Chart Topper

Both of those wins have come with Mr P W Mullins in the saddle, and the numbers there are striking: 2 wins from 8 races together, which means the pair win 1 in every 4 races they run — well above the horse's overall record. That's the kind of partnership that tells you something. When this particular jockey is booked, Chart Topper tends to mean business.

The trainer behind all of this is W P Mullins, based at Muine Bheag in Co Carlow, and the sheer scale of that operation is worth pausing on. Two hundred and thirty winners in a single season is a number that puts most yards in the shade — this is one of the dominant forces in the sport, and Chart Topper is part of that machine. Horses in this yard don't drift along without purpose.

The one area where Chart Topper hasn't yet delivered is at the top level. In three races classed among the better British races, it's yet to win — 0 from 3. That's not a disgrace; those races attract the best horses around, and simply being entered in them says something about what the team believes the horse is capable of. But it does represent unfinished business.

The last win came at Wetherby back in January 2025 — fifteen months ago now — and Chart Topper hasn't won since across its last six races, with two third-place finishes the best of it in that run. Raced just yesterday, it is clearly still active and still being aimed at races. Whether a return to winning form is coming is the open question, but a horse with this record, this trainer, and this jockey combination still has every reason to find the winner's enclosure again.