Mr Fletcher Yarham

The most telling number in Yarham's recent record is his partnership with trainer Dylan Cunha. Ten rides together and no winners yet — 0 from 10 is a run that will frustrate both of them. In racing, a jockey and trainer combination that clicks can be the making of a career, with the trainer trusting the jockey with their best horses and the jockey learning exactly what that yard needs. Right now, Yarham and Cunha haven't found that rhythm. His three races alongside Fravanco have also produced nothing so far, though a partnership still finding its feet isn't necessarily one to write off.

None of this means Yarham is in freefall — two winners from 23 rides is a thin return, but 23 rides in a year is a relatively modest book of business, and one or two hot streaks can reshape a season quickly. He is still only four years in, and plenty of jockeys who went on to have long, productive careers had difficult patches along the way. The question is whether he can rediscover the sharpness that made last year's numbers look so promising.