#David Simcock

Durston has enjoyed plenty of success since moving to Australia Victory for Durston in the prestigious Caulfield Cup provided Highclere Racing with one of the biggest winners in the syndicate's 30-year history - and it came following a "phenomenal recovery" from key setbacks. The son of Sea The Moon was bought by Highclere as a two-year-old maiden…

Alice Haynes admits that replicating the results of her first full season as a trainer will be a challenge in 2023. The young Newmarket handler recorded her 50th domestic winner of the campaign when Silks Pass scored at Southwell on Tuesday, making it 52 overall. Having previously worked for the likes of Henrietta Knight, Mick Channon and David…

Derby Day. A carnival of colour. Punters, picnics and pomp. Double-deckers lining the rails. More than 100000 people splayed across the downs. This time it's different. No spectators or dress code. Three miles of fencing, twice the distance of the big race itself, circling the course to keep people out. The 2020 Derby at Epsom is the Covid-19…

Model Guest ran a fantastic race at Royal Ascot and must surely go close in the Gary & Sonia Cooper Wedding Anniversary Maiden Stakes at Yarmouth. George Margarson's filly is currently winless in nine starts, which may put a few people off, but her effort in the Sandringham Handicap marked her as one to follow. Beaten just under three lengths in…

The live action continues to come thick and fast on Sky Sports Racing with three Flat meetings and an evening jumps card to enjoy on Wednesday. Her Majesty The Queen will be hoping to add another winner to her tally as Naval College aims to get off the mark at the fourth attempt for trainer Sir Michael Stoute in the at Lingfield. The three-year-old…

It's all all-weather for this week and Thursday's racing tips feature selections from Southwell and Chelmsford. talkSPORT have gone through the race cards and form so you don't have to, with betting tips from all the racing across the UK. Aberama Gold doesn't have a great strike rate but always has the capability to win, winning seven times in 47…

Planet Sport's focus in on the racing at Chelsmford and Southwell on Thursday with a look at Ffos Las and Naas as well. Here's a quick bit of detail on our key selections for Thursday's action, you can find a full list of tips for every race across all the tracks at the bottom of the page. Don't forget to check out the racecards, results and live…

Charlie Appleby couldn't be happier with Native Trail and Coroebus, the two star colts who bid to give him a first success in the £500000 Qipco 2000 Guineas. Native Trail, unbeaten in five starts, including the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes, is the Godolphin standard bearer, but few would be surprised if Coroebus made him work mighty hard. Appleby said:…

Beating home a Cox Plate winner last start should give you a fair idea of why there is so much excitement - and concern from bookmakers - about what European raider Light Infantry might do in Saturday week's $10m Golden Eagle. The chestnut colt stretched his legs for the first time on Tuesday morning while in quarantine at Canterbury. Trainer…

Desert Encounter: won his second Canadian International at Woodbine Desert Encounter was slow out of the stalls but finished fastest of them all to win the Pattison Canadian International for the second year in a row at Woodbine on Saturday, completing a four-timer in the process. The admirable David Simcock-trained seven-year-old beat Thundering…

Kameko: out to follow up his 2000 Guineas success Lightly raced and his form got a big boost in the Irish Derby. Outsiders from this yard have won before. Trainer: Aidan O'Brien Jockey: William Buick Draw: 5 Odds: 80-1 A beaten even-money favourite on reappearance this season but is held in the highest regard by his Classic-winning…

Rogue Millennium (red) bids to take another step forward in her career The Oaks at Epsom might not have looked the strongest edition going into the race but Nashwa's victory in the Prix de Diane at Chantilly last weekend has given it a boost. Nashwa probably did not stay a mile and a half when third at Epsom and looked more at home over the shorter…

Missed The Cut: Jim Crowley is led in after winning in record time Saturday: Lingfield Missed The Cut treated a sun-soaked Surrey crowd to a track record when putting Algiers in the shade in the featured Listed Churchill Stakes. The 5-4 favourite overcame a wide draw and an equally wide trip under Jim Crowley to make up at least seven lengths in…

Spanish Mission: a winner at Belmont Park Spanish Mission went from last-to-first to claim the $1 million Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes at Belmont Park under Jamie Spencer, despite the jockey dropping his reins in the closing stages. Sent off the 21-10 favourite, the David Simcock-trained three-year-old broke poorly and was held up in the…

