Simons Castle can be king over his rivals in the Mosdorfer UK 10th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle at Leicester today. The former Sheena Collins-trained five-year-old has already shown his well-being this term with victory in a three-horse affair at Towcester.

Roland O'Sullivan's charge had the race sewn up a long way out when defeating Jamaican Flight, winner of his previous start, by two lengths, with Effectual three lengths further away last of three.

Simons Castle simply toyed with the opposition despite tiring after the last and is clearly much better than the bare form suggests.

He should strip that bit fitter today and will be a tough nut to crack. The gelding looked useful last season, opening his account over hurdles at Lingfield and ending the campaign with a creditable third to Montroe at Cheltenham in April.

Native Speaker can make a successful debut over timber in the Stoughton Novices' Hurdle.

The Paul Webber-trained five-year-old won a 21-runner bumper at Newbury in March and was third to Native Upmanship in a similar event at Punchestown a month later.

Alpine Panther can make the long journey from Saltburn to Plumpton pay by taking the Pershing Securities GLCT Claiming Hurdle.

Fit from the Flat, the five-year-old was an easy winner of a Carlisle novice hurdle in April and looks better class than his rivals.

Mr McCarney ran well for a long way until tiring in the last half-mile when last of four finishers behind Gillan Cove at Newton Abbot.

The six-year-old may well be better suited by the shorter trip of the two miles and five furlongs Smurfit Maiden Chase and does not appear to have much to beat.

Possibly the best bet at Wolverhampton is Demolition Jo, who receives weight ferom all but one of his rivals in the six-furlong Gailey Handicap. The David Evans-trained three-year-old ended the turf season in great form with two excellent runs in defeat at Doncaster to suggest he can land a well-deserved win. Sihafi will bid to make racing history at Wolverhampton today when he attempts to break the 20th century record for the number of handicap wins in a season.

Already the winner of nine such races this year the David Nicholls-trained gelding contests the six-furlong Gailey Handicap.

The five-year-old equalled the record - set by Chaplins Club (regularly ridden by Nicholls) in 1985, Glencroft and Chaplins Club again in 1988, Star Rage in 1994 and Vindaloo in 1995 - over today's course and distance four weeks ago.

Sihafi opened his account for the campaign at Lingfield in January and has won seven times since on turf.

Today the trainer's wife Alex Greaves takes the ride on Sihafi, who races from stall one and off his highest mark of 80 as he goes for win number 10.