Yes and no. If I recall, Monarchos bounce in wood was much bigger than 2 pts. He also had a couple more preps (?) to work his way down to a 0. And running styles are different, Monarchos was a closer. I find that front runners are much more likely to react seriously to large tops than closers.

I admit I did not play Monarchos last year, which sucked because my key horse was IInk. While I cashed nice place and show bets, the exacta or tri would have been much better.