Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Sunday 15 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 Man15 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.
JJonjo O'Neill Jr.
TJonjo & A.J. O'Neill
Hot Form 15:10 Cheltenham
1Pioneer Pete
Three on the bounce and the money is already moving — Pioneer Pete tops the card on SR 135 and the market isn't hiding what it thinks.
Jonjo Jr. in the saddle at Cheltenham on a horse this hot is a combination worth taking seriously at 5/1.
The case
- Won last 3 starts
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- Rating SR 135top of the card
JKevin Healy (7)
TGordon Elliott
Steamer 15:00 Navan
2Firefox
Four independent signals pulling in the same direction on a horse already rated top of the card — that's not noise, that's a pattern worth following.
The market's moving with purpose too, strict-majority steam at 8/1 with nobody pushing back.
The case
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- Rating SR 139top of the card
- 4 independent signals aligned
JKeith Donoghue
TIan Patrick Donoghue
13:50 Navan
3Royal Gladiator
Royal Gladiator heads the card on a Speed Rating of 114 — that's the number that matters at Navan today.
Keith Donoghue has been clicking at 17% over the last month, and this is exactly the kind of live outsider he finds himself on when the stats are running hot.
The case
- Rating SR 114top of the card
JCiaran Gethings
TMrs Jane Williams
14:00 Cheltenham
4Authoceltic
Authoceltic heads the card with an SR of 129 — that's not a number you ignore at Cheltenham, and Ciaran Gethings knows how to deliver when the material is there.
At 11/2, the market hasn't fully caught up with what the ratings are already saying.
The case
- Rating SR 129top of the card
JRian Lane (7)
TDavid Kenneth Budds
12:40 Navan
5Crypto Crash
Crypto Crash heads the card at Navan on a Signal Rating of 90, and at 7/1 that's a price worth noting before the market wakes up.
Rian Lane takes the ride and David Kenneth Budds has sent this one out ready.
The case
- Rating SR 90top of the card
