Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Saturday 15 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.
⚡ Daniel Tudhope has landed five winners in the last seven days and turns up today with five rides, so the yard diaries are working overtime for a reason. Rogue Jewel at 14:20 carries a speed rating of 161 and is the one to follow before he points himself at the Great St Wilfrid at 15:25.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Stakes at 15:25
- On Rogue Jewel (SR 161) in the 14:20
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13:45
Dee's Mochafella T: Fionn McSharry22/1 13th
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14:20
Rogue Jewel T: Edward Bethell4/7 🏆 WON
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15:25
Dark Cloud Rising T: David O'Meara11/2 6th
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16:30
Talitha Rouge T: David O'Meara3/1 🥈 2nd
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17:05
Feliz Navidad T: David O'Meara18/1 11th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is the man to follow today — five winners in the last seven days and seven rides across the card means he is absolutely everywhere trainers need a hot hand right now. A 19% career strike rate over 1,733 rides tells you this is no flash in the pan, and with a book this heavy, the percentage game is firmly in his corner.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- 19% career strike rate (1733 rides)
- 13:35 Bin Jahwar 8/15 🏆 WON
- 14:10 Strike 15/2 6th
- 14:43 Alma Latina 11/4 4th
- 15:13 Eabha evn 🥉 3rd
- 15:50 Del Corso 8/15 🥉 3rd
- 16:25 Lovers Leap 3/1 🥈 2nd
- 17:00 Mister Mojito 9/4 🥉 3rd
Cieren Fallon
⚡ Cieren Fallon is in the form of his life right now — five winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it is a statement. He climbs aboard Al Qayed (speed rating 148) in the 13:35, and a 20% career strike rate over 815 rides tells you this is a man who converts when the horse is underneath him.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (815 rides)
- On Al Qayed (SR 148) in the 13:35
- 13:35 Al Qayed 9/2 🥉 3rd
- 14:43 Dojin 9/2 🏆 WON
- 15:50 Dont Get Me Wrong 16/1 🥈 2nd
- 16:25 Hamda's Joy 13/2 4th
Jason Watson
⚡ Jason Watson has rattled in four winners inside seven days and walks into today with five rides and serious momentum behind him. Mad Jack (SR 123) at 13:45 is the one to follow — that rating does not end up in Watson's plate by accident, and the 15:25 Great St Wilfrid booking confirms the yard trusts him when the prize money is worth chasing.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Stakes at 15:25
- On Mad Jack (SR 123) in the 13:45
- 13:45 Mad Jack 40/1 8th
- 14:55 Mark's Choice 16/1 🥈 2nd
- 15:25 Royal Zabeel 10/1 🏆 WON
- 15:55 Andesite 15/2 7th
- 16:30 Blue Tulip 4/1 🥉 3rd
Tom Marquand
⚡ Tom Marquand is the hottest jockey on the card right now — five winners in seven days and six chances to add to that tally today. The 15:42 is where you look first: San Jose rates 146, and Marquand in this form on a horse with those numbers is not a combination to walk past.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- On San Jose (SR 146) in the 15:42
- 6 rides across the card
- 13:25 Dubai Honour 2/1 🥉 3rd
- 13:55 Kinswoman 7/2 4th
- 14:35 Scoville 9/4 🥉 3rd
- 15:10 Extremely Zain 9/2 7th
- 15:42 San Jose 15/2 4th
- 16:55 Bayaann 11/4 4th