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Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Monday 27 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.

— Sly Man

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

⚡ Oisin Murphy is running hot — nine winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 22% across 1,212 career rides, and six books today means the bookmakers are staring down a loaded gun. The one to watch is Lucy The Wire in the 17:50, a 160 speed-rating mount that screams this is not a coincidence booking.

  • 9 winners in the last 7 days
  • 22% career strike rate (1212 rides)
  • On Lucy The Wire (SR 160) in the 17:50
Today's book 6 rides
  • 17:50 Silks
    Lucy The Wire T: James Owen
    9/4 🥈 2nd
  • 18:20 Silks
    Harry Knows T: Richard Hughes
    8/13 🏆 WON
  • 18:53 Silks
    Pull The Rug T: Grace Harris
    15/2 4th
  • 19:28 Silks
    Amazonian Dream T: Rod Millman
    9/2 7th
  • 20:00 Silks
    Star Of Dubai T: Denis Coakley
    13/2 5th
  • 20:30 Silks
    Rugby Union T: Gemma Tutty
    12/1 5th
Today's tally 1 win 1 placed 4 unplaced
🔥 IN FORM

Billy Loughnane

6 rides 18% 10 wins · 7d

⚡ Billy Loughnane is riding the hottest streak in the yard right now — 10 winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a takeover. He lands on Bullrider at 16:30, a 154-rated horse that the booking alone tells you everything about, and an 18% career strike rate means he converts at this level.

  • 10 winners in the last 7 days
  • 18% career strike rate (1643 rides)
  • On Bullrider (SR 154) in the 16:30
Book 6 rides
  • 14:30 Tenison 9/2 7th
  • 15:30 Prince Of Calypso 11/1 🥉 3rd
  • 16:00 Kiani King 9/2 🥉 3rd
  • 16:30 Bullrider 5/2 🥉 3rd
  • 17:30 Padua 7/1 9th
  • 18:05 Bright 9/1 7th
Today's tally 3 placed 3 unplaced
🔥 IN FORM

Rossa Ryan

5 rides 16% 7 wins · 7d

⚡ Rossa Ryan is running red-hot with seven winners in the last seven days, and a five-ride book tonight tells you the yards have clocked it too. Get on him in the 19:28 — Regional Rock carries a speed rating of 96 and that is the headline act of a very tidy evening's work.

  • 7 winners in the last 7 days
  • On Regional Rock (SR 96) in the 19:28
  • 5 rides across the card
Book 5 rides
  • 17:50 Ziata 4/1 🏆 WON
  • 18:53 Guernsey Angel 7/2 5th
  • 19:28 Regional Rock 10/3 🥉 3rd
  • 20:00 Denby's Dream 15/2 6th
  • 20:30 My Old Mate 11/10 Race at 20:30
Today's tally 1 win 1 placed 2 unplaced 1 to run
🔥 IN FORM

Clifford Lee

5 rides 16% 4 wins · 7d

⚡ Clifford Lee is running red-hot right now — four winners in the last seven days from a man who clips along at 16% for the season, and he turns up today with five rides to press that streak. The one to follow is Prosperity in the 19:05, a 154-rated mount that looks suspiciously well-placed for a jockey the front pages have barely glanced at this week.

  • 4 winners in the last 7 days
  • On Prosperity (SR 154) in the 19:05
  • 5 rides across the card
Book 5 rides
  • 18:30 Reflect On Glory 4/1 🥉 3rd
  • 19:05 Prosperity 2/1 🏆 WON
  • 19:40 Moriarty Moon 15/2 5th
  • 20:10 Enchant 9/2 Race at 20:10
  • 20:40 Dunnington Lad 14/1 6th
Today's tally 1 win 1 placed 2 unplaced 1 to run
🔥 IN FORM

Jason Hart

7 rides 14% 4 wins · 7d

⚡ Jason Hart is red-hot right now — four winners in the last seven days and a seven-ride book that tells you the yards know it too. Get on Tegernsee in the 14:15; a speed rating of 140 doesn't walk into a race like that by accident, and Hart is exactly the pilot you want in the saddle when the form is running this warm.

  • 4 winners in the last 7 days
  • 7 rides across the card
  • On Tegernsee (SR 140) in the 14:15
Book 7 rides
  • 14:15 Tegernsee 12/1 🥉 3rd
  • 14:45 Cotai Starlight 9/2 4th
  • 15:15 Carmel Valley 11/1 🥉 3rd
  • 15:45 Runninsonofagun 5/6 🥈 2nd
  • 16:15 Colourband 6/1 🥈 2nd
  • 16:45 Startling 9/2 🥈 2nd
  • 17:20 Daring Leader 6/1 8th
Today's tally 5 placed 2 unplaced