Kevin Brogan

The highlight of his career so far came at Musselburgh, where he won one of the top races in Britain — a Class 1 event that represents the summit of the sport. For a jockey still in his mid-career development, landing that kind of prize is a serious statement. Musselburgh is a tight, idiosyncratic track on the outskirts of Edinburgh that rewards tactical intelligence over raw speed, and winning there at the highest level suggests Brogan is capable of more than just filling out a card.

His most reliable alliance is with trainer Toby Lawes, a partnership that tells its own story. Together they have combined for 8 wins from 61 races — a win rate of 13%, nearly double Brogan's season-wide average. That gap is significant. It means that when Lawes puts Brogan on a horse, something clicks that doesn't always happen with other combinations. Whether it's shared communication, a similar reading of pace, or simply trust built over time, that kind of partnership tends to keep delivering.

There's also a useful pattern in his numbers when the weather turns. On wet or soft ground, Brogan has won 8 from 68 races — a 12% win rate, nearly twice his overall seasonal figure. Horses that handle soft conditions are a specialist breed, and a jockey who knows how to ride them well is genuinely valuable.

Right now, the numbers suggest he's hitting a rich vein. In the last two weeks he has ridden 2 winners from just 11 races — an 18% win rate that is more than double where he sits for the season as a whole. Form like that rarely lasts forever, but it's exactly the kind of moment worth watching. When a jockey is this in-tune with their rides, the winners tend to keep coming.