Mr Joe Wright

What stands out most is how he performs when conditions are straightforward. On normal ground, Wright has won 2 of the 3 races he's ridden in — that's two-thirds of his opportunities, an extraordinary conversion rate that suggests he and his mounts are at their sharpest when the track is fair and uncomplicated. Whether that reflects the types of horses he tends to ride in those conditions, or something in the way he reads a race when the ground isn't a factor, it's a number worth remembering.

He's still early in his journey — riding since 2022, with a relatively small book of rides — but the efficiency is striking. In a sport where even the very best jockeys lose far more often than they win, turning up and winning 2 in every 5 races puts Wright firmly on the radar as someone worth watching as his career develops.