Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Friday 6 November 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.
⚡ Brian Hughes is in the form of his life right now — four winners in seven days and six chances today to keep the streak moving. Get on Boy Aaron in the 15:20; a speed rating of 152 paired with a jockey firing at 19% career accuracy is not a combination you walk past.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 19% career strike rate (1027 rides)
- On Boy Aaron (SR 152) in the 15:20
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13:00
Queen Lily T: Sandy Thomson12/1 Race at 13:00
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13:35
Aill Dubh T: Micky Hammond9/1 Race at 13:35
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14:10
The Other Mozzie T: L J Morgan18/1 Race at 14:10
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14:45
Colonel Jack T: Mark Walford14/1 Race at 14:45
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15:20
Boy Aaron T: Adam Nicol7/4 Race at 15:20
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15:52
Ol Parson T: Jack Jones8/1 Race at 15:52
Gavin Sheehan
⚡ Gavin Sheehan is running hot — five winners in seven days is a streak worth following, and a 23% career strike rate over 1347 rides tells you this is no fluke. The ride that matters is Smokehouse in the 12:50, a horse carrying a speed rating of 133 that the casual form-reader will have underestimated.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 23% career strike rate (1347 rides)
- On Smokehouse (SR 133) in the 12:50
- 12:50 Smokehouse evn Race at 12:50
- 14:35 Lynx de Thaix 10/3 Race at 14:35
- 15:43 Eyeeye 7/1 Race at 15:43
Harry Skelton
⚡ Harry Skelton is red-hot right now — 10 winners in the last seven days is not a purple patch, it's a demolition job — and a 27% career strike rate over 1,762 rides tells you this is no fluke merchant riding a wave. Seven rides across the card today means he's the name you circle first, before the market tells you to.
- 10 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (1762 rides)
- 7 rides across the card
- 12:40 Risky Obsession 6/4 Race at 12:40
- 13:15 Barnpark 9/2 Race at 13:15
- 13:50 Lyssenko 2/1 Race at 13:50
- 14:25 Royal Infantry 7/4 Race at 14:25
- 15:00 Mirabad 7/4 Race at 15:00
- 15:35 Here Comes Georgie 9/4 Race at 15:35
- 16:05 Quaviste 13/8 Race at 16:05
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is operating at a frequency that makes the rest of the weighing room look half-asleep — 10 winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 24% across nearly 2,500 career rides. Get on Aqua Bleu in the 12:40, rated 135, because when Bowen is running this hot you don't need a second invitation.
- 10 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (2490 rides)
- On Aqua Bleu (SR 135) in the 12:40
- 12:40 Aqua Bleu 9/2 Race at 12:40
- 13:15 Off The Jury 3/1 Race at 13:15
- 13:50 All In You 15/8 Race at 13:50
- 15:35 Dartmoor Pirate 9/1 Race at 15:35
- 16:05 Mia Sunshine 9/1 Race at 16:05
Sam Twiston-Davies
⚡ Sam Twiston-Davies is red-hot right now — seven winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it is a man who has found his rhythm and dares you to look elsewhere. Get him onside in the 15:00 when he saddles up on Rubaud, a 139-rated mount that makes his five rides today look like a stacked hand.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1083 rides)
- On Rubaud (SR 139) in the 15:00
- 13:15 Below The Radar 9/2 Race at 13:15
- 13:50 Dedicated Hero 9/1 Race at 13:50
- 14:25 Intosomethinggood 4/1 Race at 14:25
- 15:00 Rubaud 6/1 Race at 15:00
- 15:35 Master Chewy 16/1 Race at 15:35