Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Monday 28 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.
⚡ Billy Loughnane is running at a temperature right now — seven winners in the last seven days is not a purple patch, it's a full-blown heist. Seven rides across today's card at an 18% career clip means the statistics alone hand you multiple live chances before you've even looked at the form.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (3062 rides)
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16:55
North Beach T: Mark Loughnane66/1 6th
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17:30
Majestic Flame T: Richard Hughes4/1 🥉 3rd
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18:30
Court of Session T: Phil McEntee7/1 9th
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19:00
Zafaan T: Charlie Clover6/4 🏆 WON
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19:30
Yes Waliim T: Richard Hughes3/1 4th
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20:00
Enter Sandman T: Dominic Ffrench Davis11/1 6th
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20:30
The Anthony Gover T: Dr Richard Newland11/8 🥉 3rd
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy is operating at a frightening clip right now — six winners in seven days — and with six rides today the conveyor belt is not stopping. Shadow Boxer at 16:55 carries a speed rating of 150, and a man running at 22% for a career is the last person you want against you when he lands a mount like that.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (2735 rides)
- On Shadow Boxer (SR 150) in the 16:55
- 16:55 Shadow Boxer 4/1 🥉 3rd
- 17:30 Speed Nation 11/8 4th
- 18:00 Ridger 7/4 🏆 WON
- 19:30 Roserunner 9/2 11th
- 20:00 Nogo's Dream 4/1 🥈 2nd
- 20:30 Relentless Hero 20/1 9th
W. J. Lee
⚡ W. J. Lee has banked six winners in the last seven days and turns up at Down Royal today where he strikes at 26% from 53 visits — this track fits him like a glove. Six rides on the card and Ladrona in the 14:34 carries a speed rating of 149, which is the top mount of the lot and the one you want him on.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- On Ladrona (SR 149) in the 14:34
- 26% strike rate at Down Royal (14 from 53)
- 13:24 Santo Parvenue 2/1 🥉 3rd
- 13:59 Navy Waters 9/2 6th
- 14:34 Ladrona 9/2 🥈 2nd
- 16:19 No More Hiding 7/2 🏆 WON
- 16:50 Folk Warrior 9/1 9th
- 17:25 Earthsong 11/1 Race at 17:25
Rossa Ryan
⚡ Rossa Ryan is in the form of his life right now — six winners in the last seven days is a jockey running hot, and you don't ignore that kind of momentum when it's staring you in the face. He links up with Galileo Star in the 14:05, a horse carrying a speed rating of 154, and at 18% career strike rate over nearly three thousand rides, Ryan knows exactly what to do when quality lands in his lap.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (2898 rides)
- On Galileo Star (SR 154) in the 14:05
- 13:30 Dreambird Dolly 6/1 7th
- 14:05 Galileo Star 11/10 🏆 WON
- 14:40 Magical Life 5/1 6th
- 15:15 Danehill Star 13/2 🥉 3rd
- 16:27 Royal County Glory 9/4 9th
Daniel Tudhope
⚡ Tudhope arrives at the track in the kind of nick you can't fake — three winners in the last seven days and an 18% career strike rate built over nearly 1,900 rides tells you this is no hot streak, it's a baseline. Stick him on City Captain in the 16:04 with a speed rating of 94 and you've got the day's sharpest booking hiding in plain sight.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1909 rides)
- On City Captain (SR 94) in the 16:04