Adam Grant

Those four winners have come at a rate of roughly 1 in every 15 rides, which is modest but not unusual for a young jockey still building experience and relationships with trainers. What is worth noting is where those wins have come from: three of his four career victories have been at Dundalk, Ireland's all-weather track that runs year-round under floodlights. That kind of early affinity with one track is genuinely useful — Dundalk has its own rhythms and quirks, and riders who figure it out quickly tend to get more opportunities there.

His most frequent partnership has been with trainer John C McConnell, for whom he has ridden 18 times without a winner so far. That might sound discouraging, but it also tells you McConnell is giving Grant plenty of opportunities — 18 rides is a real vote of confidence in someone so new to the job. On normal ground conditions, Grant has won 1 from 5 races, a 20% win rate that suggests he may show his best when the track is riding fairly and predictably rather than in more testing conditions.

At this stage, the most interesting thing about Adam Grant is simply that the story is just beginning. Four winners and 59 rides in, there is almost nothing to judge him on yet — which is precisely what makes the next twelve months worth watching.