Mr S Cavanagh

The most telling number in his record is what happens when the ground is normal underfoot. In those conditions, he has won 1 from just 3 races — a remarkable 1-in-3 conversion that suggests he and his mounts perform best when the track is riding at its most straightforward. Whether that reflects the type of horses he tends to ride in those conditions or something in his riding style is hard to say, but it is a pattern worth watching.

With 10 rides this season and still early in his career, there is not a large body of evidence to draw firm conclusions from yet. What is clear is that Cavanagh is putting in the work, taking the rides as they come, and has already shown he can get a horse over the line when the opportunity presents itself.