Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Saturday 5 September 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.
⚡ Clifford Lee arrives today riding the hottest streak in his yard diary — four winners in seven days is the kind of run that makes you stop scrolling and pay attention. He carries that momentum into a Group 1 at 15:40, but the early money is on Hankelow in the 13:25, a 105-rated mount that tells you the bookings this afternoon are not filler.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) at 15:40
- On Hankelow (SR 105) in the 13:25
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13:25
Hankelow T: K. R. Burke11/2 4th
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14:30
Galilean Quality T: K. R. Burke7/4 🥈 2nd
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15:40
James's Delight T: Clive Cox20/1 4th
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16:15
Arklow Lad T: Michael Appleby11/2 9th
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16:50
Korker T: K. R. Burke12/1 8th
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17:25
Jungle Ruler T: Michael Appleby12/1 7th
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy is in the form of his life right now — seven winners in the last seven days, and somebody has noticed, handing him a seven-ride book across the card today. At 21% for his career over 1,391 rides he is already a banker, but this week he is running hotter than that, so any single mount looks dangerous.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- 21% career strike rate (1391 rides)
- 13:45 Pequenita 4/1 🥈 2nd
- 14:20 Nikovo 7/1 5th
- 14:50 Tornado Alert 7/2 Race at 14:50
- 15:20 Moonrise 7/2 🏆 WON
- 15:55 Veil Of Clouds 15/8 🏆 WON
- 16:30 Topteam 11/2 7th
- 17:05 An Bradan Feasa 7/2 4th
William Buick
⚡ William Buick takes the reins on Big Mojo in the 15:40 Haydock Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes — a Group 1 booking that the front pages noticed, but his 20% career strike rate across 409 rides tells you this isn't a name they just threw at the race. Five rides today, one that matters, and Buick doesn't tend to waste Group 1 appearances.
- Fox's pick in the 15:40 Haydock
- 20% career strike rate (409 rides)
- Booked in Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) at 15:40
- 13:25 Dancing Gemini 10/3 6th
- 13:55 First Law 15/8 🏆 WON
- 14:30 Asia Force 15/2 🏆 WON
- 15:05 Aegean Prince 2/1 🏆 WON
- 15:40 Big Mojo 10/1 🦊 🥉 3rd
Daniel Tudhope
⚡ Tudhope arrives at Haydock red-hot off three winners in seven days, and Saturday's card hands him the perfect stage — a Group 1 slot aboard Paborus, a horse whose 116 speed rating makes him the most dangerous weapon in the Betfair Sprint Cup. A 16% career strike rate won't dazzle the casual punter, but three winners on the bounce plus the top-rated mount of the afternoon tells you everything you need to know about where the confidence is sitting right now.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) at 15:40
- On Paborus (SR 116) in the 15:40
- 14:30 Mythical Bay 7/2 7th
- 15:05 Ashnak 17/2 8th
- 15:40 Paborus 11/2 🥈 2nd
- 16:15 Toyotomi - Race at 16:15
- 16:50 Rhoscolyn 7/2 🥈 2nd
- 17:25 Caim 7/1 6th
Cieren Fallon
⚡ Cieren Fallon has banged in 3 winners in the last seven days and the fact connections have handed him 7 rides today tells you everything about where his stock sits right now. A 19% career strike rate across 882 rides is the bedrock — this is a man who converts, and a heavy book on a hot week means you hunt every one of his mounts.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- 19% career strike rate (882 rides)
- 13:40 Thunder Call 1/1 🏆 WON
- 14:10 Ancestor 13/2 6th
- 14:45 Asheyra 11/4 🥈 2nd
- 15:25 Kahin 4/1 4th
- 16:00 Seren Star 6/1 8th
- 16:35 American Gulf 11/1 Race at 16:35
- 17:10 Manatee Mehmas 7/2 10th