Connie Moon

The recent form reads 10-8-5-7-6-8, a sequence that shows Connie Moon bouncing around the middle and lower reaches of fields. That fifth-place finish three races back represents the peak of this spell, but there's nothing in the last half-dozen outings to suggest an imminent turnaround. At Class 5 level, the horse has run seven times without winning, which is where it typically competes. With a top-three finish from twelve attempts, Connie Moon is not a horse that regularly gets close either.

Trainer Denis Coakley, based at West Ilsley in Berkshire, has a yard that won ten races this season, so there is quality elsewhere in the operation. That fact makes Connie Moon's lack of success stand out a little — this is not a struggling yard with struggling horses. The question hanging over this horse is whether it simply lacks the ability to win at its current level, or whether the right combination of ground, distance, and opposition has not yet lined up. Given the consistent mediocrity across twelve races and the absence of any obvious upward trajectory, the former explanation feels more likely. Connie Moon is a horse that belongs in a race, but winning one remains the elusive piece.