God Of Power

The gap between his April breakthrough and another victory is now stretching toward five months, a long drought that hints at the difficulty of maintaining momentum in racing. His recent form reads 2-3-4-2-1-9: two decent second-place finishes bookending some tougher runs, with a nine suggesting a day when nothing went right. That second-place finish last week shows he still has the ability to get competitive, but consistency has eluded him so far. Andrew Slattery's Thurles yard is a productive operation, having sent out 62 winners already this season, so God Of Power is in a training environment that knows how to get results — which raises the question of whether the horse simply needs time to mature, or whether he has found his level.