Riceal Dunne

The most regular partnership so far has been with jockey Mr B Barry, who has been aboard in 15 of those 31 races without a winner to show for it. That is a significant chunk of the operation's activity, suggesting a working relationship that Dunne clearly trusts, even if the results have not yet clicked. Similarly, a horse called Annilogs Flame has taken up four of those runs — making it one of the more familiar names in the yard — though it too is still waiting to hit the front.

There is genuinely nothing damning about where Dunne stands right now. Zero from 31 is a hard stat to dress up, but the more meaningful number here is one — as in, one year in training. The profiles worth writing about Riceal Dunne are almost certainly still to come.