Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Tuesday 3 November 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.
Honour Your Dreams
The market's already found Honour Your Dreams at 18:30 Wolverhampton — strict-majority steam, no drifters, which means the money isn't scattered noise. Rawlinson in the saddle for Attwater and the serious punters pointing one way is enough to put this one on the list at 6/1.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
Herrington and Hogan are both firing at 26% and 25% respectively over the last 30 days, and someone has already noticed — the market's steaming with no drift in sight. At 8/1, Evening Blues is the kind of quiet number that doesn't stay quiet for long.
- Michael Herrington — 26% strike rate last 30d (9/34)
- Dylan Hogan — 25% strike rate last 30d (8/32)
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
Dylan Hogan is firing at 25% over the last 30 days and Morris is ticking along nicely behind him, so this combination landing at a track Havachoc has already won at is worth serious attention. Fifteen-halves is a generous price for a horse with course form and the yard's two best assets in place.
- Dylan Hogan — 25% strike rate last 30d (8/32)
- Patrick Morris — 19% strike rate last 30d (3/16)
- 1 prior win at Wolverhampton (AW)
Six wins at Sedgefield is not a coincidence, and the market is already working that out — strict-majority money coming with no drifters at 5/1. An SR of 92 tops the card, and Clean Getaway knows this track better than most horses know their own stable.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 92 — top of the card
- 6 prior wins at Sedgefield
Money is moving on Princess Felicia with purpose — strict-majority steamer at 5/1, and that SR of 90 puts her clear at the top of this card. David Harry Kelly has been firing at 15% over the last 30 days, and when the market and the form book line up like this, it pays to take notice.
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 90 — top of the card
- David Harry Kelly — 15% strike rate last 30d (2/13)