Kevin Brogan

The last twelve months have been a steady grind rather than a purple patch: 16 winners from 209 rides, which works out at roughly 1 in every 13 — an 8% win rate. That might sound modest, but 209 rides in a season means trainers are trusting him with horses regularly, and in a sport where getting the rides in the first place is half the battle, that's no small thing.

The highlight of Brogan's career so far came at Musselburgh, where he landed a top-level race — one of the biggest prizes British racing has to offer. A single win like that can define a career, and for a jockey still in his mid-twenties professionally speaking, getting to the top table even once shows he can perform when the occasion demands it.

His most reliable working relationship is with trainer Toby Lawes. The two have combined for 8 wins from 57 rides together, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 7 — 14%, which is nearly double his overall average. That gap is significant. It tells you that when Brogan knows the horses and the trainer knows how to place him, the results follow. Strong jockey-trainer partnerships are often the engine behind a career taking off, and this one looks like it has plenty of miles left in it. If Brogan can deepen that relationship and find one or two more stables that trust him in the same way, the next four years could look very different from the first.