Mr David Dunsdon

His most established relationship is with the Gary and Josh Moore yard, and it's a partnership worth watching. Two wins from 13 rides together might sound modest, but the fact that he keeps getting the call from an experienced training operation says plenty about the trust he's earning. One win in every six or seven rides for the same yard suggests a working relationship that's growing rather than stalling.

Where Dunsdon genuinely catches the eye is on fast, dry ground. One win from just 3 races in those conditions gives him a win rate of 33% — winning 1 in every 3 — and while the sample size is small, that's the kind of figure that makes you pay attention when the sun has been out all week and his name appears on the card. Some jockeys simply ride differently when the ground is quicker, and early signs suggest this may be where he's most dangerous.

Three years in, 19 rides and 3 winners this season is a career at the building stage rather than the arrival stage. But the foundations look reasonable: a reliable training partner, a hint of a ground preference, and a win rate that holds up. The next year or two will tell us whether this is a jockey on the way up or one who settles at the lower end of the sport. Right now, the trajectory points upward.