Tommy Hepple Memorial Handicap – Pontefract

Pontefract

14:32

Tommy Hepple Memorial Handicap

Date 2025-04-08

Distance 1m4f5y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,320

Winning Time 2m 37.84s (slow by 2.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Letmeseethecolts (GB) Joanna Mason · Brian Ellison	3/1F	Won
2nd	Detroit Lion (IRE) Joe Leavy · Richard Hannon	100/30	3.5
3rd	Ribble River (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	13/2	1
4th	Billy No Mates (IRE) Connor Beasley · Michael Dods	6/1	0.3
5th	Trapper John (GB) Kaiya Fraser · Harry Eustace	17/2	0.2
6th	Mr Zippi (GB) Harrison Shaw · Sara Ender	20/1	.75
7th	Vampire Slayer (IRE) Andrew Mullen · Daragh Bourke	13/2	1.75
8th	Greenlightforgo (IRE) Cam Hardie · Tim Easterby	25/1	0.3
9th	Value Added (GB) Aiden Brookes · Micky Hammond	40/1	7.5
10th	Sonning (IRE) Jason Hart · Mark Walford	12/1	46

Runners (10)

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
10 (5)	Letmeseethecolts Chestnut J:Joanna Mason T:Brian Ellison	J:Joanna Mason T:Brian Ellison	119	—	3-1532	54	82	71	10d	—	—	-13	9.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Consistent filly who was runner-up in big field at Doncaster recently; solid contender
1 (1)	Detroit Lion Bay J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	J:Joe Leavy(3) T:Richard Hannon	135	—	/34-82	70	81	-	35d	—	—	-9	10.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Lightly raced 4yo who was second at Southwell (AW) last month and could be in the mix
4 (2)	Billy No Mates Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	J:Connor Beasley T:Michael Dods	132	—	95446-	67	84	56	154d	—	—	-5	7.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
He's dropped down the weights but this 9yo was regressive last season
3 (10)	Ribble River Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	133	—	55311-	68	82	68	198d	—	—	+14	26.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won his final two starts last season and this unexposed 4yo could continue to improve
5 (8)	Trapper John Bay J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Harry Eustace	J:Kaiya Fraser(3) T:Harry Eustace	131	—	065-7	66	81	-	20d	—	—	-4	7.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Down the field on all 4 starts, but may have needed handicap debut run; check the market
6 (3)	Vampire Slayer Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Daragh Bourke	J:Andrew Mullen T:Daragh Bourke	123	—	/5422-	58	82	74	—	—	—	+6	12.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ran fairly well over hurdles in February; runner-up on last two Flat outings last spring
9 (6)	Mr Zippi Bay J:Harrison Shaw T:Sara Ender	J:Harrison Shaw T:Sara Ender	121	p	64-646	56	82	58	28d	—	—	-3	3.2	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Well treated on form as recent as December but three lesser runs have followed
7 (4)	Sonning Grey J:Jason Hart T:Mark Walford	J:Jason Hart T:Mark Walford	123	—	04367-	58	82	61	—	—	—	-1	5.1	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Below par at end of last season but makes stable debut off a handy mark
8 (7)	Greenlightforgo Brown J:Cam Hardie T:Tim Easterby	J:Cam Hardie T:Tim Easterby	121	—	55364-	56	81	69	203d	—	—	-1	4.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Soundly beaten on final two runs last year to make it 0-8; needs to raise his game
2 (9)	Value Added Bay J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	J:Aiden Brookes(3) T:Micky Hammond	134	t	740/07	69	78	-	19d	—	—	+3	5.3	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Well beaten on AW on both runs for this yard and has plenty to prove

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Letmeseethecolts	11/4	3/1	3/1	11/4	11/4
Detroit Lion	10/3	7/2	10/3	10/3	3/1
Billy No Mates	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2	11/2
Ribble River	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Trapper John	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1	13/2
Vampire Slayer	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Mr Zippi	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Sonning	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Greenlightforgo	22/1	20/1	20/1	18/1	20/1
Value Added	66/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ribble River

26.6

OR: 4.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

2nd

Vampire Slayer

12.4

OR: 2 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

3rd

Detroit Lion

10.7

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Letmeseethecolts

9.8

OR: 1 Form: 2.1 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Billy No Mates

7.9

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Trapper John

7.1

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Value Added

5.3

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Sonning

5.1

OR: 2 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Greenlightforgo

4.4

OR: 1.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Mr Zippi

3.2

OR: 1.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Detroit Lion	70	81	—
Value Added	69	78	—
Ribble River	68	82	68
Billy No Mates	67	84	56
Trapper John	66	81	—
Vampire Slayer	58	82	74
Sonning	58	82	61
Mr Zippi	56	82	58
Greenlightforgo	56	81	69
Letmeseethecolts	54	82	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Letmeseethecolts	10d ago	Quick return
Value Added	19d ago	Fit
Trapper John	20d ago	Fit
Mr Zippi	28d ago	Fit
Detroit Lion	35d ago	Fit
Billy No Mates	154d ago	Long break
Ribble River	198d ago	Long break
Greenlightforgo	203d ago	Long break
Vampire Slayer	—	—
Sonning	—	—