Mr O T Gilligan

All 13 of his rides have come in partnership with trainer Paul John Gilligan, which suggests a close working relationship — likely family, given the shared surname — and that kind of continuity can be valuable early in a career. Learning the rhythms of one yard, understanding how horses are prepared and what is expected on race day, is a real education in itself. The wins will matter when they come, but so does the experience being built in the meantime.

There is genuinely nothing damning about 0 from 13 at this stage. Some jockeys take dozens of rides to open their account. The only meaningful question right now is whether the opportunities keep coming — and for Gilligan, they clearly are.