The Monkey King
The Monkey King is a two-year-old still finding his way in racing, but his record hints at a horse with genuine potential. In five starts, he has won once and finished in the places three times—a 20 percent win rate that shows he can beat other horses when conditions suit him. His breakthrough came at Brighton on August 6th, where he got his first career victory, yet the eight weeks since have been harder going. His recent form reads 3-8-1-3-6, which tells a mixed story: a win, some solid placings, but also a couple of races where he finished further back, including an eighth-place finish in his most recent outing just a day ago.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
King Power Racing Co Ltd
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Being trained by Ralph Beckett, one of England's most accomplished horsemen based in Kimpton, gives The Monkey King a significant advantage. Beckett's yard has already sent out 107 winners this season, which speaks to the quality of horses and horsemanship at work there. At just two years old, The Monkey King is early in his racing career, and while he has not yet strung together a winning run, the fact that he can find the frame regularly suggests he is a horse worth watching. Whether he develops into a serious prospect or remains a useful performer at modest levels will become clearer over the next few months. For now, he is a young horse still learning his trade, with a win on his CV and enough consistency in the placings to suggest there is more to come.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
3rd
Southwell
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 10 runners
5 Sep
8th
Thirsk
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
6 Aug
🏆 Won
Brighton
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 5 runners
18 Jul
3rd
Doncaster
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
29 Jun
6th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 11 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Brighton Undulating |
1 |
1 win |
6 Aug |
100% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jun |
0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |