Chapman's Peak

What makes this horse worth watching is the pattern buried in those numbers. On wet or muddy ground, Chapman's Peak has won 2 of 4 races — a 50% win rate that is genuinely striking. Half of all races in those conditions converted into wins. That is not luck; that is a horse that thrives when others are slipping around and struggling. Plenty of horses tolerate soft ground. This one actively seems to enjoy it.

The Kempton Park record tells a similar story. Two wins from four races at the same track is the kind of thing that makes trainers and punters pay close attention. Tracks have their own quirks — a particular bend, a camber, a surface — and some horses just click with one place in a way that is hard to explain but impossible to ignore. Chapman's Peak has clicked with Kempton. Both career wins came there, the first on 13 October 2025 and the second just a fortnight later on 29 October. Back-to-back wins at the same venue is a rare and meaningful thing.

At Class 5, the horse has won 2 of 3 races — a 67% win rate, which is extraordinary at any level. Class 5 is towards the lower end of the British racing pyramid, and a horse that dominant there will inevitably face the question of whether it can step up. That conversation is probably coming.

Ed Dunlop's yard in Newmarket has sent out 36 winners this season, which marks it as a genuinely productive operation. The most recent run was just one day ago, confirming Chapman's Peak is fit, active, and in the middle of a campaign. The form figures from the last six runs — 4th, 1st, 1st, 7th, 8th, 8th — show a horse that had a rough patch and then found its level. Two wins in six runs, wet ground underfoot, and Kempton Park on the card: that is the combination to watch for.