Green Dragon Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Hereford

19:47

Date 2026-05-05

Distance 2m53y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,066

Weather Overcast

Temp 10.5°C

Wind 5mph N

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 53.93s (slow by 9.93s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Not So Sobers (GB) David Bass · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	9/1	Won
2nd	Tao Enki (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Alastair Ralph	11/8F	2.5
3rd	American Empire (IRE) Theo Gillard · Donald McCain	5/2	26
4th	Southey (IRE) Ben Godfrey · Ella Pickard	16/1	21
5th	Ettore (IRE) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	4/1	.75
6th	Triple Haych (GB) Sean Houlihan · Sheila Lewis	11/1	0.3

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Tao Enki Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Alastair Ralph	167	p	/5357-	103	100	88	58d	—	—	-8	25.4	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Looks on stiff mark, despite 4lb drop, judged on his recent handicap debut; headgear now.
3	American Empire Bay J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	J:Theo Gillard T:Donald McCain	166	—	63243-	102	105	93	19d	—	—	+2	26.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Returned from a break following a wind op with a solid third over C&D last month; player.
5	Ettore Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	159	p	637-	101	92	44	23d	—	—	+2	20.1	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Cheekpieces go on for handicap debut and he's hard to dismiss representing top stable.
1	Not So Sobers Bay J:David Bass T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	J:David Bass T:David Killahena & Graeme McPherson	168	h	47/50-	104	104	71	—	—	—	+5	17	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Beaten a long way on handicap hurdle debut in November; modest on Flat since.
6	Triple Haych Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	J:Sean Houlihan T:Sheila Lewis	147	—	900F8-	83	104	73	24d	—	—	+2	10.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has achieved little over hurdles and it's difficult to make a case for him.
4	Southey Chestnut J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard	J:Ben Godfrey T:Ella Pickard	164	t	15342-	100	99	-	123d	—	—	+17	22.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Returns to hurdles on a workable mark for new yard after an improved effort over fences.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Tao Enki	13/8	6/4	13/8
American Empire	5/2	5/2	5/2
Ettore	4/1	4/1	4/1
Not So Sobers	7/1	13/2	6/1
Triple Haych	16/1	14/1	14/1
Southey	16/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

American Empire

26.7

OR: 13 Form: 6.4 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Tao Enki

25.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 10.6

13/8

3rd

Southey

22.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ettore

20.1

OR: 12.8 Form: 2.1 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Not So Sobers

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.5

7/1

Triple Haych

10.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Not So Sobers	104	104	71
Tao Enki	103	100	88
American Empire	102	105	93
Ettore	101	92	44
Southey	100	99	—
Triple Haych	83	104	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
American Empire	19d ago	Fit
Ettore	23d ago	Fit
Triple Haych	24d ago	Fit
Tao Enki	58d ago	Fresh
Southey	123d ago	Long break
Not So Sobers	—	—

Class

Horse	Prev Class	Change
Triple Haych	Class Class 5	Class Drop

Compared to each horse's most recent recorded run. 1 drop, 0 rises.