Telling Time
Telling Time is a three-year-old who has been keeping busy on the track without quite finding the winner's enclosure — nine races in, it is still searching for that first victory. Two placed efforts from those nine outings show it has been competitive at times, but a win rate of zero means the closest it has come is the runner-up spot, and that gap between promise and reward is the story of its career so far.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
22.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form makes for interesting reading. A third-place finish six runs ago showed genuine ability, and a second place two runs back suggested the horse was moving in the right direction — but a ninth and an eleventh on either side of those efforts paint a picture of inconsistency. Raced just yesterday, Telling Time is clearly an active campaigner, which means the yard are still working through the puzzle of where this horse performs best.
In the yard of Charlie Longsdon at Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, Telling Time is in capable hands. Longsdon's operation has sent out 33 winners this season, which is a serious body of work — that kind of output means the team knows how to place horses and find the right opportunities. If there is a win in Telling Time, Longsdon is well-placed to find the race that brings it out.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
26 Apr
11th
Nottingham
5f – 6½f · Good · 15 runners
7 Apr
7th
Pontefract
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
17 Mar
2nd
Wolverhampton
5f – 6½f · Standard · 12 runners
25 Feb
DNF
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 12 runners
3 Feb
9th
Wolverhampton
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 12 runners
22 Dec
3rd
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 10 runners
25 Jun
10th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 14 runners
3 Jun
8th
Leicester
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 11 runners
16 May
17th
Newbury
5f – 6½f · Good · 18 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 1 third, 1 other |
17 Mar |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
25 Feb |
0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
7 Apr |
0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Apr |
0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
3 Jun |
0% |