At five years old, Just Call Me Buzz is neither a youngster finding its feet nor a veteran running out of time. There is plenty of racing ahead, and for a horse that has already shown it can compete closely enough to finish second, the first win feels like a matter of when rather than if. Finishing second is genuinely hard — it means you beat almost every other horse in the race and lost to just one. That counts for something.
The trainer is Ben Clarke, operating out of Mosterton in Dorset — a small yard in the heart of the English countryside that has punched its way to 13 winners already this season. That is a solid return for a stable of that size, and it suggests Clarke knows how to place his horses in races they can win. Just Call Me Buzz raced just one day ago, so this is a horse very much in the middle of its season, actively campaigned and being kept busy. Sometimes that rhythm of regular racing is exactly what a horse needs to find its best form — and on recent evidence, the direction of travel is promising.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 11 Jun | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 24 Apr | 0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 22 Mar | 0% |