His most regular partnership is with trainer Sheila Lavery, though it hasn't been particularly fruitful on paper — just 1 win from 62 rides together, a win rate of around 2%, or roughly 1 in every 62 races. Those numbers suggest this is more a workhorse relationship than a headline-grabbing one, with Colgan racking up experience and miles rather than winners. That said, volume of rides with one yard is its own kind of currency early in a career — it means trust, and it means saddle time that money can't buy.
Where Colgan does show a noticeable uptick is on normal ground conditions. On a standard, well-maintained track he wins at around 6% — 5 wins from 79 races — which is double his overall seasonal rate. That suggests he rides with more confidence and effectiveness when the ground beneath him is predictable, and it's the kind of pattern that trainers and owners will quietly take note of when entries are being planned.
At this stage of his career, the headline numbers are modest, but the picture they paint is of a jockey putting in the hard yards and developing his craft. Going from a standing start in 2021 to 61 career winners in four years is real, tangible progress. The next step is pushing that conversion rate back up — and ideally beyond — the 4% he showed last season.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 79 | 5 | 6.3% |
| The Curragh | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| Gowran Park | 23 | 2 | 8.7% |
| Leopardstown | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Bellewstown | 15 | 0 | 0% |
| Roscommon | 10 | 1 | 10% |
| Fairyhouse | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| Galway | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Ballinrobe | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Killarney | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Tipperary | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Punchestown | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Listowel | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% |