Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Sunday 11 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.
⚡ Oisin Murphy is running hot — four winners in the last seven days and a career strike rate of 22% across nearly 2,800 rides tells you this is a jockey who converts, not just competes. Clock him in the 14:22, where Brynmair Gold's speed rating of 155 makes that booking look like the sharpest move on the card.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (2760 rides)
- On Brynmair Gold (SR 155) in the 14:22
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14:22
Brynmair Gold T: Oliver Cole13/8 Race at 14:22
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14:57
Wise And Wonderful T: Andrew Balding5/1 Race at 14:57
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15:32
Midnight Thunder T: Saeed bin Suroor15/2 Race at 15:32
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16:07
Donegan T: Andrew Balding9/2 Race at 16:07
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16:42
Sword Maker T: Saeed bin Suroor6/1 Race at 16:42
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17:17
Winged One T: Andrew Balding14/1 Race at 17:17
Sam Twiston-Davies
⚡ Sam Twiston-Davies is in the form of his life right now — six winners in seven days from a rider whose career baseline sits at 17% tells you the hands are hot. Stick him up at Chepstow where he converts at 26% from 39 rides, and Kamille Au Kanada in the 13:27 on a 153 speed rating is the one you don't walk past.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- On Kamille Au Kanada (SR 153) in the 13:27
- 26% strike rate at Chepstow (10 from 39)
- 13:27 Kamille Au Kanada 13/2 Race at 13:27
- 15:12 Harbour Light 9/4 Race at 15:12
- 15:47 Leader Crik 5/2 Race at 15:47
- 16:22 Stream of Stars 11/2 Race at 16:22
- 16:57 Too Many Acres 2/1 Race at 16:57
Harry Skelton
⚡ Harry Skelton is running hot — seven winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 26% over 1,671 rides tells you this is no purple patch built on soft races. Divine Diva at 13:27 carries a speed rating of 153 and gets the sharpest jockey in the yard right now.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 26% career strike rate (1671 rides)
- On Divine Diva (SR 153) in the 13:27
- 13:27 Divine Diva 4/1 Race at 13:27
- 14:37 Skibidirizz 10/3 Race at 14:37
- 15:47 Service Minimum 4/1 Race at 15:47
- 16:57 Old Coast Road 7/4 Race at 16:57
Ryan Moore
⚡ Ryan Moore rolls in with a 24% career strike rate across 1,065 rides — that is not a number you argue with — and Bengal Tiger at a speed rating of 160 in the 13:56 is exactly the calibre of mount he converts. Four rides today, but that one is the reason you circle his name.
- 24% career strike rate (1065 rides)
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- On Bengal Tiger (SR 160) in the 13:56
- 13:20 Film Set 2/1 Race at 13:20
- 13:56 Bengal Tiger 4/11 Race at 13:56
- 15:05 Drop Dead Gorgeous 17/2 Race at 15:05
- 15:40 Moments of Joy 18/1 Race at 15:40
Cieren Fallon
⚡ Cieren Fallon is hot right now — three winners in the past seven days and he climbs aboard Cerulean Bay, a horse carrying a speed rating of 95, in the 16:42. An 18% career strike rate built over nearly 1,900 rides tells you this man knows when to deliver, and today he has the tools under him to do exactly that.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1893 rides)
- On Cerulean Bay (SR 95) in the 16:42
- 16:42 Cerulean Bay 6/1 Race at 16:42
- 17:17 Aequitas 33/1 Race at 17:17