Wayne Lordan

The headline numbers are impressive enough, but it's the quality that really stands out. Lordan has won six of the biggest races in Britain — Class 1 events, the very top tier of the sport — at venues including Epsom Downs, Goodwood and Newmarket. Three of those came in the space of just two months this summer: Goodwood on 29 July, Goodwood again on 24 August, and Newmarket on 27 September 2025. Winning once at that level takes talent. Winning three times in eight weeks at some of the most prestigious tracks in the country suggests someone who is genuinely comfortable on the biggest occasions.

His relationship with trainer A P O'Brien has been central to that success. From 204 rides together, that partnership has produced 49 winners — a win rate of 24%, or almost 1 in every 4. That's a significant step up from his overall average, which tells you that O'Brien's team clearly rate him and that Lordan delivers when the horses beneath him are good enough to win.

Two other details are worth flagging for anyone trying to understand where Lordan does his best work. First, he thrives when the ground is wet and muddy — conditions many jockeys find difficult to judge. On that kind of surface, he has won 8 times from just 24 races, a win rate of 33%, meaning he wins 1 in every 3 rides in the wet. That's a seriously useful skill, especially in a country where the weather rarely cooperates. Second, he has an eye-catching record at Tipperary, winning 3 from just 9 races there — 1 in every 3 again, which suggests he either knows that track exceptionally well or simply performs when it matters most on familiar ground.

At just four years into his career, Lordan already has six top-level wins and a proven partnership with one of the most powerful yards in the sport. The trajectory is hard to ignore.