Lets not forget, people in his assessment probably did better than him in both interview and sim assessment, were subsequently offered the job and had to turn it down due to their bank accounts not being up to the required standard.
Everyone knows that Ryanair makes you pay for the type rating so I doubt people who couldn't afford it or were unable to take out a loan would bother going through the process only to turn it down at the end.
Anyway for all you know he could be an excellent pilot. Some people are lucky enough to be born with both money and talent.
Edit to add: Just noticed I crossed with 15206's post. Quite agree.