15:25 Worcester tips
Novice Hurdleclass 42mgood to soft10 runners
What we lean towardspreferred
Sapphos Word is our pick, though Lune Brillante is not far behind. It edges it on the size of its price drops.
Novice Hurdle over 2m on good to soft going. Sapphos Word heads our ratings. We rate 4 of the 10 declared; the other 6 lack enough recent form for us to judge.
How we rate the field
2
Lune Brillante
Harry Skelton / Dan Skelton
11/4
- Averages a 75% price drop, though on limited recent form.
- Back after 228 days, well beyond its usual 58-day gap.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)
3
Knowstone
David Noonan / Nigel Hawke
51/1
- Averages a 30% price drop, though on limited recent form.
- Back after 314 days, well beyond its usual 11-day gap.
50/1 and above: 0.7% win, -58% return over 959 tracked. Our weakest band.
Not rated: Aeropress, Jenny France, Luna Marquesa, Maxiani, Nuala Rocket, Wet Sail — too little recent form to judge.