Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Saturday 1 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.
⚡ Ryan Moore is running hot — five winners in the last seven days and a 27% career strike rate that most jockeys would retire happy with — and someone with that book has not taken four rides today by accident. The Coral Stewards' Cup booking at 15:35 is the one to circle: Moore does not turn up in Heritage Handicaps to make up the numbers.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (473 rides)
- Booked in Coral Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) at 15:35
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13:50
Hopewell Rock T: George Boughey13/2 🏆 WON
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15:00
Amelia Earhart T: A P O'Brien6/1 5th
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15:35
Completely Random T: Harry Charlton11/1 4th
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16:45
Speakers Corner T: A P O'Brien5/2 13th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is the hottest name on the card right now — seven winners in the last seven days is a streak you simply don't ignore. A full book of seven rides today gives him every chance to keep that run going, and at 18% career strike rate over 1670 rides, the underlying class is already there to back it up.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (1670 rides)
- 13:33 Romantic Symphony 11/8 🏆 WON
- 14:13 Glamorize 11/4 7th
- 14:48 Haleema 11/10 4th
- 15:23 Tryst 9/2 🏆 WON
- 15:58 Sixpack 9/2 🥈 2nd
- 16:33 Hollywell Stream 6/1 🏆 WON
- 17:10 Sound And Vision 9/4 🥈 2nd
Cieren Fallon
⚡ Cieren Fallon is in the form of his life right now — five winners in the last seven days and six chances today to keep the streak moving. The one that matters is the 13:33, where he partners Orionis off a speed rating of 103, and a 20% career strike rate tells you this is a jockey who converts when it counts.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (765 rides)
- On Orionis (SR 103) in the 13:33
- 13:33 Orionis 9/2 6th
- 14:13 Acclamation Star 7/1 🥈 2nd
- 15:23 Hardy's Hero 10/3 6th
- 15:58 Divine Knight 2/1 5th
- 16:33 Thaluna 5/2 🥉 3rd
- 17:10 Angel Summer 8/1 5th
James Doyle
⚡ James Doyle is the man to follow today — four winners in the last seven days off an 18% career strike rate tells you this isn't a hot streak built on thin air. Five rides to work with and a Coral Stewards' Cup booking at 15:35 means the stable that matters has already made their call.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (324 rides)
- Booked in Coral Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) at 15:35
- 13:50 Sing Us A Song 11/2 6th
- 14:25 Opportunity 9/4 🥈 2nd
- 15:35 Evening Saigon 16/1 🏆 WON
- 16:45 Market Leader 5/1 5th
- 17:20 Real Gain 14/1 8th
William Buick
⚡ William Buick rolls into today with three winners banked in the last seven days and a 20% career strike rate over 362 rides — this is a man in form, not a man finding it. That Coral Stewards' Cup booking at 15:35 is the one to circle; Buick doesn't land in Heritage Handicaps by accident.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (362 rides)
- Booked in Coral Stewards' Cup (Heritage Handicap) at 15:35
- 13:50 Valedictory 3/1 5th
- 14:25 Involvement 33/1 8th
- 15:00 Danielle 10/3 6th
- 15:35 Dubai Bling 25/1 10th
- 16:10 Wild Desert 8/1 10th