GB - Worcester - Race 3

Thoroughbred

11 Runners

16f

Sweepstakes Bumper

Turf

Good

6.0K

VIEW

Verdict

An interesting bumper. CAPTAIN HUGO and Madajovy both shaped well on debut last month, with a narrow preference for the latter. Expensive point recruit Reckless Spending would also firmly enter the reckoning if the betting suggests he's fancied.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
2	Shaped well amidst inexperience when second on Hereford debut 3 weeks ago. Improvement should be forthcoming and leading claims. 1st Pick 2 Captain Hugo (Ire) Jockey: Sean Houlihan Trainer: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White J: Sean Houlihan T: Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	100	-	-	-	46%
Analysis Shaped well amidst inexperience when second on Hereford debut 3 weeks ago. Improvement should be forthcoming and leading claims.
5	Promising individual. 11/2, third of 6 in bumper at Ludlow (good) on debut 20 days ago, finishing with running left. Likely to improve. 2nd Pick 5 Madajovy Jockey: Harry Skelton Trainer: Dan Skelton J: Harry Skelton T: Dan Skelton	96	-	-	-	19%
Analysis Promising individual. 11/2, third of 6 in bumper at Ludlow (good) on debut 20 days ago, finishing with running left. Likely to improve.
6	Cost 200,000 gns after finishing runner-up sole in an Irish point in October. Very interesting runner. 3rd Pick 6 Reckless Spending (Ire) Jockey: James Bowen Trainer: Nicky Henderson J: James Bowen T: Nicky Henderson	98	-	-	-	34%
Analysis Cost 200,000 gns after finishing runner-up sole in an Irish point in October. Very interesting runner.

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