Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Saturday 19 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.
Deep Havana
James Doyle is running at 26% over the last month — one in four, which is not a man going through the motions — and he walks into the top-rated ride on the card. Four signals stacking on the same horse at 13/2 is the kind of thing that gets circled in red.
- James Doyle — 26% strike rate last 30d (15/57)
- SR 101 — top of the card
- 4 independent signals aligned
Four independent signals lining up on the same horse at 11/2 is not something I walk past — Capall Rasa sits top of the card with an SR of 99 and the market is already moving, strict-majority money, no drifters. Connor Beasley and Bethell have sent this one out with purpose today.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 99 — top of the card
- 4 independent signals aligned
Money has landed on Far Above Dream — a strict-majority steamer with the highest speed rating on the card at 109. Jason Hart wins nearly one-in-five at the moment, and backers have already made their move.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 109 — top of the card
- Jason Hart — 19% strike rate last 30d (22/115)
Five wins at Ayr and the money is already moving — this isn't coincidence, it's a horse that knows every bend of this track. SR 86 tops the card and Mulrennan's aboard; the market's doing the talking and it's saying plenty.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- 5 prior wins at Ayr
- SR 86 — top of the card
Vidmiyr tops the card with an SR of 90 and already knows how to win at Chester — that course form matters here. Jennie Candlish is firing at 18% over the last 30 days, and at 11/2 this one is firmly on the watchlist.
- SR 90 — top of the card
- Jennie Candlish — 18% strike rate last 30d (7/40)
- 1 prior win at Chester