Tommy Hepple Memorial Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
8th	1	11	Treasure Islands (G) Son of Kingman who has improved with each run, seeing the longer trip out well after 4 months off when fourth of 11 in novice at Southwell (11.1f) 5 weeks ago. Type to do better again now handicappin…	231067	D Allan T D Easterby	4	61.2kg	10 9/1
5th	2	3	Ashdown Forest (G) P Fair maiden in this sphere for Ed Walker who has failed to scale same heights in 4 runs over hurdles upon joining present yard. However, feasible to think he can get back on track returned to the lev…	6776-1	Billy Garritty Jedd O'Keeffe	4	60.8kg	9.50 17/2
4th	3	7	Swinging London (G) TP Back to winning ways at Newcastle in October and has remained in form over hurdles/on Flat since, not beaten far when fourth over further at Southwell 4 weeks ago. Still in search of first success on…	314-441	Connor Beasley J Mackie	8	60.3kg	6.50 11/2
2nd	4	13	Johnny Boom (G) Won at long odds following a 13-month absence at Leicester in October. Took a heavy fall over hurdles at Southwell a month later and no better than midfield in pair of all-weather starts in February …	9/1-7623	Rossa Ryan S Lycett	8	59.9kg	11 10/1
1st	5	4	Lightening Company (G) FAV Winner over hurdles last summer and ran well on second start back on the Flat when runner-up over shorter here in October. However, well held all 3 starts on all-weather since.	133/31P-	A Mullen B Haslam	8	59.9kg	4 3/1
9th	6	2	Princess Niyla (M) P Justified support when adding to her tally at Beverley (1¼m) last spring. Largely gave her running thereafter, albeit undone by early keenness when fourth at Southwell (11f) on final start in Septemb…	535653	Harry Davies A D Brown	6	59kg	13 12/1
7th	7	5	Starshine Legend (G) Lightly raced 5-y-o who was steadily progressive in staying handicaps for James Ferguson in 2024, off the mark at Catterick (1½m) prior to finishing placed all 3 starts thereafter. Missed whole of la…	35	Jason Hart O Murphy	5	59kg	5 4/1
—	8	12	Turn And Finish (G) Fairly useful jumps winner who joined present connections for 15,000 gns and never figured after 4 months off when eighth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 18 days ago. This can reveal more …	4/75-8	D Tudhope Steph Hollinshead	5	59kg	34 33/1
12th	9	6	Very Muddy Waters (G) B Back on track in first-time blinkers when third at Carlisle (9f) in September. Disappointed next 2 starts but did at least get back on track (minus the headgear) when sixth in handicap at Newcastle (…	793906-	Zak Wheatley D Carroll	4	58.1kg	29 28/1
10th	10	9	Suitcase Smith (G) Fair form at best in novice events and (easy to back) he failed to improve for switch to handicaps when down the field at Yarmouth (11.5f) in October. Remains early days but progress required if he's…	6-07964	Gina Mangan John Berry	4	57.6kg	17 16/1
3rd	11	8	Fleur De Mer (M) P On long losing sequence but has been in good form on all-weather in recent months, runner up over a longer trip at Southwell in February. Possibilities back on turf from unchanged mark with cheekpiec…	3-32364	Mark Winn M Todhunter	6	56.7kg	9.50 17/2
11th	12	1	Secret Alliance (G) Showcasing gelding who finished down the field all 3 starts in all-weather maiden/novice events at up to 1½m last summer. Switch to handicaps can see him in a better light on return and forecast grou…	697-	Cam Hardie K Frost	4	54.4kg	34 33/1
6th	13	10	Cloudy Rose (M) Back-to-back winner of staying handicaps last summer who wasn't discredited from inflated mark on final 3 starts of last season. Has often needed first start of the campaign though.	5-64548	Hollie Doyle John Berry	8	54kg	23 22/1

Betting forecast: Lightening Company (3/1), Starshine Legend (4/1), Swinging London (11/2), Fleur De Mer (17/2), Ashdown Forest (17/2), Treasure Islands (9/1), Johnny Boom (10/1), Princess Niyla (12/1), Suitcase Smith (16/1), Cloudy Rose (22/1), Very Muddy Waters (28/1), Secret Alliance (33/1), Turn And Finish (33/1)