Liam Lennon

The most notable partnership in Lennon's stable is with Kalsman, though it has been a long road without reward. The pair have raced together 22 times and found the winner's enclosure just once, which tells you this is a combination that keeps trying without much luck to show for it. Similarly, jockey Caragh Monaghan has had 17 rides for the yard and is yet to win aboard any of Lennon's horses — a frustrating sequence for both of them.

What makes this season particularly difficult is the context. Last year, Lennon's horses were winning roughly 1 in every 25 races — not spectacular, but at least the scoreboard was moving. This season, across 25 runners, that number has fallen to zero. Going a full season without a winner is genuinely hard in this sport, and for a trainer still building his name after four years, every blank week makes the next one feel heavier. The promising sign, if there is one, is simply that the runners keep coming — horses are being entered and the yard is active. Whether a change of fortune arrives before the season closes is the question everyone around the stable will be asking.