Sophie Leech

The most interesting number in Leech's record is also the most puzzling one. Her most frequent partnership is with jockey Miss Roisin Leech — almost certainly a family connection, given the shared surname — yet across 21 rides together, that combination has yet to produce a single winner. Twenty-one races is a big enough sample to notice; it suggests either the pairing tends to take on tough assignments, or the right opportunity simply hasn't arrived yet. In a small yard, you don't always get to pick your spots, and the wins may well come from other combinations while that partnership continues to build.

Where Leech does have a clear edge is in wet or soft conditions underfoot. On that kind of ground she has won 2 from 13 races — roughly 1 in every 6 — which is more than twice her overall rate. That is a useful calling card. It means when the weather turns and the ground gets soft, her horses are worth a second look.