Conor Ring

The headline figure from the last 12 months is 10 winners from 200 rides — roughly 1 in every 20, which sits at 5%. That sounds modest, and in isolation it is. But context matters: the year before, he was winning 1 in every 25 races, so the arrow is pointing in the right direction. Small margins can represent real progress at this level, and Ring is trending upward.

The most telling number in his profile right now is what he has done in the last two weeks: 2 winners from 13 rides, a win rate of around 15%. That is three times his season average, and while two weeks is a small sample, a jockey hitting that kind of form is worth paying attention to. When a rider is confident and in rhythm, it shows — and Ring appears to be in a good moment.

His most productive working relationship is with Welsh trainer Evan Williams, a yard known for running horses hard and often. Six wins from 111 rides together represents a 5% win rate — not spectacular on paper, but 111 rides is a genuine partnership. Williams clearly trusts Ring enough to keep putting him up, and that kind of stable support is how younger jockeys build a career. Rides lead to winners, and winners lead to more rides.

One small curiosity worth noting: Ring has ridden Timeforarum seven times without getting a win. Seven races is enough to raise an eyebrow — that partnership has simply not clicked. By contrast, on fast, dry ground he has won 1 from just 3 rides, a 33% rate that hints he may be at his best when the ground is quick underfoot. It is a tiny sample, but it is the kind of detail that sticks in the mind of a trainer looking to place a horse on a sunny afternoon.