Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Saturday 22 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.
⚡ Rossa Ryan arrives at York today with three winners in the last seven days burning a hole in his silks, and his 16% career strike rate across 1,437 rides tells you this is a rider who converts when the material is there. Daiquiri Bay in the 15:35 Ebor is the one to watch — Mr Fox has picked it, Ryan is booked, and the form arrow is pointing straight up.
- Fox's pick in the 15:35 York
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBplus Race) at 15:35
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13:50
Dividend T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole25/1 7th
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15:35
Daiquiri Bay T: Alan King10/1 🦊 🏆 WON
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16:10
Flash Harry T: Clive Cox40/1 11th
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16:45
Dance A Jig T: Ralph Beckett11/1 9th
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17:20
Parole d'Oro T: Michael Bell33/1 9th
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy arrives at today's card red-hot — five winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 21% across 1,345 career rides. That Ebor booking at 15:35 is the one to watch; trainers don't hand the big Heritage Handicap to a jockey who isn't firing.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 21% career strike rate (1345 rides)
- Booked in Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBplus Race) at 15:35
- 14:25 Mythical Bay 7/1 9th
- 15:00 Flora Of Bermuda 12/1 10th
- 15:35 Furthur 33/1 18th
- 16:10 Dance In The Storm 9/4 4th
- 16:45 Sale Shark 6/1 🏆 WON
- 17:20 Bourbon Blues 12/1 🥉 3rd
Ryan Moore
⚡ Ryan Moore rolls in with a 27% career strike rate across 506 rides — that's not a jockey in a rich vein, that's a jockey who converts at a rate most trainers dream about in a good season. Seven rides across today's card means connections are queueing up, and with two winners already banked in the last seven days, the booking sheet alone tells you where the confidence is sitting.
- 27% career strike rate (506 rides)
- 7 rides across the card
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- 13:50 Expanded 18/1 Race at 13:50
- 14:25 Limestone 4/1 5th
- 15:00 Puerto Rico 20/1 6th
- 15:35 Emit 11/2 12th
- 16:10 King Of Light 12/1 14th
- 16:45 Dubai Champion 9/2 11th
- 17:20 Erzindjan 8/1 12th
William Buick
⚡ William Buick rolls in carrying a 20% career strike rate across 384 rides and has already banked three winners in the last seven days — the man is tuned in right now. Four rides today and the 15:35 Ebor is the one to follow: heritage handicap, big field, the kind of race where a jockey firing hot makes all the difference.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (384 rides)
- Booked in Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBplus Race) at 15:35
- 14:25 Into The Light 8/1 15th
- 15:00 Notable Speech 5/2 🏆 WON
- 15:35 Love Me Tender 4/1 10th
- 17:20 Al Aali 12/1 8th
Colin Keane
⚡ Colin Keane rolls in red-hot off four winners in seven days, and the bookmakers haven't woken up to how dangerous that makes him in a three-ride afternoon. Jonquil at 13:50 carries a speed rating of 109 and is the one to watch before Keane hauls his momentum into the Ebor at 15:35.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in Sky Bet Ebor Handicap Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBplus Race) at 15:35
- On Jonquil (SR 109) in the 13:50
- 13:50 Jonquil 10/1 8th
- 15:35 Tarriance 7/1 9th
- 17:20 Accredit 7/1 10th