Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

The most intriguing wrinkle in his record is the partnership with trainer Alexander Ott. Fourteen rides together and not a single winner — which, given that jockeys and trainers often develop a natural rhythm over time, is a sequence both will be keen to end. It is the kind of statistic that invites questions rather than conclusions: are these simply tough races, or is there a combination yet to click?

Where Burke-Ott does look genuinely sharp is in wet conditions. On soft or muddy ground he has won 2 races from just 7, which converts to a win rate of 29% — or roughly 1 in every 3.5 rides. That is a striking number. For context, his overall rate is 1 in 13, so he is nearly four times more effective when the rain has been down. That kind of specific strength is something trainers notice, and it could be the detail that starts opening more doors for him.