Chapman's Peak
Chapman's Peak shows real potential on slow, muddy ground — a young horse that has tasted winning success but is currently struggling to find its form. The three-year-old has won twice from twelve races (17% win rate), which is a decent win rate for a horse still finding its level, but the concerning detail is that both victories came within a fortnight last October, at Kempton Park, and nothing has landed since then. In its last six races the horse has been unable to break through, finishing nowhere near the front: 13th, 3rd, 2nd, 4th, 8th, 8th. That run of shows without a win is beginning to feel like a drought.Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Cayton Park Stud Limited
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
What makes Chapman's Peak genuinely interesting is its dominance on the right surface. When the ground is soft or heavy, the horse wins roughly one race in every two (2 wins from 4 races). That is the kind of win rate you notice. At Kempton Park specifically, it has won 2 of its 6 races there — a strong course record at a track where the horse clearly runs well. Ed Dunlop's Newmarket yard has been prolific this season with 39 winners, and the trainer will be looking to get Chapman's Peak back to a slow track and ideally back to Kempton, where conditions suit it and confidence is highest. The horse is still young enough to recapture that October form. Right now, though, after eleven months without a win, it is a horse waiting to remind people what it can do.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on standard_to_slow ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Loves
Standard (all-weather)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
13th
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · 14 runners
2 Sep
3rd
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · 8 runners
15 Aug
2nd
Lingfield Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 6 runners
23 Jul
4th
Great Yarmouth
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Firm · 4 runners
29 May
8th
Wolverhampton
7f – 1m · Standard · 11 runners
6 May
8th
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 9 runners
17 Apr
7th
Bath
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
29 Oct
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
7f – 1m · Standard_To_Slow · 10 runners
13 Oct
🏆 Won
Kempton Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard_To_Slow · 6 runners
23 Sep
4th
Beverley
1m1f – 1m2f · Soft · 9 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
6 |
2 wins, 1 third, 3 other |
23 Sep |
33.3% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Jul |
0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
12 Sep |
0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
17 Apr |
0% |