Paul Townend happy to sit tight

He is acknowledged as one of the most talented riders in jump racing, in demand on both sides of the Irish Sea.

At 25, he is a former Irish champion and, having won his first Grade One as an 18-year-old, has brought that tally to 29.

Given his youth and remembering that AP McCoy finished at 40 years of age with 84 top-flight successes, that is a considerable tally.