Alice Stevens(3)

This season has been a little leaner than she might have hoped. Eight winners from 100 rides works out at roughly 1 in every 12 races — down from around 1 in every 10 last year. That dip is modest enough that it could simply be the natural rhythm of a sport where luck and timing play a huge role, but it is worth watching. In a job where confidence and momentum matter, small slides can sometimes become bigger ones if the right horses stop coming your way.

The partnership with trainer Micky Hammond stands out as the most productive relationship on her record. Six wins from 55 rides together — winning roughly 1 in every 9 of those races — suggests Hammond trusts her enough to keep putting her up, and she keeps delivering often enough to justify that trust. In racing, a trainer who believes in a jockey is worth its weight in gold.

Where Stevens genuinely shines is on normal ground conditions. Six wins from 43 races on a standard surface gives her a win rate of 14% — winning roughly 1 in every 7 races — which is meaningfully better than her overall average. That kind of preference can be a real edge in race planning, and anyone following her closely would be wise to take note when the forecast looks dry and fair.

The headline of her career so far is the Class 1 win at Doncaster — one of the top races in Britain. Breaking through at that level, even once, puts a jockey in a different conversation entirely. Most riders never get there. Her partnership with Gone In Sixty has produced 1 win from 5 races together, which is modest on paper, but a single standout performance can define a partnership. Four years in, with a top-level winner already on her record, Alice Stevens looks like someone still very much on the way up.