Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Friday 16 October 2026
The riders I'm watching today — the loaded books, the marquee bookings, the form jocks pinging the radar.
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.
⚡ Billy Loughnane is the hottest body in the weighing room right now — six winners in seven days is a streak trainers have clocked, which explains why they've handed him seven rides today. An 18% career strike rate over 3,160 rides tells you this isn't a purple patch built on thin air; back him in every race you can.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (3160 rides)
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14:12
The Angel King T: Ian Williamsunpriced Race at 14:12
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14:17
Monoceros T: Iain Jardine11/2 Race at 14:17
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16:02
Show And Tell T: Ismail Mohammed & Jose Santos17/2 Race at 16:02
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16:32
Vingegaard T: Paul Midgleyunpriced Race at 16:32
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16:37
Parisiac T: Iain Jardine17/2 Race at 16:37
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17:07
Vingegaard T: Paul Midgley10/1 Race at 17:07
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17:37
High Storm T: K. R. Burke7/4 Race at 17:37
Harry Skelton
⚡ Harry Skelton is riding the hottest streak in the weighing room right now — 10 winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a statement. Get on Turbocharged in the 13:27; a speed rating of 160 paired with a jockey operating at that clip is not a combination you walk past.
- 10 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (1688 rides)
- On Turbocharged (SR 160) in the 13:27
- 13:27 Turbocharged 1/3 Race at 13:27
- 14:37 Getawhisky 15/8 Race at 14:37
- 15:12 Service Minimum 2/1 Race at 15:12
- 16:22 Holeheartedly 9/2 Race at 16:22
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is running hot with five winners in the last seven days, and a 24% career strike rate over 2418 rides tells you this is no purple patch — the man is simply built this way. Miss Maverick at 15:12 carries a speed rating of 129 and Bowen in this form is exactly the booking you want on a horse with that kind of ceiling.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (2418 rides)
- On Miss Maverick (SR 129) in the 15:12
- 14:02 Emailandy 14/1 Race at 14:02
- 15:12 Miss Maverick 3/1 Race at 15:12
- 15:47 Bobbi's Beauty 7/2 Race at 15:47
- 16:22 Bryson 6/1 Race at 16:22
Tom Marquand
⚡ Tom Marquand is the hottest jockey on the circuit right now — seven winners in the last seven days, and he hasn't slowed down to count them. Five rides today gives him plenty of bites at it, and Venetian Lion in the 14:52 sits at a stratospheric 90 speed rating, which is exactly where you want him when he's in form like this.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- On Venetian Lion (SR 90) in the 14:52
- 5 rides across the card
- 14:12 Venetian Lion unpriced Race at 14:12
- 14:17 Tina's Indian 12/1 Race at 14:17
- 14:52 Venetian Lion 7/2 Race at 14:52
- 15:27 Pure Majesty 9/2 Race at 15:27
- 17:07 Duran 6/1 Race at 17:07
Colin Keane
⚡ Colin Keane rolls in red-hot — three winners in the last seven days and seven rides across the card tells you the yards are backing him hard right now. The one to follow is Ocean's Breath in the 19:30, a 96-rated mount that confirms Keane hasn't been handed a heavy book by accident.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- On Ocean's Breath (SR 96) in the 19:30
- 17:30 Palmeira 9/2 Race at 17:30
- 18:00 This That 5/2 Race at 18:00
- 18:30 Hooves Your Daddy 10/1 Race at 18:30
- 19:00 Dervo Annie 7/1 Race at 19:00
- 19:30 Ocean's Breath 5/2 Race at 19:30
- 20:00 Expound 9/1 Race at 20:00
- 20:30 Hygge 9/2 Race at 20:30