The Monkey Pole

Looking at recent form, The Monkey Pole has been racing consistently without breaking through. In its last six outings, it has picked up a couple of places—a third and a fifth—but has also finished fourth, fourth, and ninth. The fifth place came just a day ago, so the horse remains actively campaigned. For a horse at this stage of its career, the pattern is familiar: it can run a respectable race and occasionally get into the placings, but the wins simply aren't coming. That's not uncommon for horses without the talent to find their way to the top, and it raises the question of whether The Monkey Pole is likely to ever break its duck or whether its the yard are simply looking for whatever small prize money they can find at lower levels.