Relevant: https://rt.perl.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=123934#txn-1401917
In short, `||` alternations don't respect `:` in Rakudo, whereas `|`
alternations (and other atoms such as quantifiers) do respect it.
Simpler test-case:
➜ say "ab" ~~ / [ "ab" | "a" ]: "b" /;
Nil
➜ say "ab" ~~ / [ "ab" || "a" ]: "b" /;
「ab」
(Remember that `:ratchet` simply adds `:` to every atom.)
