Simple Old Game (2020) Horse
About
Simple Old Game is a 5yo chestnut trained by D Budds in Waterford. It is by stallion Kingston Hill out of the dam Coco In Love. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having made 7 starts without a win. In its most recent race at Clonmel on 6 Nov 2025, ridden by Donagh Meyler, Simple Old Game finished seventh behind winner Kovanis.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Clonmel 06-Nov-25 3940m SOFT R1 MdH (of $15,000), SP: 151.00 1st Kovanis ( J Kennedy 166 ) 2nd I Am Lorenzo ( S Flanagan 158 ) 5.00L 3rd Le Kap ( D O'keeffe 158 ) 5.50L 7th Simple Old Game ( D Meyler 158 ) 27.55L See full results | D Meyler 71.7kg 27.55L | 7 (12) |
| Punchestown 07-Jun-25 3870m GOOD R5 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 04:39.200, SP: 151.00 1st Sysko ( S Cleary-farrell 166 , Cd 159 ) 2nd Son Of Anarchy ( K C Sexton 166 ) 1.25L 3rd Bective Bridge ( B W Harvey 166 ) 10.75L 14th Simple Old Game ( C P Millar 166 , Cd 171 ) 88.50L See full results | C P Millar 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 88.5kgL | 14 (21) |
| Listowel 31-May-25 4100m GOOD R3 MdH (of $12,000), Winning Time: 05:00.600, SP: 34.00 Tracked leader, led narrowly before 2nd, headed 4th, lost place after 6th, soon 7th, weakened 3 out where not fluent 1st Sticktotheplan ( K Buckley 166 ) 2nd Pistocchi ( J Smith 158 ) 1.75L 3rd Reiki Revolution ( D Robinson 166 ) 3.75L 14th Simple Old Game ( C P Millar 166 , Cd 171 ) 47.30L See full results | C P Millar 75.3kg, Cd 77.6kg 47.3kgL | 14 (17) |
| Ballyknock 16-Apr-25 4830m SOFT Md (of $7,200), SP: 9.00 Chsd ldrs, 4th from 3rd until wknd in 8th aftr 6out, cto last when pu bef 3out 1st Detroit Maverick ( B O'neill 170 ) 2nd Devilsrollthedice ( B Finn 170 ) 3.00L 3rd Jonzac ( T Walsh 170 ) 1.50L Simple Old Game ( D Doyle 170 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | D Doyle 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Knockanard 22-Feb-25 4830m HEAVY Md (of $7,200), SP: 6/1 Twrds rr of mid-div, cl 7th aftr 6out, wknd in 9th aftr 3out & last aftr 2out, pu bef last Simple Old Game ( D Allen 170 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | D Allen 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Knockanard 22-Feb-25 4830m HEAVY Md (of $7,200), SP: 7.00 1st Malayalam ( R Sugrue 165 ) 2nd Mymilkman ( R James 170 ) 3.00L 3rd Rich Tom ( J G Murphy 170 ) 3.50L Simple Old Game ( D Allen 170 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L | D Allen 77.1kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD |
| Ballindenisk 11-Jan-25 4830m HEAVY Md (of $7,200), SP: 3.50 Ld, 2 1/2l adv from 4th, jnd well aftr 3out & wknd well bef 2out, drpd to last bef 2out 1st Loaded And Locked ( R Sugrue 165 ) 2nd Mymilkman ( R James 170 ) 1.00L 3rd Cause For Comment ( M N Sharpe 165 ) 7.00L 5th Simple Old Game ( D Allen 170 , Cd 0 ) 20.50L | D Allen 77.1kg, Cd 0 20.50L | 5 |