Jack Callan(5)

The "(5)" next to his name is worth explaining for the uninitiated: it means he currently claims a 5lb weight allowance, a perk given to less experienced jockeys that effectively makes their horse carry less weight in a race. Trainers love a good claimer because the allowance can be the difference between winning and losing — and when the jockey is also genuinely talented, it becomes a serious weapon.

Nowhere is that more obvious than in his partnership with trainer George Boughey. From 71 rides together, Callan has ridden 15 winners — a win rate of 21%, or better than 1 in every 5. That is well above his overall average and suggests Boughey does not just use him to fill a spare saddle. When a trainer keeps putting you up at that frequency and the results keep coming, it means there is real trust on both sides. For a young jockey, having a yard that believes in you is often the thing that separates those who make it from those who don't.

Fifty-two winners in a single season at any stage of a career would be worth noting. At three years in, it is the kind of number that gets people talking. The next step will be watching whether he can maintain that level as his claim reduces and the weight advantage shrinks