Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Thursday 24 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.
Fuel The Jet
Neil Callan is running at 29% over the last 30 days and the market is already moving — strict-majority money coming in, no drift anywhere. Fuel The Jet sits top of the card on SR 101 at 13/2, and that combination is hard to walk past.
- Neil Callan — 29% strike rate last 30d (2/7)
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 101 — top of the card
Sunday River sits top of the card with an SR of 148 and the market is already moving — strict-majority money in, no drifters to muddy the picture. Ellison knows Southwell, Kiely-Marshall claims three pounds off the weights, and that steamer tells you someone likes the look of this at 8/1.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 148 — top of the card
The market has already made its mind up — strict-majority money piling in on Rokanako with no drifters in sight, and when the whole card moves in one direction, that's not noise. SR 156 tops the card at Listowel, and with Mark Walsh in the plate for Power, the pieces are in the right order.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 156 — top of the card
Top of the card with an SR of 113, and form reading 132 means First Ascent hasn't finished out of the places in three straight starts. Elliott knows Listowel, Smith claims five pounds off the weight, and this one arrives in the best shape on the board.
- SR 113 — top of the card
- Placed in last 3 starts (form: 132)
Harriet Bethell is firing at 19% over the last month, and Bearwith already knows how to win around Southwell. The 3lb claim on Kiely-Marshall sweetens the price further — this one's on the board.
- Harriet Bethell — 19% strike rate last 30d (4/21)
- 1 prior win at Southwell (AW)