Laura Coughlan(3)

The last 12 months have been a tough stretch. Four winners from 118 rides works out at roughly 1 in every 30 races, a 3% win rate that represents a noticeable dip from the 6% she posted the season before. That kind of drop is worth paying attention to — it suggests she is either riding in more competitive fields, struggling to convert chances, or simply going through the lean spell that most young jockeys experience at some point. Probably some combination of all three.

Her most interesting split is on normal ground, where she wins at 5% — 3 wins from 56 races, or roughly 1 in every 19. That is meaningfully better than her overall rate, and suggests she is at her most effective when conditions are straightforward rather than testing. It is a small but genuine edge.

The partnership with trainer James Bennett stands out for the wrong reasons: 19 rides together and not a single winner. That is a long run without reward, and while trainer-jockey partnerships can take time to click, 19 races is a substantial enough sample to raise a quiet question about whether this combination is working. It has not stopped them trying, which speaks either to loyalty or to a belief that the results will eventually turn — but so far, the scoreboard is blank.

At 37 career winners across four seasons, Coughlan is a jockey in the building phase — experienced enough to be trusted with rides, but still looking for the kind of consistent form that would push her into the next bracket. The season is not over, and four winners is not nothing, but to get back to where she was 12 months ago she will need to find that winning rhythm again soon.