Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Sunday 9 August 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.
W J Lee
⚡ W J Lee has banked four winners in the last seven days and connections have noticed — seven rides across the card is a vote of confidence you don't ignore. He climbs aboard New Bond Street (SR 154) in the 13:15, and that is the one the booking was built for.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- On New Bond Street (SR 154) in the 13:15
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13:15
New Bond Street T: P Twomey3/1 🥉 3rd
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14:15
Fort Dearborn T: J P Murtagh25/1 11th
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14:50
The Highway Rat T: A Oliver14/1 9th
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15:25
Big Gossey T: Charles O'Brien4/1 5th
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16:00
Velozee T: P Twomey20/1 🥉 3rd
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16:35
Lohoobb T: M C Grassick15/2 8th
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17:10
Marmeladova T: K J Condon11/2 10th
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy has landed nine winners in the last seven days and rolls into today with five rides — he is not cooling down, he is accelerating. The Captains Day in the 14:15 carries a speed rating of 141 and gets the hottest jockey on the card; that booking did not happen by accident.
- 9 winners in the last 7 days
- 21% career strike rate (1286 rides)
- On The Captains Day (SR 141) in the 14:15
- 13:15 New World Order 16/1 15th
- 14:15 The Captains Day 12/1 4th
- 16:00 Celeron 9/4 7th
- 16:35 Hugo's Girl 5/1 🥈 2nd
- 17:10 Summer Island 7/2 5th
Colin Keane
⚡ Colin Keane is red-hot right now — four winners in the last seven days and a five-ride book today that tells you connections are queueing up for a reason. Anchor Road in the 14:15 is the one to follow, that 151 speed rating putting him on the standout mount of the card.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- On Anchor Road (SR 151) in the 14:15
- 5 rides across the card
- 13:15 Push The Boat Out 18/1 🏆 WON
- 14:15 Anchor Road 4/1 6th
- 14:50 Rosie Frith 8/1 🏆 WON
- 15:25 Bodhi Bear 11/1 4th
- 17:10 No More Porter 8/1 🥉 3rd
Ryan Moore
⚡ Ryan Moore is running hot — four winners in seven days and a 27% career strike rate that quietly destroys most of the names above him on the racecard. He goes to post on Shakespeare in the 14:15, a 156-rated mount that tells you O'Brien didn't book him for the scenery.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (485 rides)
- On Shakespeare (SR 156) in the 14:15
- 13:15 Snowing 4/1 6th
- 13:45 Ibelieveicanfly 6/4 🏆 WON
- 14:15 Shakespeare 11/10 🏆 WON
- 16:00 Sun Goddess 6/5 🏆 WON
Cieren Fallon
⚡ Cieren Fallon is in the kind of purple patch that makes bookmakers nervous — six winners in seven days is not a coincidence, it is a man running hot. He climbs aboard Art Lover in the 16:44, a 94-rated mount that flatters the booking, and at 20% career strike rate he is not the type to waste it.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (793 rides)
- On Art Lover (SR 94) in the 16:44
- 14:59 Love Rome 2/1 🥈 2nd
- 15:34 Al Maslool 7/4 4th
- 16:09 Venetian Sky 2/1 🥈 2nd
- 16:44 Art Lover 15/8 Race at 16:44