Miss Charlotte Butler(7)

The "(7)" next to her name tells you something important: she's an amateur rider who claims a 7lb weight allowance, meaning the horses she rides carry 7 pounds less than they otherwise would. That's a genuine advantage she brings to any trainer willing to put her up, and it's the reason yards give young riders their chances in the first place. The clock on that allowance is ticking, though — it shrinks as winners come, so there's real incentive to get off the mark sooner rather than later.

Ten rides without a winner doesn't make Charlotte Butler a story of failure — it makes her a story in progress. Every top jockey in the country had a first winner once, and most of them had plenty of blanks before it arrived.