Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Monday 12 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.
⚡ Oisin Murphy has rattled in 5 winners in the last seven days and now saddles up seven times across the card — that is not a coincidence, that is a trainer community voting with its bookings. A 22% career strike rate over 2766 rides tells you this man converts, and with a book this heavy on a hot streak, you want him onside today.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (2766 rides)
- 7 rides across the card
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16:45
Tredegar Square T: James Fanshawe11/8 Race at 16:45
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17:15
Katie Louise T: Martin Dunne25/1 Race at 17:15
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17:45
Wosta T: John & Thady Gosden11/4 Race at 17:45
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18:15
Fear The Dark T: Oliver Cole11/2 Race at 18:15
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18:45
Caromb T: David O'Meara20/1 Race at 18:45
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19:15
Floating Market T: Andrew Balding15/8 Race at 19:15
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20:15
Silky Robin T: Brian Toomey6/1 Race at 20:15
Daniel Tudhope
⚡ Tudhope has banged in 5 winners in the last seven days and rolls up today with 8 rides across the card — trainers don't hand a book that size to a man who isn't flying. At 18% career strike rate over nearly 2,000 rides, he's no flash in the pan, and right now he's the hottest name on the sheet.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 8 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (1949 rides)
- 16:28 Ella Beach 11/4 Race at 16:28
- 17:00 Sailor's Return 7/2 Race at 17:00
- 17:30 Moofeed 10/3 Race at 17:30
- 18:00 Blazing Inferno 6/1 Race at 18:00
- 18:30 Kinnalargy 7/2 Race at 18:30
- 19:00 Goyard 11/2 Race at 19:00
- 19:30 Ice Show 4/1 Race at 19:30
- 20:00 Criminal Shore 8/1 Race at 20:00
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Eight winners in seven days and now a seven-ride book — Loughnane isn't running hot, he's running scalding. An 18% career strike rate over 3139 rides tells you this isn't a fluke, so if his name's on your card today, you keep it there.
- 8 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (3139 rides)
- 16:12 Showcasing Glory 8/11 Race at 16:12
- 16:45 Huwa Baree 11/2 Race at 16:45
- 17:45 Foxy Night 4/1 Race at 17:45
- 18:15 Heavenly Parole 5/1 Race at 18:15
- 18:45 Yorkshire 13/2 Race at 18:45
- 19:45 Tazaman 9/2 Race at 19:45
- 20:15 Macanudo 6/1 Race at 20:15
Harry Skelton
⚡ Harry Skelton is running as hot as anyone in the weighing room right now — six winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a statement. He climbs aboard Jupiter des Mottes (SR 138) in the 15:07, and a 26% career strike rate tells you this is a man who converts; back him to do it again.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 26% career strike rate (1674 rides)
- On Jupiter des Mottes (SR 138) in the 15:07
- 15:07 Jupiter des Mottes 10/3 Race at 15:07
- 15:37 Broomfield Aderra 5/2 Race at 15:37
- 16:07 Kykorock 13/8 Race at 16:07
- 16:37 Big Cadillac 11/4 Race at 16:37
Rossa Ryan
⚡ Rossa Ryan is in the form of his life right now — five winners in the last seven days and six more chances today to keep the streak burning. He lands on All Shall Be Well in the 17:45, a horse carrying a speed rating of 133, and an 18% career strike rate tells you this is a man who converts when the material is good.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (2945 rides)
- On All Shall Be Well (SR 133) in the 17:45
- 17:45 All Shall Be Well 22/1 Race at 17:45
- 18:15 Blue Vixen 66/1 Race at 18:15
- 18:45 Star Anthem 10/1 Race at 18:45
- 19:15 That Darn Cantor 11/2 Race at 19:15
- 19:45 Two Plus Two 6/1 Race at 19:45
- 20:15 Pop Dancer 28/1 Race at 20:15