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Monday 17th April 2023 Selections and Review
17th April, 2023 @ 10:58amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt e/way Downforce – The Hurricane Ivor formline from Cork looked a strong one, going into the race. I had yesterday’s winner running a (110) and our selection...
Read more Sunday 16th April 2023 Selections and Review
16th April, 2023 @ 11:01amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Deed Pole – I was expecting much more from the selection yesterday. The lower performance on the clock (92) may have been down to the track and the slower pace,...
Read more Saturday 15th April 2023 Selections and Review
15th April, 2023 @ 11:20amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Storm Eric – It was nice to see owner and trainer Jamie Flynn saddle his first winner, with his only horse, last night at Dundalk. Cian MacRedmond’s 5lb...
Read more Friday 14th April 2023 Selections
14th April, 2023 @ 11:13amYesterday’s Review No Investments Today’s Advice Storm Eric (7F Handicap) this 4-y-o son of Estidhkaar returns to his favourite track tonight at Dundalk (7.40). Still lightly...
Read more Thursday 13th April 2023 Selections and Review
13th April, 2023 @ 11:11amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Trojan Truth & 1pt win Jersey Gift – Disappointing performances from both selections last night at Kempton. Trojan Truth didn’t seem to improve for...
Read more Wednesday 12th April Selections and Review
12th April, 2023 @ 10:59amYesterday’s Review 0.75pt e/way The Stray Sod – Not the performance I was hoping for visually from the selection in the home straight. After finding a decent position, tracking the...
Read more Tuesday 11th April 2023 Selections and Review
11th April, 2023 @ 11:04amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt e/way Fortamour – As I had suspected the draw in stall 10 for the selection would need a bit of manoeuvering from the jockey to get over to the far rail. This was...
Read more Easter Monday 10th April 2023 Selections and Review
10th April, 2023 @ 11:02amYesterday’s Review 1pt e/way Na Scoitear – Everything went to plan for our selection yesterday. The “figure” horse, as our learned friend James Willoughby would say, broke...
Read more Sunday 9th April 2023 Selections and Review
9th April, 2023 @ 11:04amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Moss Tucker – Everything went wrong for the selection from the very start. Horse and rider tried to anticipate the stalls opening and totally misjudged the...
Read more Saturday April 8th 2023 Selections and Review
8th April, 2023 @ 11:03amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt e/way Hot Team – a value selection, as the outsider of the field, Gina Mangan managed to coax him home into the place money. I was expecting a bit more from him...
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Good Friday 7th April 2023 Selections and Review
7th April, 2023 @ 11:04amYesterday’s Review 1pt win Athmad – supported into 9/2 and fancied to run a big race the selection could only manage a disappointing 7th. The early pace was unfavourably slow, with a lot...
Read more Thursday 6th April 2023 Selections and Review
6th April, 2023 @ 10:10amYesterday’s Review 0.5pt each way Numidia – supported into 13/2 and ran a decent race, on Heavy ground, securing the place money. Ideally I would have prepared him to challenge away from...
Read more Wednesday April 5th Selections and Review
5th April, 2023 @ 11:32am1pt each way Too Much – Not the performance we were hoping for from the selection. The fast pace that was expected never materialised. The filly got no cover early on and was too keen in the...
Read more Tuesday 4th April 2023 Selections
4th April, 2023 @ 11:04amTodays’ Advice Too Much won nicely at Southwell last month over the extended mile and reappears tonight at (7.00) over the same course and distance. The James Horton trained filly travelled...
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The Flat Season Starts Back At Doncaster
1st April, 2023 @ 11:28amDoncaster welcomes in the start of the Flat season today and with the going officially described as Heavy (Soft In Places) ability to handle conditions will be top of most punter’s lists. The...
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Sectional Timing and Speed Figures Workshop
27th March, 2023 @ 3:12pmNow that you are capable of putting together some speed figures for any racetrack, you may start to get the feeling that your speed figures are “the way, the truth and the light”, as the...
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We Make The Standards and Speed Figures Workshop
20th March, 2023 @ 8:53amIn 1977 Uncle Paul, Rick and Bruce set their standards and here we are today setting ours. Putting standard times together for horse racing is one of the least exciting parts of the sport....
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Stars And Pars
6th March, 2023 @ 10:50amI came upon the idea for Stars Of The Clock a couple of years ago. I noticed that the Star Performer highlighted in the trade paper was not always the fastest performer on the day at the track.
Read more Welcome To The Pleasuredome
24th February, 2023 @ 10:00amShooting Stars never stop even when they reach the top. Welcome to Stars Of The Clock, a place where I will discuss the beautiful sport of Flat Racing. Not a website dedicated to Frankie Goes To...
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