Monarch's Gold

Kevin Philippart de Foy's yard at Newmarket has been prolific this season with 40 winners already, so the trainer clearly has the horses and the operation firing. Monarch's Gold broke through in September at Kempton Park, then struck again at Southwell in late October 2025. Since then, though, it has found the winning post harder to locate. Over the last six races — stretching back over the past year — the horse has placed second once and third once, but victory has eluded it. That's the frustrating part of racing: a horse can have the form to win, can travel well enough to pick up minor places, but the wins simply don't come. The most recent outing was just a day ago, suggesting the yard is still looking for that next success.

The good news for the yard is that Monarch's Gold has shown it can win at the right distance and at certain tracks. The job now is finding the right race again — one at 5f to 6½f where the horse can put together the pieces that worked back in autumn. A year without a win is a long drought, but a modest horse with genuine form at a specific distance is never far from breaking through.