Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Friday 13 November 2026

Five riders worth watching today. A loaded book is a market signal in itself — when a form jock has multiple chances, the yard sees the day as live. I read the diaries with one eye on the silks, one on the trainer form. Here's what's caught my eye.

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1 Harry Skelton

Harry Skelton is in the middle of a seven-day mugging spree — 11 winners and counting, which makes his three rides today look suspiciously light for a man on fire. Divine Diva at 15:30 carries a speed rating of 157 and a jockey running at 27% for his career; that combination does not need much squinting to like.

• 11 winners in the last 7 days
• 27% career strike rate (1788 rides)
• On Divine Diva (SR 157) in the 15:30

3 Rides today27% Career strike11 Wins last 7d

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2 Gavin Sheehan

Gavin Sheehan is running white-hot right now — eight winners in the last seven days is not a purple patch, it is a streak, and you do not bench a man mid-streak. He is also 8-from-37 at Southwell, a 22% course rate that sits neatly alongside a career mark of 23%, so today's single ride is not a throwaway booking.

• 8 winners in the last 7 days
• 23% career strike rate (1368 rides)
• 22% strike rate at Southwell (8 from 37)

1 Rides today23% Career strike8 Wins last 7d

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3 Harry Cobden

Harry Cobden arrives here in the kind of form that makes you circle his name in red — four winners in the last seven days off a 22% career strike rate that already marks him out as a finisher, not a passenger. He climbs aboard Jonbon in the 14:20, a horse carrying a speed rating of 170, and that booking alone tells you everything you need to know about where the money is going.

• 4 winners in the last 7 days
• 22% career strike rate (939 rides)
• On Jonbon (SR 170) in the 14:20

4 Rides today22% Career strike4 Wins last 7d

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4 Sean Bowen

Sean Bowen is in the form of his life right now — five winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 24% across 2,519 career rides. Get him onside at 14:20, where Mighty Bandit's speed rating of 150 makes this the booking that matters most today.

• 5 winners in the last 7 days
• 24% career strike rate (2519 rides)
• On Mighty Bandit (SR 150) in the 14:20

4 Rides today24% Career strike5 Wins last 7d

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5 Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Jonjo O'Neill Jr. is in the form of his life right now — four winners in the last seven days is not a purple patch, it's a statement. Bill Joyce at 13:45 carries a speed rating of 126 and a jockey who currently cannot stop winning, so this is the ride you don't walk past.

• 4 winners in the last 7 days
• On Bill Joyce (SR 126) in the 13:45
• 15% career strike rate (583 rides)

3 Rides today15% Career strike4 Wins last 7d