Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Saturday 24 October 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.
⚡ Harry Skelton is on a seven-winner streak in seven days and carries a 27% career strike rate into five rides today — that is not a man to be fading against. The 14:20 Pertemps qualifier is the one to watch, and Skelton booked there tells you the stable thinks this is a live runner.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (1715 rides)
- Booked in Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) at 14:20
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13:10
Palamon T: Dan Skelton17/2 Race at 13:10
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14:20
Ace of Spades T: Dan Skelton5/1 Race at 14:20
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14:55
Here Comes Georgie T: Dan Skelton7/2 Race at 14:55
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15:30
North Shore T: Dan Skelton10/3 Race at 15:30
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16:40
Newgrove T: Dan Skelton10/3 Race at 16:40
William Buick
⚡ William Buick is scorching right now — six winners in seven days from a man who already lands one-in-four across a 1544-ride career. He saddles up Al Hudaiba (SR 107) in the 13:30, and that booking alone tells you where the smart money is pointing today.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 25% career strike rate (1544 rides)
- On Al Hudaiba (SR 107) in the 13:30
- 13:30 Al Hudaiba 15/2 Race at 13:30
- 14:05 Crystal Queen 11/1 Race at 14:05
- 14:40 National Honour 4/7 Race at 14:40
- 15:19 Lir Speciale 7/2 Race at 15:19
- 15:55 Castlemont 11/2 Race at 15:55
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is in the kind of form that makes you stop scrolling — seven winners in the last seven days from a man already sitting on a 24% career strike rate across 2,442 rides. The 14:20 Pertemps qualifier is the one to watch; trainers don't book a jockey running this hot by accident.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (2442 rides)
- Booked in Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) at 14:20
- 13:10 O'Moore Park 28/1 Race at 13:10
- 13:45 Road To Wembley 6/4 Race at 13:45
- 14:20 Lucky Bere 20/1 Race at 14:20
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is riding like a man who's been told the prize money doubles this week — seven winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a takeover. Eleven rides across today's card at an 18% career clip means the book alone gives you roughly two winners before he's even warmed up.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 11 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (3203 rides)
- 14:35 Aegean Prince 11/10 Race at 14:35
- 15:10 Jassas 6/1 Race at 15:10
- 16:24 Undercover Affair 5/1 Race at 16:24
- 16:50 Harvey SP Race at 16:50
- 17:25 Hucklesbrook SP Race at 17:25
- 17:30 Wyvill 11/2 Race at 17:30
- 18:00 Steel Nation 9/1 Race at 18:00
- 18:30 Champagne Poetry 6/1 Race at 18:30
- 19:00 African Spirit 6/1 Race at 19:00
- 19:30 Ribble Emperor 12/1 Race at 19:30
- 20:00 Hunstanton 12/1 Race at 20:00
Sam Twiston-Davies
⚡ Sam Twiston-Davies arrives at the track in form — two winners in the last seven days — and with five rides to work through, he's got plenty of chances to keep the momentum rolling. The 16:05 is where the sharp money lands though: Catchintsavo carries a speed rating of 153, and that's the kind of number that makes the 14:20 Pertemps booking look like a warm-up act.
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle Race (Pertemps Hurdle Series Qualifier) (GBB Race) at 14:20
- On Catchintsavo (SR 153) in the 16:05
- 13:10 Spectacularsunrise 3/1 Race at 13:10
- 14:20 Gowel Road 16/1 Race at 14:20
- 14:55 Uncle Bert 9/2 Race at 14:55
- 16:05 Catchintsavo 5/2 Race at 16:05
- 16:40 Ask Millie 25/1 Race at 16:40