Sara Ender

The most telling number in Ender's recent record is what happens when Harry Bannister is in the saddle. Together they have won 5 of their 24 races — that's just over 1 in every 5, a win rate that comfortably outstrips what Ender achieves with other jockeys. When a trainer and jockey click like this, it usually comes down to communication: the jockey understands how the horses are being prepared, and the trainer trusts the jockey's instincts on the day. Five wins from 24 rides is the kind of partnership that tends to deepen over time.

Her most familiar horse is Cold Henry, with whom she has now shared 28 races and 3 wins. Twenty-eight races is a long shared journey, and 3 wins from that many outings tells you Cold Henry is not an easy horse to win with — but also that Ender knows him well enough to keep finding the right opportunities. There is something to be said for a trainer who sticks with a horse through a long campaign rather than giving up and moving on.

One detail that stands out in her numbers: on wet or muddy ground, Ender's runners have won 1 from 5 races — 20%, or 1 in every 5. That is considerably better than her overall average, and it hints that the horses coming out of her yard may be particularly well suited to testing conditions. It is a small sample, so it would be unwise to read too much into it yet, but it is the sort of pattern that could become a genuine edge as her string grows. At four years in and already showing a sharp upturn in results, Ender looks like a trainer whose name will appear in more and more race previews over the seasons ahead.