Gordon Treacy

What is worth noting, though, is where those wins have come. On normal ground, Treacy has won 2 of just 6 races — that is a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3, which is a striking number by any measure. For context, most established trainers at the top of their game would be delighted with that kind of return on standard conditions. It suggests that when the ground is fair and the conditions are straightforward, his horses are turning up ready to run. Whether that pattern holds as the sample size grows is the real question, but it is an encouraging early signal.

Overall, the yard sits at 2 winners from 22 runners this season — about 1 in every 11 — which is modest, but modest is exactly what you would expect from a trainer in their first year. The interesting story here is not where Treacy is now, but whether the foundation being laid on good ground develops into something more consistent over the next couple of seasons.