Apprentice jockey Chelsea Baker celebrated one of her biggest career highlights when she partnered $1.80 favourite Sir Simon to victory in the Cressy Chaff Cutters Jim Osborne Longford Cup (1800m) on Monday afternoon.

Thoroughbred racing in 2024 begins with the usual tradition of Longford Cup Day.

Capital Cheval ($3.20 – $2.20 fav) proved his last start Hobart win was no fluke with a gutsy effort to make it two-in-a-row, scoring a narrow but tough win in the 1420m Class 1 in Launceston on Wednesday night.

Group 3 Vamos Stakes winner Jaja Chaboogie bounced back to winning form in Devonport on Sunday, stylishly taking out the Winning Edge Presentations Hcp (1350m).

Mature age apprentice jockey Ryota (Rocky) Morimoto looks to have a strong chance to land his first winner with some good rides at the Devonport meeting on Sunday.