Monbeg Genius

The ten-year-old has built a solid overall record too, with 6 wins and 11 places from 22 races — that's a win rate of roughly 1 in every 3.5 races (27%), which is genuinely impressive across a long career. The horse has earned its place at the top table as well, regularly competing in Class 1 races, the very best in Britain. The honest truth, though, is that it hasn't cracked that level yet — 0 wins from 10 attempts in Class 1 — and its last win came back in February 2025, at Uttoxeter, now 14 months ago. The recent run of form (finishing 5th, 3rd, 7th, 5th, and 6th in its last five completed races) tells you a horse that's been competitive without quite getting back to the winner's enclosure.

The partnership with jockey Jonjo O'Neill Jr is one of the most interesting threads running through this horse's story. The pair have raced together 14 times and won 4 of them — just under 1 in every 3.5 races — and that familiarity clearly counts for something. O'Neill Jr rides for the family yard run by his father Jonjo O'Neill and brother A J O'Neill, based near Cheltenham, a setup that has sent out 51 winners already this season. That's a busy, confident yard, and Monbeg Genius has been part of its story since a first win at Ffos Las back in October 2021.

Raced just yesterday and still active at ten, this is a horse with plenty of miles on the clock but clearly still enjoying the job. Whether another win is coming depends on where the yard point it next — but if they fancy a trip to Chepstow, the record says don't argue with it.