French visitor Maxime Guyon has been the star performer in our jockey ratings as he surges into the top handful of riders during his mid-season cameo.
Guyon has turned the clock back 15 years to a noteworthy stint in the 2010-11 season which linked him with Ambitious Dragon and, ultimately a Derby win, but his form is even more impressive this time and he is not yet halfway through his contract.
In 2010, a fresh-faced 21-year-old Guyon arrived in December and impressed with 14 winners in his two-month stay, then returned with fly-in visits to keep the ride on the star 4yo Ambitious Dragon, as he mopped up the Classic Cup, Derby and QE II Cup.
But, with 9 wins from 69 rides already in his current visit, his strike rate is well ahead of that contract and he is outstripping his 5.6 market-expected wins (Xwins) by a margin.
Of course, with the 4yo series still ahead, his timing looks right to find another big race star as well.
On our trainer ratings, things are becoming increasingly compact at the top, significant as John Size and David Eustace both creep closer to the top and the early-season leaders have slowed.
There is little between Brett Crawford, Caspar Fownes and Danny Shum at the top and they don't have anything to spare over the next handful of trainers.

(Note, apprentice jockey ratings reflect performances with their allowance "built in". As their claim reduces and they compete on a more equal footing, we expect their rating to deteriorate unless they are top class riders.)
​These ratings are updated regularly and designed to reflect current form but with past figures also putting a brake on hot-streak performers or uplifting a long-term quality player having a quiet run.