King Of Chaos

He is only three years old and already showing signs of real improvement at exactly the right time of the season. His last six races read 9-7-7-3-1-1 going backwards, which tells a clear story: after a rough patch in the middle of the year, he has found form in a big way. The most recent of those wins came at Wolverhampton just this week, so he arrives at this point of his career with real momentum behind him.

His first win came back in February at Lingfield Park, which gave the team a foundation to build on. Since then Cunha's yard has been in excellent shape — 45 winners sent out this season is a serious operation, and it shows the kind of environment King Of Chaos is developing in. That level of activity from a trainer matters; horses in busy, confident yards tend to be managed with purpose, and the turnaround in this horse's form suggests exactly that.

One thing that ties his best performances together is ground conditions. On normal ground — not too wet, not too firm — he has won 3 of his 8 races, a 38% win rate that is genuinely impressive. When conditions are right and the track is Wolverhampton, he becomes a different animal. He typically races at the lower end of the class ladder, where Class 5 means he is meeting horses of a similar level, but for a three-year-old still learning his trade and improving this sharply, that is exactly where you would expect him to be. Watch this space.