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Friday 26th May 2023 Selections and Review
26th May, 2023 @ 11:14amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt e/way Sunfyre – The selection was beaten 45.5L and it would appear obvious that he hasn’t ran his race. However, the response when coming under pressure 3f...
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26th May, 2023 @ 10:22am0.5pt e/way Hersilia 33/1 (General) Bath 3.25 1pt e/way Bellaphina 4/1 BOG (General) Curragh 6.00 0.5pt e/way Hightimeyouwon 25/1 5 places (General) Curragh 7.00 1pt e/way Tosen Wish 5/1 BOG 5 places...
Read more Thursday 25th May 2023 Selections and Review
25th May, 2023 @ 10:31amYesterday’s Review 1pt e/way Yaaser – The fast pace that appeared to be in the race on paper never really materialised. Mountbatten made all the running with a (105.34%) Race Finish which...
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Starsoftheclock Weekly Speed Figure Review York Dante Week
24th May, 2023 @ 11:46amAs the weekly list of big numbers are put together, I usually find that in order to get onto the list, you will need to put in a (110) performance on the clock. Last week, for some reason, there...
Read more Wednesday 24th May 2023 Selections and Review
24th May, 2023 @ 8:57amYesterday’s Review 1pt win All Dunn – Remarkably the selection drifted out to an SP of 15/2 which would have made him an each way bet on the day. The number I had in mind for Jamie...
Read more Tuesday 23rd May 2023 Selections and Review
23rd May, 2023 @ 10:20amYesterday’s Review 0.75pt e/way Hakuna Babe – When your selection runs a nice race lto (101) all you can hope for is a reproduction of that effort or even a step forward with luck. In...
Read more Monday 22nd May 2023 Selections and Review
22nd May, 2023 @ 9:59amYesterday’s Review Non-Runner Today’s Advice Hakuna Babe (8f 31y Maiden) William Jarvis’ filly recorded the top speed figure (101) at Yarmouth over 7f recently of this field...
Read more Sunday 21st May 2023 Selections and Review
21st May, 2023 @ 11:15amYesterday’s Review 1pt e/way Carnival Zain – A Class 3 Handicap that equalled Par yesterday, resulting in a (107) speed figure for the winner. The selection struggled to put together a...
Read more Saturday 20th May 2023 Selections and Review
20th May, 2023 @ 10:31amYesterday’s Review 1pt e/way Laoisman – As can be with horses having the second run of their career there is a likely possibility that they won’t be able to repeat their debut...
Read more Friday 19th May 2023 Selections and Review
19th May, 2023 @ 10:15amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt e/way Lionella – A slowly run race, where the front two finished first and second, wouldn’t have suited the selection. The winner looked like he had...
Read more Thursday 18th May 2023 Selections and Review
18th May, 2023 @ 9:25amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt e/way La Forza – Another great piece of training from Marcus Tregoning that just failed by a neck to strike gold. As the write-up showed he has a track record of...
Read more Wednesday 17th May 2023 Selections and Review
17th May, 2023 @ 10:49amYesterday’s Review 1pt e/way Temper Trap – While the selection didn’t exit the stalls well enough to take a decent position, I wasn’t happy with what I saw during the race....
Read more Starsoftheclock Weekly Speed Figures Review – Chester May Meeting & French Guineas Weekend
16th May, 2023 @ 7:13pmPlenty of Oaks and Derby trials last week in the UK that brought out some delightful comments on social media, which I always find entertaining. Longchamp also hosted both French Guineas on Sunday,...
Read more Tuesday 16th May 2023 Selections and Review
16th May, 2023 @ 9:16amYesterday’s Review No Investments Today’s Advice Temper Trap (8F Handicap) Tim Easterby’s 6-y-o gelding reached a career handicap high of (70) last year following four wins...
Read more Monday 15th May 2023 Selections and Review
15th May, 2023 @ 10:41amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt eway Yaaser – I was happy enough having a sporting bet on Jim Goldie’s gelding back on a sounder surface. As predicted there was no real pace in the race...
Read more Sunday 14th May 2023 Selections and Review
14th May, 2023 @ 10:01amYesterday’s Review 1pt e/way Spirited Guest – A chance was taken at the prices with this horse even though we know he sometimes struggles to put together long runs of consistency. George...
Read more Saturday 13th May 2023 Selections and Review
13th May, 2023 @ 10:44amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Pride Of America – Everything went according to plan as Hollie Doyle’s mount got the uncontested lead we expected. It looked like he was beaten inside the...
Read more Friday 12th May 2023 Selections and Review
12th May, 2023 @ 11:06amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Odin Owns You All – The question was could Michael Bell get the horse back to his (107) speed figure from February, and the answer was no. The response when the...
Read more Thursday 11th May 2023 Selections
11th May, 2023 @ 10:09amYesterday’s Review No Investments Today’s Advice Odin Owns You All (7f 14y Handicap) This Michael Bell trained 3-y-o colt returns to the same C/D at Southwell (1.50) where he won...
Read more Wednesday 10th May 2023 Selections
10th May, 2023 @ 10:08amYesterday’s Review No Investments Today’s Advice Another day where I struggled to land on one that had enough in it’s favour, at a decent price, to warrant a write-up. A watching...
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