Mark Pattinson

The most productive partnership in his string at the moment is with jockey Luke Morris, who has ridden 2 winners from 10 attempts for the team — a win rate of 20%, or 1 in every 5 rides. That is a strong return, and the kind of number that explains why a trainer keeps calling the same jockey. When you find someone who clicks with your horses, you stick with them.

Not every partnership fires, of course. Pattinson has sent out a horse called Bubbles Wonky three times without a win so far, and that remains a blank on the record. Whether that changes with a different approach remains to be seen, but with a yard clearly finding its feet, there is every reason to think the best of this training career is still ahead of it.