Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Wednesday 7 October 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.
Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble sits top of the card at SR 88, nudging a career best of 87 with four independent signals stacked behind him — that kind of confluence doesn't show up by accident. Marquand in the saddle at Nottingham with the form peaking right now: this one's earned its place on the watchlist.
- SR 88 — near career best (87)
- 4 independent signals aligned
- SR 88 — top of the card
Dark Whisper is posting an SR of 89, a hair's breadth from her career best of 91 and the highest rating on the entire card today. Menuisier's runner doesn't need to improve to win this — she just needs to run to what she already is.
- SR 89 — near career best (91)
- SR 89 — top of the card
What's Enough sits top of the card on an SR of 141 — that's the number worth circling at Navan today. Foley's yard is quiet at 13% but they've been sending them out ready, and this one doesn't need improving on paper to cause a shock at 12s.
- SR 141 — top of the card
- Patrick T Foley — 13% strike rate last 30d (2/15)
Shay Wallace has been red-hot lately, landing 4 winners from 18 rides in the past month at a 22% clip that puts plenty of senior jockeys to shame. The claim makes Mr Perth even better value at 11/2, and this is exactly the kind of quiet Navan heat where a confident apprentice turns up and does the damage.
- Shay Wallace(7) — 22% strike rate last 30d (4/18)
Kielan Woods is bang in form — 36% strike rate over the last 30 days — and he's been handed a horse that's won three on the bounce, which is a pairing worth tracking at any price. The market's already clocking it, with money coming in steadily, so 12/1 won't be hanging around.
- Kielan Woods — 36% strike rate last 30d (4/11)
- Won last 3 starts
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters