Chicker

The highlight so far is a win at Cheltenham on 25 October 2025 — and that matters more than it might sound. Cheltenham is the most prestigious racecourse in jump racing, the place every horse in the sport is ultimately measured against, and Chicker won a Class 2 there, which puts it firmly in the top tier of British racing. The first win had come just two months earlier at Worcester in August, so this is a horse that has gone from opening its account to winning at Cheltenham in the space of eight weeks. That is a steep and impressive climb.

Recent form reads 1-1-6-18 in chronological order, meaning the two most recent runs produced the two wins, with two less competitive efforts before that. The direction of travel is clearly upward. Chicker last raced 18 days ago and remains in active training, so there is every reason to think the story is still being written.

Behind the horse is Fergal O'Brien, whose yard in Withington, Gloucestershire has sent out 91 winners already this season — a prolific operation with genuine quality throughout. A trainer running at that volume and still placing a horse to win a Class 2 at Cheltenham is doing something right. Chicker looks like one of the yard's more exciting prospects, a horse whose early record suggests it is still well within its comfort zone at the level it has been asked to compete at.