The headline numbers this season are tough to dress up: 1 winner from 44 rides, which works out at roughly 1 in every 44 races. That is a 2% win rate, and it represents a real dip from his earlier form, when he was winning around 1 in every 10 races. A drop like that is not unusual for a young rider — the first flush of opportunities often comes on horses where expectations are low and the element of surprise counts for something. As the rides keep coming and the opposition adjusts, the wins can get harder to find.
There is one number worth holding onto, though. On slightly soft ground — conditions after a bit of rain, when the track has some give in it — Wallace has won 1 from just 4 races, a 25% win rate. That is a genuinely strong return, equivalent to winning 1 in every 4 races in those specific conditions. Whether that reflects a riding style that suits a more patient, measured pace, or simply a small sample that will level out over time, it is the kind of detail that the yard — sorry, that trainers — notice when they are picking their jockey for a day when the ground has softened up overnight.
At this stage of his career, the win column matters less than the ride count. Forty-four races in a year means someone keeps putting him up, and that is how young jockeys learn. The winners will come.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 20 | 0 | 0% |
| Gowran Park | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| The Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% |