Aiming High (2019)

Foal Date

13-Mar-19

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Lope De Vega

Dam

High Hopes

Prize Money

140381

Trainer

D M Simcock

Owners

Tick Tock Partnership

About

A 6yo chestnut trained by D M Simcock, who is based at Newmarket, is by Lope De Vega out of High Hopes. Aiming High has secured five wins so far. Its most noteworthy victory occurred on 15 May 2022 at Doncaster, where it claimed the $21,641.00 Class 3 Handicap.

Raced At

Southwell • Lingfield • Salisbury • Leicester • Haydock • Kempton • Wolverhampton • Chelmsford City • Newbury • Windsor • Brighton • Newmarket • Sandown • Goodwood • Doncaster • Yarmouth

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Southwell 31-Oct-25 2230m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Hcp $1,744 (of $6,984) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:25.840, SP: 11.00	G Dobie 63.5kg 0.75L	2 (6)
Lingfield 08-Sep-25 2410m SYNTHETIC R3 CL5 Hcp $3,978 (of $7,478) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:30.310, SP: 5.00	L Morris 63.5kg	1 (6)
Salisbury 14-Aug-25 2420m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $6,045 (of $49,185) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:36.610, SP: 26.00	J Haynes 59kg 10.50L	3 (5)
Leicester 24-Jul-25 2380m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $491 (of $7,870) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:33.400, SP: 7.50	C Shepherd 63.5kg 2.10L	4 (8)
Haydock 03-Jul-25 2340m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $522 (of $8,362) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:31.290, SP: 7.00 Steadied start, held up in last pair, travelling well when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, stayed on well when in the clear inside final furlong, just missed never nearer 3rd	C Shepherd 61.2kg 1.45L	4 (7)
Kempton 29-May-25 2410m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp (of $11,804) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:34.700, SP: 7.00 Held up towards rear, good headway on inside 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened final 110 yards	C Shepherd 62.1kg 4.30L	6 (12)
Ascot 10-May-25 2000m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $1,351 (of $21,641) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:04.720, SP: 11.00 Held up in rear, closed when short of room over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong	C Shepherd 59.4kg 6.25L	4 (6)
Kempton 30-Mar-25 2410m GOOD R7 CL4 Hcp $2,761 (of $22,133) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:33.420, SP: 9.00 Held up in rear, switched right 2f out, ridden and headway between horses over 1f out, soon chased leaders, kept on same pace near finish	H Turner 57.6kg 1.50L	3 (10)
Wolverhampton 23-Mar-25 2460m GOOD R3 CL5 Hcp $3,716 (of $6,984) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:39.900, SP: 3.00 Took keen hold, prominent, led still going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well	H Turner 62.6kg	1 (6)
Southwell 05-Mar-25 2230m GOOD R9 CL5 Hcp $871 (of $6,984) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:28.370, SP: 5.00 Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on well final 100 yards	H Turner 60.8kg 0.60L	3 (7)
Wolverhampton 26-Feb-25 2460m GOOD R7 CL5 Hcp $217 (of $6,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:37.780, SP: 5.00 Raced keenly, held up in las trio on inside, headway and switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders	H Turner 63kg 2.95L	5 (9)
Chelmsford City 31-Jan-25 2010m GOOD R6 CL4 Hcp $1,350 (of $10,821) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:04.390, SP: 19.00 Held up in rear, headway on outside 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home	H Turner 58.1kg 2.00L	3 (9)
Southwell 14-Jan-25 2230m SYNTHETIC R1 CL5 Hcp $217 (of $6,984) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:28.460, SP: 4.50 Steadied start, held up in last and raced keenly, switched left when slightly short of room and closed 2f out, never able to get on terms with leaders, weakened inside final furlong	H Turner 61.7kg 5.00L	5 (7)
Southwell 29-Dec-24 2430m GOOD R4 CL5 Hcp $217 (of $6,984) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:36.580, SP: 3.25 Veered right start, held up in rear, took keen hold, switched right over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong	L Morris 63kg 11.00L	5 (6)
Kempton 05-Sep-24 2410m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $5,757), Winning Time: 02:32.900, SP: 9/2 Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, dropped away over 1f out	M Wonnacott 59.9kg, Cd 0 6.50L	6 (7)
Lingfield 13-Aug-24 1810m GOOD R4 Hcp $1,535 (of $13,085), Winning Time: 01:51.710, SP: 10/1 Held up in last pair, plugged on inside final furlong, went remote 4th closing stages, never going pace to get involved	C Shepherd 60.3kg, Cd 0 5.25L	4 (7)
Newbury 19-Jul-24 2670m GOOD R6 Hcp (of $25,770), Winning Time: 02:49.840, SP: 10/1 Steadied start, held up in rear, driven over 2f out, no impression	C Shepherd 55.8kg, Cd 0 11.50L	10 (11)
Windsor 29-Jun-24 2300m GOOD R4 Hcp $3,627 (of $15,462), Winning Time: 02:40.140, SP: 9/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along and pressed front pair 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final 110 yards	G Dobie 52.6kg 1.75L	3 (5)
