Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Sunday 20 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.
⚡ Harry Skelton is running hot right now — four winners in the last seven days from a man already operating at 27% across 1,625 career rides is not noise, that is signal. He partners Edelak in the 16:08, a horse rated 126, and when a jockey this sharp lands a mount this classy mid-streak, you don't walk past it.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (1625 rides)
- On Edelak (SR 126) in the 16:08
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14:38
Premier Tenor T: Dan Skelton8/11 Race at 14:38
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Camino Rocio T: Dan Skelton4/1 Race at 15:38
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Edelak T: Dan Skelton10/3 Race at 16:08
Connor Beasley
⚡ Connor Beasley is red-hot right now — three winners in the last seven days and a six-ride book tells you the yards are calling him in, not out of habit. The Frontier Legend pitch at 14:00 is the one to watch; a speed rating of 126 on that mount is no coincidence, and Beasley doesn't land those bookings without earning them.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- On Frontier Legend (SR 126) in the 14:00
- 6 rides across the card
- 14:00 Frontier Legend 28/1 5th
- 15:00 Impressor 4/1 🏆 WON
- 15:30 Call Me Betty 16/1 🥉 3rd
- 16:00 Good Morning Alex 20/1 🏆 WON
- 16:30 Epidavros 17/2 9th
- 17:00 Taylormade Lad 6/1 5th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is running red-hot with 10 winners in the last seven days, and you do not ignore a rider in that kind of groove when he steps up on a 154-rated horse. Celtic Storm in the 14:00 is the ride that matters here, and the bookmakers have not priced that combination like they should have.
- 10 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (3021 rides)
- On Celtic Storm (SR 154) in the 14:00
- 14:00 Celtic Storm 4/5 🥈 2nd
- 15:30 Persian Spirit 10/3 6th
- 16:00 Maximising 3/1 🥉 3rd
- 16:30 Bradbury 12/1 🏆 WON
Rowan Scott
⚡ Rowan Scott is red-hot right now — four winners in seven days and a 19% strike rate at Hamilton (14 from 74) marks him out as the man to follow at this track today. He gets on Bowdens in the 14:00, a 143-rated mount that the booking pages glossed over, and that is a combination worth your attention.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- On Bowdens (SR 143) in the 14:00
- 19% strike rate at Hamilton (14 from 74)
- 14:00 Bowdens 17/2 🏆 WON
- 15:30 Iris Dancer 12/1 8th
- 16:00 Vincenzo Peruggia 10/1 6th
- 16:30 Port Darwin 9/1 6th
Tom Marquand
⚡ Tom Marquand rolls in red-hot — five winners in the last seven days is not a purple patch, it's a statement. Charmed Boy at 14:00 carries a speed rating of 145 and Marquand in this form is the last booking you want to talk yourself out of.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- On Charmed Boy (SR 145) in the 14:00
- 16% career strike rate (2507 rides)
- 14:00 Charmed Boy 11/2 4th
- 14:30 Pj's Corner 11/2 🏆 WON
- 16:00 Time Loop 9/2 8th