What makes this eight-year-old worth watching is its obvious affinity with Plumpton, the track where it has won both its races. From 11 attempts there, it has picked up 2 wins, a remarkable win rate for such an otherwise modest performer. It is the kind of record that suggests the horse genuinely suits the course — the way the track rides, the ground conditions, or simply the layout seems to bring out the best in it. At Class 5 level, where most of its racing happens, it has won just 1 of 11 races, so Plumpton is unquestionably where it performs best.
Recent form has been thin. A Tickatickatiming has not won in its last six races, returning a middling run of fourth, fifth, fourth, third placings and a couple of absences. It raced just yesterday, suggesting the yard is keeping it active despite the long drought. Trainer Sheena West's Lewes operation has won eight times this season, so the stable is in reasonable form, but this particular horse remains a work in progress. Jockey Marc Goldstein, who has partnered it most often, has managed just 1 win from 13 rides aboard it — scarcely better than the horse's overall record. At this stage, A Tickatickatiming feels like a horse that will keep trying, and may well find another race suited to it, but a return to the winner's circle will be earned rather than expected.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumpton Sharp |
11 | 2 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds, 4 other | 6 Apr | 18.2% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
4 | 1 third, 3 other | 12 Jul | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 12 Jan | 0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 3 Oct | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Jan | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Aug | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jun | 0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Jul | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 23 Jun | 0% |
| Uttoxeter Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 14 Oct | 0% |