Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Thursday 10 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.
Wannabe Sporty
Money is moving on Wannabe Sporty with no drifters in sight — a strict-majority steamer at 8/1 tells its own story. Top SR on the card and Martin Keighley hitting 20% in the last 30 days; the yard is in form and the market knows it.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 100 — top of the card
- Martin Keighley — 20% strike rate last 30d (2/10)
Murphy is firing at 24% over the last 30 days and Balding is matching him stride for stride at 20% — when both are this hot simultaneously, you pay attention. Itica tops the card on SR at 78, so the form lines back the signals up rather than flattering them.
- Oisin Murphy — 24% strike rate last 30d (28/119)
- Andrew Balding — 20% strike rate last 30d (26/133)
- SR 78 — top of the card
Money is moving on Majestic Wave at 13/2 with no drifters in the market — that kind of one-way traffic at this price is hard to ignore. Simon Dow has hit 15% in the last 30 days and this looks like one he's ready to run into form.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- Simon Dow — 15% strike rate last 30d (3/20)
Money has been finding Arbaawy all morning — strict-majority steamer with no drifters pushing back, and that kind of clean market move at 11/2 doesn't happen by accident. John Butler is in decent nick at 14% over the last 30 days, and with the top SR on the card, this one ticks enough boxes to sit near the top of the watchlist.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- John Butler — 14% strike rate last 30d (7/49)
- SR 79 — top of the card
Market money is landing on Hygge with no drift in the book at all — that's a clean steamer signal, not noise. SR 83 tops the card at Laytown, and when the numbers and the cash point the same way, this one goes on the list.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 83 — top of the card