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Starsoftheclock Weekly Speed Figures Review – Guineas Weekend
9th May, 2023 @ 4:49pmA total of twenty eight Flat meetings in the UK last week, and some would say that there were a few too many. I would be in agreement and I am still waiting for the reduction in fixtures that the BHA...
Read more Saturday 5th May 2023 Selections and Review
6th May, 2023 @ 11:13amYesterday’s Review 0.75pt e/way Staring Monday – A solid enough performance from the selection on a track that favours prominent racers. It was always going to be difficult to make up 5...
Read more Friday 5th May 2023 Selections and Review
5th May, 2023 @ 10:43amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt e/way Nivelle’s Magic – Everything had been going smoothly for Simon Earle’s filly from stall (1) until the field straightened out rounding the home...
Read more Thursday 4th May 2023 Selections and Review
4th May, 2023 @ 10:15amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Fort Vega – A nice battling performance from Robbie Colgan’s mount yesterday, who had a better trip than recently at Limerick. Going into the race, I was...
Read more Wednesday 3rd May 2023 Selections and Review
3rd May, 2023 @ 11:16amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Debydinks – A different style of race from the one on the 15th March when the selection recorded a speed figure of (103). Here, there was no South Dakota Sioux...
Read more Tuesday 2nd May 2023 Selections
2nd May, 2023 @ 10:01amToday’s Advice Debydinks (5f Handicap) Keith Dalgleish’s gelding gets the chance to return to the C/D where he has posted his best speed figure (103) in the (8.30) Newcastle tonight....
Read more Monday 1st May 2023 Selections and Review
1st May, 2023 @ 10:28amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt ew No Hassle – No show from Shane Ryder’s mare yesterday as she weakened at the business end of the race to be beaten 14.75L. That progress that I was...
Read more Sunday 30th April 2023 Selections and Review
30th April, 2023 @ 10:29amYesterday’s Review 1pt e/way Rainbow Fire – Everything that was hoped for was delivered. Neil Callan was excellent from the difficult draw in stall nine to slot in behind the expected...
Read more Saturday 29th April 2023 Selections and Review
29th April, 2023 @ 10:00amYesterday’s Review 1.5pts e/way Miss Down Under – Everything appeared to be going to plan with the selection out in the lead early on. However, I would have liked a little bit less pace...
Read more Friday 28th April 2023 Selections
28th April, 2023 @ 9:59amYesterday’s Advice No Investments Today’s Advice Miss Down Under (10F 43Y Handicap) Amanda Perrett’s game 4-y-o filly drops back to her previous winning distance today in the...
Read more Thursday 27th April 2023 Workshop, Selections and Review
27th April, 2023 @ 10:40amYesterday’s Review 1pt e/way Lilkian – As we know in sprint races things happen a lot quicker, and as a result awareness on the part of jockeys needs to be at an even higher level. I will...
Read more Wednesday 26th April 2023 Selections and Review
26th April, 2023 @ 10:00amYesterday’s Review 2pts win Non Mollare – The race went perfectly from the start, for Darragh Bourke’s mare, with a lovely position taken up on the inside. Unfortunately, when the...
Read more Tuesday 25th April 2023 Selections and Review
25th April, 2023 @ 10:59amYesterday’s Review 0.75pt e/way Numidia – A lesser effort from the selection than I was hoping for. While he did manage to place 5th, unfortunately with nine non runners, only four places...
Read more Monday 24th April 2023 Selections
24th April, 2023 @ 11:13amToday’s Advice Numidia (8F Handicap) Another chance for Peter Lawlor’s gelding this time at the slightly shorter distance of 8 furlongs tonight at Naas (8.10). The handicapper has left...
Read more Sunday 23rd April 2023 Selections and Review
23rd April, 2023 @ 11:14amYesterday’s Review A disappointing day yesterday with a couple of poor selections and a few races where things didn’t go our way. 0.5pt e/way Aljady – A race where the selection...
Read more Saturday 22nd April 2023 Selections
22nd April, 2023 @ 12:00pmYesterday’s Review No Investments Today’s Advice Aljady (5F 164Y Handicap) A quick turnaround for Denis Hogan’s gelding at Navan (2.55) today, following a very strong performance...
Read more Friday 21st April 2023 Selections and Review
21st April, 2023 @ 10:25amYesterday’s Review 2pts win Beaumadier – A difficult maiden to pin down from a winning time perspective. An average of the two races on the straight track would give Amazon Lady a (109)...
Read more Thursday April 20th 2023 Selections and Review
20th April, 2023 @ 10:09amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Chairmanoftheboard & 1pt win Aleezdancer – A fine effort from Chairmanoftheboard to reach the frame yesterday where an each way investment was the smarter...
Read more Wednesday 19th April 2023
19th April, 2023 @ 11:03amYesterday’s Review No Investments Today’s Advice Chairmanoftheboard (6F Handicap) this 7-y-o gelding returns to Newmarket (2.25) today, following his seasonal debut at Doncaster....
Read more Tuesday 18th April 2023 Selections and Review
18th April, 2023 @ 9:58amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Ring Of Gold – An impressive winner in the Sir Michael Stoute trained Assessment. There was always a danger one of the lightly raced ones could leap forward....
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