Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Monday 28 September 2026
Nothing shorter than 5/1 makes my book. I'm looking beyond the obvious — but they still have to earn their place.
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.
Duce Bigalow
Four independent signals aligned on the same horse at 11/2 — that is not noise, that is a pattern worth following. Duce Bigalow tops the card with an SR of 85, returns after 169 days off the track having placed last time out, and O'Keeffe in the saddle suggests connections fancy this fresh.
- 4 independent signals aligned
- 169 days off the track — placed last time
- SR 85 — top of the card
Youcansaythatagain sits top of the card with an SR of 82 — fractionally clear of a career best of 80 — and the market is already moving money its way without a single drifter in sight. At 13/2, Carroll and Oliver have something live here.
- SR 82 — near career best (80)
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 82 — top of the card
Money is moving on Sonas with purpose — a clean steamer, no drifters, which at 6/1 tells you the market knows something worth knowing. SR 153 sits top of the card, Darragh O'Keeffe is hitting 13% over the last month, and de Bromhead doesn't saddle runners at Roscommon for the fresh air.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 153 — top of the card
- Darragh O'Keeffe — 13% strike rate last 30d (5/39)
Danehill Star has won his last two on the bounce and already knows how to win at Brighton — that combination at 13/2 is the kind of thing that disappears fast. Rossa Ryan at 16% over the last 30 days is the finishing touch, not the reason, but it tidies this up nicely.
- Won last 2 starts
- 1 prior win at Brighton
- Rossa Ryan — 16% strike rate last 30d (22/134)
Money's moving on Stipulation with no drift in sight — that kind of clean steamer at 5/1 doesn't happen by accident. Add a proven Wolverhampton win to the book and the apprentice claim, and this one's on the list before the market tightens further.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- 1 prior win at Wolverhampton (AW)