Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Monday 3 August 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 is running hot right now — six winners in the last seven days is the kind of streak that turns a 22% career rate into something you back harder than usual. He gets on Proper Naughty in the 18:30, a speed-rated 145, and that is the ride you circle before anything else on the card.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (1254 rides)
- On Proper Naughty (SR 145) in the 18:30
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18:30
Proper Naughty T: Richard Hannon5/1 🥉 3rd
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19:30
Havana Halo T: Dominic Ffrench Davis9/2 🥈 2nd
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20:30
Flag Carrier T: Brian Toomey13/2 🏆 WON
Dylan Browne McMonagle
⚡ Dylan Browne McMonagle is riding in a vein of form that would make most jockeys blush — six winners in seven days and now a five-ride book to exploit it. Never The Same in the 17:20 carries a speed rating of 155 and that is the headline act, but back him across the card while he's this hot.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- On Never The Same (SR 155) in the 17:20
- 5 rides across the card
- 14:47 Red Evolution 5/1 🏆 WON
- 15:47 Rappell 9/2 12th
- 16:17 Genoah 9/2 6th
- 16:47 Star Prospect 8/1 7th
- 17:20 Never The Same 7/4 🏆 WON
W J Lee
⚡ W J Lee is the hottest saddle on the card right now — seven winners in seven days is a streak you don't walk past, and five rides today means he's everywhere you look. Get on Port Arthur in the 14:17; a speed rating of 144 is the standout number of the afternoon, and Lee in this form makes it a serious winning chance.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- On Port Arthur (SR 144) in the 14:17
- 5 rides across the card
- 14:17 Port Arthur 11/1 🥉 3rd
- 14:47 Lohoobb 9/1 4th
- 15:47 Phoenix Pairc 18/1 14th
- 16:17 Enchanted Lady 20/1 9th
- 16:47 Weekend Roar 7/2 4th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is in the form of his life right now — eight winners in seven days is a streak that demands attention, not a polite nod. He takes that momentum into the 18:30 on Lovely Dark Angel, a 130-rated mount that looks every inch the standout booking of his three rides today.
- 8 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1683 rides)
- On Lovely Dark Angel (SR 130) in the 18:30
- 18:30 Lovely Dark Angel evn 4th
- 19:00 Night Shining evn 🥉 3rd
- 20:30 Chilly Breeze 3/1 🥈 2nd
Cieren Fallon
⚡ Cieren Fallon is running hot — five winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 20% over 773 career rides, and that is not a fluke, that is a jockey in form. Secret Harvest carries a speed rating of 154 in the 14:54 and Fallon in this mood on a horse that classy is the standout booking of the afternoon.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (773 rides)
- On Secret Harvest (SR 154) in the 14:54
- 14:24 War Gaming 5/2 🥉 3rd
- 14:54 Secret Harvest 9/2 🥉 3rd
- 15:24 Creative Queen 10/3 🥉 3rd