from strong
1	Alex The Great Grey J:Lilly Pinchin T:Tony Carroll	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Tony Carroll	158	—	9-	-	58	-	19d	—	—	-3	1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
AW Flat winner; beaten long way over C&D switched to hurdles last time
2	Delta Legend Bay J:Charlie Price T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:Charlie Price T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	158	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Flat form eventually regressed; best watched on stable/hurdles debut after a layoff
3	Haderach Bay J:Daire McConville(7) T:Stephen Allen	J:Daire McConville(7) T:Stephen Allen	158	ht	PP-	-	-	-	164d	—	—	-1	0.3	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Combination of wind surgery and fitting of aids needs to make a huge difference
NR	Noble Don Chestnut J:Jonathan Burke T:D J Jeffreys	J:Jonathan Burke T:D J Jeffreys	158	—	27/P6-	-	93	50	45d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Far from solid on rules form but latest task was difficult

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Machete Beach	3/10	2/7	2/7
Backer Bilk	6/1	6/1	5/1
The Craftymaster	17/2	8/1	15/2
Whatcombe	11/1	10/1	10/1
Alex The Great	40/1	33/1	33/1
Delta Legend	100/1	66/1	80/1
Haderach	250/1	150/1	200/1
Noble Don	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Machete Beach

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 20

3/10

2nd

Backer Bilk

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

3rd

The Craftymaster

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

17/2

Whatcombe

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Alex The Great

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Delta Legend

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

100/1

Haderach

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Noble Don

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Machete Beach	—	92	69
Backer Bilk	—	97	55
The Craftymaster	—	—	—
Whatcombe	—	97	86
Alex The Great	—	58	—
Delta Legend	—	—	—
Haderach	—	—	—
Noble Don	—	93	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Whatcombe	11d ago	Quick return
Backer Bilk	19d ago	Fit
Alex The Great	19d ago	Fit
Noble Don	45d ago	Fit
Haderach	164d ago	Long break
Machete Beach	359d ago	Long break
The Craftymaster	—	—
Delta Legend	—	—