Richard Patrick

His overall numbers tell a more mixed story. In the past 12 months he has ridden 134 times and won on 10 occasions — roughly 1 in every 13 rides, a win rate of 7%. That is a dip from the 10% he was hitting the previous season, and it is the kind of run that will be noticed in yards deciding who gets the call on a Saturday afternoon. He has 101 career winners to his name in total, which is a solid foundation for someone who only started riding professionally in 2021, but the current form will need to turn around.

His most consistent working relationship is with trainer Clive Boultbee-Brooks. Seventy-five rides together have produced five wins — again that 7% figure — which is not a partnership setting the world alight in terms of results, but the volume of rides suggests Boultbee-Brooks values what Patrick brings. Trust in racing is often shown in bookings, not just winners.

One area where Patrick genuinely stands out is wet and muddy ground. When conditions are at their most punishing — the kind of going that makes lesser jockeys tentative and horses reluctant — he has won 3 from 18 races, a rate of 17%, or roughly 1 in every 6. That is more than double his overall average, and it is exactly the sort of edge that can make a jockey invaluable on a waterlogged winter afternoon. The one partnership that has not clicked is with Welcheston Warrier — seven races together without a single win, which at some point becomes a pattern worth acknowledging.

Patrick is young enough that a dip in form is a bump, not a verdict. Eight top-level winners before the age of, say, thirty is a genuine achievement, and the wet-ground numbers suggest there is a specific version of Richard Patrick at his very best. The question for this season is whether he can find it more consistently.