P C O'Connor

With such a small sample to work from, it would be unfair to read too much into the numbers. One runner is barely enough to tell you anything at all — a single unlucky day, a horse that needed the run, or simply the reality of building a small yard from the ground up. What it does suggest is that O'Connor is operating with a tight string of horses, picking spots carefully rather than throwing runners at the track week after week. Whether that patience pays off in the seasons ahead remains to be seen, but four years in, the story is really only just beginning.