Laura Pearson

The last 12 months tell a mixed story on the surface — 4 winners from 84 rides means she's winning roughly 1 in every 21 races, or about 5% of the time. That sounds modest, but the direction of travel matters: she was winning around 1 in every 33 races (3%) the season before, so the improvement is real and measurable. In a profession where fine margins separate the busy riders from the struggling ones, moving from 3% to 5% is a meaningful step forward.

Her most telling numbers come when the ground is riding normally — not too wet, not too firm, just standard conditions. In those circumstances she wins 2 from 18 races, which works out at 11%, or roughly 1 in every 9. That is a sharp uptick from her overall average and suggests she rides with particular confidence when conditions suit a straightforward gallop.

Her longest-running partnership is with trainer David Loughnane, for whom she has taken 35 rides and produced 1 winner — a 3% win rate that reflects a yard giving her regular opportunities rather than guaranteed results. More eye-catching is her record alongside Rupert The Prince: one win from three races together. Small sample, but a 33% hit rate with a specific horse hints at genuine chemistry, the kind of pairing worth watching if it continues to develop.

Pearson is at a point in her career where the foundations are solid and the trajectory is pointing upward. Sixty-six winners, a top-level result, and improving numbers season on season — for anyone new to racing, she is exactly the sort of rider to follow as the story continues to build.