Star Time

At the level it typically competes at, Star Time has a solid record. With 2 wins from 6 races at Class 5 — that's winning 1 in every 3 races at that tier — it has shown it can handle that grade comfortably when conditions are right. Its first career win came at Great Yarmouth in August 2024, followed by a second at Wolverhampton that November, suggesting Star Time can perform on different tracks and in different seasons. That's a useful quality.

The yard behind the horse is worth noting. Alan King, training out of Wroughton in Wiltshire, has sent out 58 winners already this season — a strong, active operation that clearly knows how to get horses ready to run. When a stable is firing at that rate, horses in their care tend to be placed in races they can win, rather than just make up the numbers. Star Time raced just one day ago, so it is right in the thick of its current campaign, and the team will know better than anyone where it stands fitness-wise right now.

The question hanging over Star Time is whether that Wolverhampton win was the peak, or just a pause before something better. Two consecutive wins to open its record, followed by a dip — it's a pattern that keeps punters guessing. With a 25% win rate across its career (1 win in every 4 races), there's enough there to suggest another victory isn't far away. Whether it arrives soon is the interesting bit.