The broader numbers tell a story of genuine progress. Last year he was winning roughly 1 in every 4 or 5 races. This season that has jumped to 1 in every 3 — 12 winners from 40 rides at 30% — which represents a meaningful step forward, not just a blip. After 29 career winners in total, he is still accumulating experience, but the trajectory is pointing in the right direction.
The most important relationship in his professional life so far is with trainer Declan Queally — almost certainly a family connection, though the partnership is clearly about more than bloodline loyalty. Together they have produced 12 winners from 34 rides, winning at 35%, which means more than 1 in every 3 horses they saddle together ends up in the winner's enclosure. That is an unusually productive combination at any level of the sport.
His standout individual partnership is with Shadys Lady, a horse he has ridden in 3 races and won on once. On its own that is a modest record, but the fact it is singled out as a notable pairing suggests there is something worth watching in that combination as the season develops. A jockey four years in, improving season on season, with a particular gift in the wet and a reliable home yard behind him — the building blocks are all there.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| Cork | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Wexford | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Listowel | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Naas | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Punchestown | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% |