This jockey has the temperament, calmness and confidence of Luke Littler and Harry Kane - but doesn't receive enough credit

After a disastrous attempt at cornrows a few months ago, Danny Mullins is clearly not the weighing room's answer to Vidal Sassoon, but I reckon he's the leader in the most underrated jockey clubhouse. He has an excellent tactical brain and possesses full confidence in himself and what he does.

The best jockeys on the Flat and over jumps are the proactive ones. They have a strategy during a race but are able to adapt when things don't go as planned. There is no-one better at that than Mullins, a good example coming at Cheltenham on Friday when Blaze The Way jumped stickily on the inside. Mullins didn't hesitate in switching him to the outside, and as soon as he got a clear look at his fences Blaze The Way never put a foot wrong and won like a horse with stones in hand. 

That was an illustration of Mullins' confidence, and one thing all top jockeys have in common is that deep down they know they are good. They know exactly what to do in the hustle and bustle of a big race without having to think about it and have the inner strength to keep doing the right things – even in adverse circumstances. From afar, and after that hair debacle, it would be hard to suggest that Mullins lacks self confidence.