Alkuwarrior

What concerns is the form line since that last win at Ffos Las four months ago. Alkuwarrior has not found the winner's circle in its last six races, running 7-6-6-5-7-5 most recent first. Those are not disaster results — there are places mixed in — but it reads like a horse struggling to recapture the magic. Raced just yesterday, Alkuwarrior remains active and under the care of trainer Christopher Mason, whose yard has sent out 12 winners this season. The horse's career earnings of roughly £34,000 reflect a modest but honest level: plenty of racing, modest prize pots, the kind of horse that keeps trying but has not yet found a comfortable groove at a higher level. Right now, Alkuwarrior is the type that needs the ground to be right, the race to be right, and the trip to be right — and when those elements line up, it is capable of winning. Until then, it remains a work in progress.