Ethan Tindall(3)

The relationship with trainer Richard Fahey is the backbone of his season. Ten of his 24 winners this year have come through that yard, off 82 rides together — a 12% win rate, or roughly 1 win in every 8 rides. For a young jockey still finding his feet, having a high-volume trainer like Fahey putting him up regularly is invaluable. Volume creates opportunity, and opportunity creates confidence. Those 82 rides represent more than just numbers — they represent a trainer who trusts him and keeps coming back.

One small detail stands out and is worth filing away. On very wet, muddy ground — the kind that turns a race into a slog and sorts out the horses who genuinely want to work for it — Tindall has won 1 from 4 races, a 25% win rate. That is a tiny sample, so it would be wrong to overstate it, but 1 in 4 on the most difficult surface is an encouraging early signal. Some jockeys never get comfortable when conditions turn against them. The fact that he is performing at that level in the mud, even in a small number of races, suggests he adapts rather than shrinks.

The "(3)" after his name means he claims a 3lb weight allowance — a small reduction granted to apprentice jockeys to help them compete while they are still learning. Once he rides enough winners that allowance disappears, and that is when careers are genuinely tested. He is not there yet, but the trajectory heading into that moment looks more promising than it did a year ago.