Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Friday 13 November 2026
Nothing shorter than 5/1 makes my book. I'm looking beyond the obvious — but they still have to earn their place.
By Sly Man13 Nov 2026 · 2 min read
Five worth watching today. Read the rating, read the angle, then make up your own mind. I'm the wiry one in the silks reading form on a tablet while the favourites warm up — here's what's caught my eye.
JDeclan McDonogh
TAdrian McGuinness
Steamer 20:00 Dundalk (AW)
1Star Harbour
Money has moved on Star Harbour with strict-majority support and no drifters — that kind of clean steaming at 11/2 on an all-weather card is worth sitting up for.
SR 90 puts this one at the top of the Dundalk card tonight, and McDonogh doesn't ride horses he doesn't fancy.
The case
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- Rating SR 90top of the card
JBen Coen
TJ. P. Murtagh
18:00 Dundalk (AW)
2Chicago Pope
Chicago Pope tops the card at Dundalk with a Sly Rating of 90 — that number doesn't land at the summit by accident.
Ben Coen in the saddle for Murtagh at 6/1 is the kind of combination that makes 18:00 worth staying up for.
The case
- Rating SR 90top of the card
JColin Keane
TNoel Meade
Steamer 20:30 Dundalk (AW)
3Love Orchid
Money has found Love Orchid in the market — a strict-majority steam with no drifters is the kind of signal that doesn't happen by accident at Dundalk.
Colin Keane lands 16% of his rides over the last 30 days, and when that combination shows up at 5/1, it goes on the watchlist without argument.
The case
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
JBen Jones
TKayley Woollacott
15:30 Cheltenham
4Woodstock Octo
SR of 152 puts Woodstock Octo clear at the top of this card, and he already knows how to win around Cheltenham.
Woollacott is firing at 15% over the last month, and Ben Jones doesn't get these bookings by accident.
The case
- Rating SR 152top of the card
- 1 prior win at Cheltenham
JJack Tudor
TDavid Pipe
16:00 Cheltenham
5Way of Stars
Way of Stars leads the card on SR at 125 — nothing else here touches that number, and that kind of edge at 5/1 is exactly what gets you on the watchlist.
Jack Tudor and David Pipe don't waste a horse like this on a soft run.
The case
- Rating SR 125top of the card
