Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Friday 24 July 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.
⚡ Harry Skelton rolls in hot — three winners in the last seven days and a 27% career strike rate that most jockeys would tattoo on their arm — and he's got five chances today to keep the streak alive. The one to watch is Sparkling Water in the 17:35, a rating of 154 that tells you this booking didn't land in Skelton's lap by accident.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (667 rides)
- On Sparkling Water (SR 154) in the 17:35
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14:10
Ashdown Forest T: Dan Skelton5/4 🏆 WON
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15:50
Colegram T: Dan Skelton4/1 8th
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16:25
Dream's Ka T: Dan Skelton2/1 8th
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17:00
Ice Jet T: Dan Skelton6/4 Race at 17:00
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17:35
Sparkling Water T: Dan Skelton2/1 🏆 WON
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is running hotter than anyone else in the weighing room right now — seven winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a statement. He's aboard Trouville in the 13:40, a horse with a speed rating of 124, and a 24% career strike rate does not lie about who gets the job done when the booking matters.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (1200 rides)
- On Trouville (SR 124) in the 13:40
- 13:40 Trouville 6/5 4th
- 14:40 Jet Patrol 13/2 5th
- 15:15 Kenzo Des Bruyeres 9/2 Pulled up
- 17:00 Schmilsson 17/2 Race at 17:00
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy is running hot — eight winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 22% across nearly 1,200 career rides. Get on Ash Tree in the 14:20; a speed rating of 156 on a jockey this sharp is not a combination you walk past.
- 8 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (1198 rides)
- On Ash Tree (SR 156) in the 14:20
- 14:20 Ash Tree 5/2 7th
- 14:55 Alfred Wallace 7/2 🏆 WON
- 16:05 Fantasy Believer 12/1 4th
- 16:40 Mystic Moment - Race at 16:40
- 17:12 Killavia 11/2 🏆 WON
William Buick
⚡ William Buick is in the form of his life right now — six winners in seven days, and he walks into today with just two rides, which means every booking counts double. Diamond Rain at 19:50 carries a speed rating of 120, and when a jockey is running this hot, you don't need to be talked into it.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (339 rides)
- On Diamond Rain (SR 120) in the 19:50
- 18:05 Vaguely Royal 5/1 🏆 WON
- 19:50 Diamond Rain 4/7 🏆 WON
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is running so hot right now that nine winners in seven days is not a purple patch — it is a statement. He lands on Sorrengail in the 14:20, a horse rated 156, and with an 18% career strike rate to underpin the confidence, that is the ride you follow today.
- 9 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1629 rides)
- On Sorrengail (SR 156) in the 14:20
- 14:20 Sorrengail 11/10 🏆 WON
- 14:55 Time For The Moon 14/1 10th
- 15:30 Kirchner 15/8 🏆 WON
- 16:05 Study Of Words 7/1 🥈 2nd
- 16:40 Be Frank 6/1 Race at 16:40
- 17:12 Dandy Magic 3/1 🥉 3rd