Alice Stevens(3)

This season has been a tougher stretch. She has ridden 84 times and won just 5, which works out at roughly 1 in every 17 races — around 6%. That's a noticeable step back from last year, when she was winning closer to 1 in every 10. That kind of dip isn't unusual in racing — the sport runs in cycles, and form can be fickle — but it's a number she'll want to turn around. Her most consistent partnership is with trainer Micky Hammond, though even that hasn't clicked this season: 2 wins from 39 rides together, which is a fairly modest 1 in every 19 or so.

Where Stevens does look noticeably sharper is on normal ground conditions. On a standard, fair track she wins 3 in every 30 races — 10% — which is exactly where she was performing across the board last year. That suggests the tools are still there; it's just been a season where things haven't fallen her way as often as they might.

The (3) after her name, by the way, is a weight allowance — a small advantage given to less experienced jockeys to help them compete against veterans. Stevens has earned 47 winners over four years, so she's far from a beginner, but that allowance remains and gives her a small edge in certain races. As those winners continue to accumulate, she'll eventually ride without it — a milestone that marks a jockey's arrival as a fully established professional. With a top-level win already on her record and a solid base of experience, Stevens has every reason to expect the numbers will start moving in the right direction again.