Simon Torrens

The headline moment of his career so far came at Cheltenham, where he won a top-level Class 1 race — the kind of result that can define a jockey's reputation. Cheltenham is the most demanding and celebrated jumps venue in Britain and Ireland, a track where the crowd, the pressure, and the quality of the opposition all rise together. Winning there at the highest level, still early in a career, is the sort of thing that gets remembered.

His most regular partnership is with trainer P J Rothwell, a combination that has produced 6 wins from 99 races together — the same 1-in-16 rate as his overall season average. That consistency matters. When a trainer keeps putting a jockey up race after race, it signals a working relationship built on trust, not just availability.

What catches the eye right now is his recent form. Over the last two weeks, Torrens has ridden 1 winner from 9 races — an 11% win rate, compared to his seasonal average of 6%. That is nearly double his usual output in a short burst, and it suggests a jockey who is timing their horses well and riding with confidence. Form like that tends to be self-reinforcing: good rides attract better rides.

He also shows a clear preference for certain conditions. On normal ground, he wins roughly 1 in every 10 races — 7 from 69 — which is a meaningful step up from his overall figures and suggests he rides most fluently when the track is neither too wet nor too firm. And at Ballinrobe specifically, he has turned 3 winners from just 13 races, making it one of his happiest hunting grounds. For a jockey still in his mid-twenties building a book of rides, having tracks and conditions where you reliably outperform is exactly the kind of edge that shapes a long career.