Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Sunday 26 July 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.
⚡ Sean Bowen is running hot with five winners in the last seven days, and a 23% career strike rate over 1,203 rides tells you this is no purple patch — the man delivers. Get on Zooter in the 14:12; a speed rating of 148 is the standout number on his six-ride card today.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 23% career strike rate (1203 rides)
- On Zooter (SR 148) in the 14:12
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14:12
Zooter T: Jack Jones11/2 4th
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15:12
Diesel Line T: Charles & Adam Pogson9/2 Race at 15:12
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15:42
The Flying Poet T: Olly Murphy5/1 🥉 3rd
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16:12
Shallow River T: Olly Murphy10/1 5th
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17:12
Crafty Gael T: Olly Murphy9/2 🥉 3rd
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17:42
Sonyourastar T: Olly Murphy7/2 🥉 3rd
Harry Skelton
⚡ Harry Skelton is running hot — five winners in seven days and a 27% career strike rate that most jockeys would tattoo on their forearm — and he turns up today with five rides to press the advantage. Get on Salkadan in the 14:12; a speed rating of 154 does not lie, and Skelton in this form does not waste a mount like that.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (671 rides)
- On Salkadan (SR 154) in the 14:12
- 14:12 Salkadan 7/2 🥉 3rd
- 15:42 Sunray Shadow 9/4 Pulled up
- 16:12 Tyson 17/2 🥉 3rd
- 16:42 At The Oche 6/5 🏆 WON
- 17:12 Jafimgoso 10/3 4th
Ray Dawson
⚡ Ray Dawson is red-hot right now — four winners in seven days from a man whose career average sits at a perfectly respectable 16% — and today he's handed a five-ride book that screams trainer confidence. The one to follow is the 14:30, where he partners Bintward off a speed rating of 133, the class act of his card and the booking the morning prices haven't fully digested yet.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- On Bintward (SR 133) in the 14:30
- 5 rides across the card
- 14:30 Bintward unpriced Race at 14:30
- 16:00 Rumba Numba unpriced Race at 16:00
- 16:00 Model Yuko 28/1 6th
- 16:30 Return To Unit unpriced Race at 16:30
- 17:00 Starsong 7/2 🥈 2nd
Harry Cobden
⚡ Harry Cobden rolls in here carrying three winners from the last seven days and a 22% career strike rate that most jockeys would tattoo on their forearm. Sony Bill at 15:42 is the one to follow — a 114 speed rating on that mount tells you Cobden hasn't been handed a spade, he's been handed a shovel of gold.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (186 rides)
- On Sony Bill (SR 114) in the 15:42
- 15:42 Sony Bill 12/1 Pulled up
- 16:12 Zillow 33/1 Pulled up
- 17:12 Royal Rocket 10/1 Pulled up
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is running hotter than anyone on the circuit right now — nine winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it is a statement. He saddles Bolt Of Blue in the 15:00, a horse carrying a speed rating of 149, and that pairing deserves your money before the market wakes up.
- 9 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1641 rides)
- On Bolt Of Blue (SR 149) in the 15:00
- 15:00 Bolt Of Blue 9/2 🏆 WON
- 15:30 Bradbury 6/1 🥉 3rd