Daylight theft: the apprentices who are proving brilliant value for their claim

Benoit de la Sayette and Harry Davies are apprentice jockeys.

Identifying a top-class apprentice jockey is a golden ticket for trainers and punters.

Harry Davies is on the rise and is threatening to take the apprentice title despite only riding his first winner in January. Benoit de la Sayette is John Gosden's first apprentice in 29 years. Kevin Sexton's younger brother Ryan has taken the Flat game by storm with 13 winners this year. Oisin McSweeney has already struck at 16 different tracks and caught the attention of a variety of trainers across the country. He is three winners shy of dropping his claim to 5lb. He could showcase his talents with two chances at York's Dante meeting this week. His first ride at Limerick was successful on a 22-1 shot.