Eddie & Patrick Harty

The most telling detail in their profile, though, is what happens when the ground gets wet. On soft or muddy going, Eddie and Patrick Harty have won 2 from just 4 races — that's a 50% win rate, and in training terms that kind of number on a specific surface is almost unheard of. It means that when the rain comes and conditions get testing, this is a yard worth watching very closely.

Their most regular partner in the saddle is Chris Hayes, who has ridden 33 times for the team and converted 3 of those into winners — roughly 1 in every 11 rides. That's a modest return on paper, but 33 rides in four years of training points to a genuine working relationship, the kind that tends to deepen as a yard matures. The horse to note among their string is Wellwhatshappenin, who has won 1 from 4 races in their care. One win from four isn't headline-grabbing, but it's a name to track as the partnership develops.

The broader picture here is one of steady, purposeful growth. Forty-six winners in four years won't put them at the very top of the training ranks just yet, but the trajectory is sharply upward, and the soft-ground numbers hint at a team with a real tactical eye for placing their horses in the right conditions. Yards that improve this quickly in their early years often make a significant jump in the seasons that follow — and this one looks like it has plenty of room still to grow.