God Of Power

The numbers tell a mixed story. One win from nine races is a modest return on paper, but the five top-3 finishes mean God Of Power is clearly competitive at the right level. The recent form—a third last time out, then second, fourth, third, second, and third before that—shows inconsistency rather than decline. Some runs come close; others fall away. Limerick appears to suit the horse, which makes sense given it won there first time out. That said, six months between wins is a long dry spell for any horse in active training, and it raises questions about whether the yard has found the right opportunities or ground conditions to get this one back into winning form.

Trainer A. Slattery's yard at Thurles is in good health this season with 62 winners to its name, so there is every reason to believe the team knows what they are doing. God Of Power is still young enough to develop further, and the consistency of top-3 finishes suggests it is not far away from another victory. The question now is whether that second win comes soon or whether this horse remains a useful if frustrating performer—one that keeps showing up in the results but rarely quite gets the job done.