Racing TV's Tom Bull provides his verdict on the 15 contenders in Saturday's QIPCO 2000 Guineas plus predicts the 1-2-3 for the first Classic of the season, live on Racing TV. By Tom Bull A winter of expectation and anticipation comes to an end with the arrival of the first Classic of the season on Saturday, the QIPCO 2000 Guineas. The pendulum of…

Aidan O'Brien will be looked to assert his dominance and can the favourites take charge like they did on Wednesday has started off with a thrilling opening two days with plenty of money made by the punters. Highland Reel was the big winner on the second day in Berkshire as it won the Prince Of Wales's Stakes. There were also triumphs for Le…

Lola Showgirl and Tom Marquand make all to win the Chartwell Fillies' Stakes Saturday: Lingfield Lola Showgirl booked her spot in the paddocks for 2023 when landing her biggest career win in the Group 3 SBK Chartwell Fillies Stakes. The 11-1 chance is gun barrel grey in colour and and fired up the stands rail herself to make nearly all in game…

Victoria's leading trainer Ciaron Maher has won 29 group one races at the elite level including a Cox Plate, Manikato Stakes, Caulfield Cup and VRC Oaks but he thinks imported galloper Light Infantry might be the best of the lot. Light Infantry runs in Saturday's $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill, under a unique training arrangement and his hit…

Steve Cauthen: will bring his unrivalled expertise of riding Epsom to ITV audiences on Derby day Dual Derby-winning jockey Steve Cauthen will join ITV Racing's presentation team for the Epsom Classic next month as part of the special coverage to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The Kentucky-born Cauthen, who won the Derby for the late Henry Cecil…

Frankie Dettori will not bid for an elusive first victory in the Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington next Tuesday (4.00) and will instead ride on another lucrative card at Randwick on the same day, his manager Peter Burrell confirmed on Tuesday. Dettori, who narrowly missed out on glory in the Australian showpiece when runner-up on Max Dynamite in…

Ascot hosts a high-quality six-race card on Saturday with the Challenge Cup Handicap supported by two Group 3 races in the Cumberland Lodge Stakes and the Bengough Stakes. Ascot Tote Placepot predictions - Saturday picks Already got a Tote account? Take advantage of the latest Free Bets offers for new customers. For the next four Saturdays, Tote's…

Save A Forest: brings top-level form to the table If this season's winner turns out to be as good as last year's we will have a star on our hands because Alpinista went on to win four more times after landing this Listed event 12 months ago and those victories included the Lancashire Oaks at Haydock and three Group 1 races in Germany. There are…

Though entered in both the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and Champion Stakes at Ascot, the David Simcock-trained son of Shamardal could be saved for next year after picking up an injury on his second career start. That run looked full of promise, as he powered home under Jamie Spencer to be a short-head runner-up to Westover in the Classic Trial at…

Kameko: seeks to bounce back from Derby disappointment in the Sussex Stakes The Sussex Stakes (3.15) has all the ingredients to be one of the races of the season, as Guineas winners Kameko and Siskin clash with classy four-year-old Mohaather over Goodwood's sharp mile track. Irish 2000 Guineas winner Siskin, trained by Ger Lyons, is unbeaten in…

Baaeed will face six rivals as he bids to extend his unbeaten record to eight in Tuesday's Queen Anne Stakes, the opening event of Royal Ascot, live on Sky Sports Racing. William Haggas' charge made a perfect return to action when strolling to a three-and-a-quarter-length victory in the Lockinge at Newbury last month and he is a very short price to…

Dual Group One winner Ribchester is 4-6 favourite with for the Queen Anne Stakes after heading 16 entries for the opening Group One race at Royal Ascot on Tuesday. Coral also make dual 2000 Guineas winner Churchill an odds on shot at 8-11 for the St James's Palace Stakes on the same card. Coral spokesman David Stevens said: 'The…

In his latest column focusing on the two-year-olds, Ross Millar gets the inside guide on some nice prospects from consignor Johnny Hassett and nominates his star of the week, winner in waiting and a juvenile to write off at your peril. This week we get the views of Johnny Hassett, a popular and successful consignor under the banner of The…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Just 10 British and Irish raiders remain as possible 2022 Melbourne Cup horses following the publication of the weights for this year's edition of "The Race that Stops a Nation". No raider from our shores heading Down Under to Flemington on Tuesday, 1 November will have more than 8st…