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Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Monday 21 September 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.

— Sly Man

Today's headline rider 🔥 IN FORM
7 Rides today
22% Career strike
5 Wins last 7d

⚡ Oisin Murphy is running hot right now — five winners in the last seven days, and he's not slowing down with seven rides booked across today's card. A 22% career strike rate over 2,701 rides tells you this is no flash in the pan; he's the man to follow today, full stop.

  • 5 winners in the last 7 days
  • 22% career strike rate (2701 rides)
  • 7 rides across the card
Today's book 7 rides
Today's tally 4 wins 1 placed 1 unplaced 1 to run
🔥 IN FORM

Daniel Tudhope

4 rides 18% 5 wins · 7d

⚡ Daniel Tudhope is in the form of his life right now — five winners in seven days is not luck, that is a jockey running hot and knowing it. He gets on Mrs Blue in the 14:15, a mount with a speed rating of 156, and a career strike rate of 18% over nearly 1,900 rides tells you this booking is no accident.

  • 5 winners in the last 7 days
  • 18% career strike rate (1889 rides)
  • On Mrs Blue (SR 156) in the 14:15
Book 4 rides
Today's tally 3 placed 1 unplaced
🔥 IN FORM

W. J. Lee

6 rides 15% 6 wins · 7d

⚡ W. J. Lee has been a man on fire this past week — six winners in seven days, and now he rolls up with a full book of six rides to press the advantage. The one that matters is River Trieux in the 16:25, a horse carrying a speed rating of 156 that puts Lee firmly in the frame for the day's headline act.

  • 6 winners in the last 7 days
  • On River Trieux (SR 156) in the 16:25
  • 6 rides across the card
Book 6 rides
Today's tally 2 wins 3 unplaced 1 to run
🔥 IN FORM

Billy Loughnane

6 rides 18% 10 wins · 7d

⚡ Billy Loughnane is running hotter than anyone on the card right now — 10 winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 18% across more than 3,000 rides is not noise, that is a jockey peaking at exactly the right moment. Stick a pin in the 15:02: Heno carries a speed rating of 146 and Loughnane in this form is the last pilot you want opposing you.

  • 10 winners in the last 7 days
  • 18% career strike rate (3025 rides)
  • On Heno (SR 146) in the 15:02
Book 6 rides
Today's tally 1 win 2 placed 3 unplaced
🔥 IN FORM

Marco Ghiani

7 rides 16% 3 wins · 7d

⚡ Marco Ghiani arrives here in form — three winners in the last seven days and seven rides across the card tells you the yard phones are busy for a reason. Get him onside in the 17:42, where Reichenbach Falls carries a speed rating of 155 and looks the standout booking of his book today.

  • 3 winners in the last 7 days
  • 7 rides across the card
  • On Reichenbach Falls (SR 155) in the 17:42
Book 7 rides
Today's tally 4 unplaced 3 to run