The most important relationship in his career so far is with trainer N W Alexander, and the numbers bear that out. Of his 27 rides this season, 23 have come for Alexander's yard, producing all 3 of his winners — a win rate of around 1 in every 8 rides together. That consistency of opportunity matters enormously for a young jockey. Regular rides with one stable means regular experience, regular feedback, and the chance to build the kind of instinctive understanding with horses that only comes from time in the saddle.
One detail worth watching is how he performs when the ground gets soft underfoot — wet, rain-softened conditions that plenty of jockeys find tricky to read. In those circumstances, Hislop has won 2 from 8 races, a 25% win rate, or 1 in every 4. That is a striking number for a rider still finding his feet, and it suggests either a natural feel for how horses move on that kind of surface, or simply that Alexander's horses are well-suited to it. Either way, it is a pattern worth keeping an eye on.
At two years in and still building, Hislop is exactly the kind of jockey whose progress is most interesting to follow right now — not yet a name the wider public would recognise, but quietly improving in a way that suggests he could be before long.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Perth | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Kelso | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Musselburgh | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% |