Rowan Scott

The highlight of his career so far came on 15 August 2025 at Newbury, where Scott won one of the top races in Britain — a Class 1. It stands as his only top-level winner to date, but the fact that he has one at all, just four years in, is worth noting. Newbury is a respected, demanding track that attracts serious horses and serious competition. Getting the job done there at the highest level is the kind of result that gets people in yards and weighing rooms paying attention.

His most consistent working relationship is with trainer Nigel Tinkler, for whom he has ridden 71 times and won on 6 occasions — roughly 1 in every 12 rides. That win rate of around 8% sits slightly below his overall season average, but 71 rides for a single trainer is a significant number. It suggests a genuine ongoing partnership rather than the occasional one-off booking, and those kinds of stable relationships are the backbone of a jockey's career. When a trainer keeps putting you up, it means they trust what they see.

Scott is still early in his career, and the jump from 7% to 10% winners this season is the sort of progression that suggests he is not just accumulating rides but getting better at converting them. Fifty-six winners in a season is a solid haul for a jockey still establishing himself, and with a top-level win already on his record, he has shown he can perform when the stage is big. The next few seasons will tell us whether this is a career that plateaus or one that keeps climbing.