Kempton 13-Jun-24 2410m GOOD R5 Hcp $4,187 (of $4,187), Winning Time: 02:30.580, SP: 3/1 Mid-division on inside, took keen hold, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish	H Turner 65.3kg	1 (7)
Lingfield 05-Jun-24 2410m GOOD R1 Hcp $1,744 (of $3,716), Winning Time: 02:33.150, SP: 7/2 Steadied start, raced keenly in 5th on inside, headway when not clear run briefly over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace and held towards finish	H Turner 62.1kg 0.50L	2 (8)
Brighton 30-Apr-24 2000m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $13,500), Winning Time: 02:02.780, SP: 11/2 Towards rear, went 3rd over 5f out, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out	P Cosgrave 59.9kg, Cd 0 13.50L	7 (7)
Lingfield 07-Nov-23 2620m GOOD R5 (of $35,160) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:40.530, SP: 100/1 Switched left start, in rear, some headway 2f out, pushed along and weakened over 1f out	C Shepherd 59.4kg, Cd 0 11.50L	9 (14)
Newmarket 07-Oct-23 2010m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $36,078) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:02.510, SP: 12/1 Chased leaders, took keen hold early, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out	C Shepherd 55.3kg, Cd 0 10.50L	9 (11)
York 25-Aug-23 2060m GOOD R5 Hcp $6,040 (of $51,540) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:09.340, SP: 20/1 Steadied and switched left start held up in last pair, some late minor headway, never going pace to get involved	J Haynes 53.5kg, Cd 0 4.25L	4 (9)
Sandown 21-Aug-23 1810m GOOD R6 Hcp $528 (of $18,039) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:56.250, SP: 10/1 Steadied towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on 1f out, no extra closing stages	H Turner 60.8kg, Cd 0 3.25L	6 (10)
GOODwood 27-May-23 2410m GOOD R6 CL3 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:35.330, SP: 11.00 Rear mid-division, pushed along and minor headway over 2f out, weakened under 1f out	H Turner 59.4kg 10.75L	8 (9)
Doncaster 21-May-23 2390m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp $6,042 (of $24,592) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:31.910, SP: 5.50 Tracked leaders, pushed along and went 2nd over 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out	C Shepherd 59.4kg 4.25L	2 (5)
Lingfield 19-Feb-23 2410m SYNTHETIC R6 CL2 Hcp $3,092 (of $24,789) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:28.950, SP: 10.00 Keen led, headed over 8f out, led again over 5f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace	H Turner 54kg 5.50L	3 (10)
Lingfield 21-Jan-23 2010m SYNTHETIC R6 CL2 Hcp $6,040 (of $98,370) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:05.120, SP: 23.00 Switched left start, in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, staying on when short of room toward finish	H Turner 51.7kg 0.75L	4 (8)
Southwell 02-Jan-23 2230m SYNTHETIC R8 CL5 Hcp $4,187 (of $7,870) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:29.200, SP: 5.00 Keen close up, smooth headway to track leader over 1f out, shaken up to lead entering final furlong, ran on	H Turner 61.2kg	1 (10)
Chelmsford City 07-Oct-22 2010m SYNTHETIC R5 CL4 Hcp $786 (of $12,797) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:04.110, SP: 17.00 Waited with in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders	C Shepherd 59.9kg 4.00L	4 (11)
Newmarket 17-Sep-22 1610m GOOD R2 CL3Hcp (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:35.140, SP: 13.00 In touch in rear, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders	H Turner 54kg 9.50L	6 (8)
Ascot 08-Jul-22 2410m GOOD R4 CL3 Hcp (of $24,593) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:35.840, SP: 17.00 Took keen hold, midfield, pushed along over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong	J Spencer 54.9kg 4.50L	6 (8)
Salisbury 07-Jun-22 1990m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $951 (of $14,755) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:05.540, SP: 3.00 Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, no impression, went modest 4th final furlong	J Haynes 55.8kg 20.75L	4 (5)
Doncaster 15-May-22 2050m GOOD R2 CL3 Hcp $11,339 (of $21,641) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:10.470, SP: 4.00 Raced in last, going best when shaken up 3f out, switched right and good headway in between horses over 2f out, soon led, kept on well and asserted inside final furlong, comfortably	J Haynes 51.7kg	1 (5)
Yarmouth 26-Apr-22 1410m GOOD R2 CL5Md $1,851 (of $7,300) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.080, SP: 11/4 Close up, pushed along and headway to chase winner over 1f out, no impression	D Muscutt 57.2kg 4.00L	2 (8)
Newbury 23-Oct-21 1610m SOFT R6 CL4Nv (of $9,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:48.060, SP: 11/2 Held up off the pace in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong	C Bishop 57.2kg, Cd 0 6.25L	5 (9)
Newmarket 08-Oct-21 1410m SOFT R1 CL3Md (of $12,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:28.920, SP: 33/1 Keen early, prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong	C Shepherd 57.2kg, Cd 0 2.50L	7 (15)