Caragh Monaghan(7)

Both of her wins have come through her association with trainer Ian Patrick Donoghue, and that partnership looks like the foundation she is building on. Across 25 rides together they have won twice — 1 in every 12 or so — an 8% win rate that is nearly three times her overall average. When a jockey finds a trainer who trusts them with horses consistently, that kind of loyalty tends to produce results, and Donoghue clearly sees something worth backing in Monaghan.

One detail worth keeping an eye on is how she performs when the ground gets soft and heavy underfoot. On wet or muddy ground, she has won 1 race from just 10 rides — a 10% win rate that stands well above her overall numbers. That could simply be a small sample, but it suggests she is comfortable riding in testing conditions that some jockeys find uncomfortable, and it may give the Donoghue yard a reason to put her up when the weather turns.

Her partnership with Kanog Bay — three races together without a win — is one that has not clicked yet, though three runs is too few to draw firm conclusions. The (7) next to her name indicates she still claims a weight allowance, meaning the horses she rides carry less weight than they would under a fully qualified jockey. That is a genuine advantage for trainers choosing her, and it helps explain why she continues to get rides despite the still-developing win record. At four years in, Caragh Monaghan is not yet a name casual racegoers will know, but she is the kind of jockey worth watching — someone building quietly, improving year on year, with a key trainer already in her corner.