Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Friday 9 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.
⚡ Jack Kennedy is red-hot right now — five winners in seven days, and a 22% career strike rate over 1,232 rides tells you this isn't a fluke. He gets on Fuusland (SR 148) at 15:58, and that rating is the strongest number on the card today.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (1232 rides)
- On Fuusland (SR 148) in the 15:58
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14:13
Euro Agent T: Gordon Elliott4/5 Race at 14:13
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14:48
Lygon Lad T: Gordon Elliott9/4 Race at 14:48
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15:58
Fuusland T: Gordon Elliott11/4 Race at 15:58
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16:30
Ersudaly T: Gordon Elliott9/2 Race at 16:30
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17:05
Astley T: Paul Traynor4/1 Race at 17:05
Harry Skelton
⚡ Harry Skelton rolls in with four winners in the last seven days and a 26% career strike rate built across 1658 rides — the man is not messing about. Seven rides across the card today means he's everywhere, and when Skelton books this heavy, the winners tend to follow.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 26% career strike rate (1658 rides)
- 7 rides across the card
- 13:22 Cooltobecareless 10/11 Race at 13:22
- 13:57 Dutch Corner 5/4 Race at 13:57
- 15:12 Le Beau Madrik 4/1 Race at 15:12
- 15:43 North Shore 6/1 Race at 15:43
- 16:17 Typhoon Warrior 7/2 Race at 16:17
- 16:55 Mostly Sunny 10/1 Race at 16:55
- 17:31 Sheezer Diva 7/2 Race at 17:31
William Buick
⚡ William Buick rolls in with three winners in the last seven days and a career strike rate of 25% across 1,513 rides — this is not a man in a lean patch. Eight rides today means the trainers know it too, and at least two of those bookings are going to sting the layers.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 25% career strike rate (1513 rides)
- 8 rides across the card
- 13:15 Flann Sunna 5/2 Race at 13:15
- 13:50 Sea Venture 12/1 Race at 13:50
- 14:25 Time To Turn 11/4 Race at 14:25
- 14:57 Musical Times 1/2 Race at 14:57
- 15:30 Study of Words 13/2 Race at 15:30
- 16:10 Forty Years On 13/8 Race at 16:10
- 16:45 Touleen 7/2 Race at 16:45
- 17:20 Mister Mojito 10/1 Race at 17:20
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Eight winners in seven days and now nine rides today — Billy Loughnane isn't cooling off, he's accelerating. An 18% career rate over 3,121 rides tells you this is no fluke, and any trainer handing him the reins right now knows exactly what they're doing.
- 8 winners in the last 7 days
- 9 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (3121 rides)
- 16:05 Bidsta 8/13 Race at 16:05
- 16:38 Soeur de Flash 5/2 Race at 16:38
- 17:15 Positive Thoughts 7/2 Race at 17:15
- 17:45 News 11/10 Race at 17:45
- 18:15 El Presidente 6/4 Race at 18:15
- 18:45 Havana Touch 13/8 Race at 18:45
- 19:15 Gunfighter 2/1 Race at 19:15
- 19:45 Meet Me In Meraki 9/2 Race at 19:45
- 20:15 Zero Carbon 9/1 Race at 20:15
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy rolls in with 3 winners in the last seven days and a 22% career strike rate across 2,752 rides — the numbers say he's in form and the trainers know it, which is exactly why they've handed him eight rides today. A book that heavy doesn't happen by accident; somebody in the yards is making a statement.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (2752 rides)
- 8 rides across the card
- 13:15 Fast Track 7/1 Race at 13:15
- 13:50 Sweltering 6/1 Race at 13:50
- 14:25 Never So Brave 9/2 Race at 14:25
- 14:57 Forbidden Fire 8/1 Race at 14:57
- 15:30 Turty Tree 5/1 Race at 15:30
- 16:10 Dance In The Storm 2/1 Race at 16:10
- 16:45 Francophone 9/1 Race at 16:45
- 17:20 Nanoscience 4/1 Race at 17:20