13:10 Hereford

Wednesday 12 February 2025

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Star Sports We Believe In Bookmaking Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 6m 36.30s

Camps Bay⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies

14/1

Showed plenty to work on when third of 12 in maiden hurdle at Leicester (20.5f, good to soft) on debut in November but never going when pulled up at Uttoxeter (23f, heavy) 6 weeks later.

Form: 3P

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Dessie Haze³⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Conor Ring| T: P C Dando

200/1

Well held in a bumper last spring ahead of this switch to hurdles.

Form: 8-

Dwight K Schrute²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: Jamie Snowden

12/1

£80,000 purchase after winning a point in 2023 but it took a while for new connections to get him to the track and he was beaten 24 lengths fourth in a 2½m Fakenham maiden hurdle last month. May come on for the run and steps up in trip now.

Form: 1/4

Johnny Boy²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

40/1

Well held in a bumper and 2 novice hurdles. Looks more one for handicaps after this.

Form: 6-76

Tommy The Tank⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Hammond| T: Dr R Newland| OR: 120

8/13

Point winner who has made a promising start over hurdles, finishing runner-up in maidens at Fontwell (19f) and Ascot (21.5f) before Christmas. Up in trip. May do better again.

Form: 1/22

Wicked Thoughts^p⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| BF

15/8

Bumper winner. Second on 3m Southwell hurdle debut in October and looked set to fill the same position when falling 2 out at Doncaster in first-time cheekpieces (retained) 5 weeks later. Remains capable of better and leading claims.

Form: 1/312-2F

Pooley's Promise⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Harry Kimber| T: R Potter

200/1

Little promise in a bumper and 2 completed starts over hurdles. Significantly longer trip will need to spark improvement.

Form: 909B

Non-Runners

King's Consort¹⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: G Nicholls J: Miss Olive Nicholls

Forecasts

Tommy The Tank (8/13), Wicked Thoughts (15/8), Dwight K Schrute (12/1), Camps Bay (14/1), King's Consort (33/1), Johnny Boy (40/1), Pooley's Promise (200/1), Dessie Haze (200/1)

WICKED THOUGHTS remains capable of better and is taken to improve past Tommy The Tank in what may develop into a straight fight between the pair. Dwight K Schrute should be sharper with his Fakenham run behind him and may prove best of the remainder.