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Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Thursday 10 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.

— Sly Man

Today's headline rider 🔥 IN FORM
5 Rides today
25% Career strike
6 Wins last 7d

⚡ William Buick is running hot — six winners in seven days from a man who already converts one in four rides across a 1459-career sample is not noise, that is a jockey in full flight. Get him onside in the 15:00, where Danielle's speed rating of 117 makes this the standout booking of his five-ride card.

  • 6 winners in the last 7 days
  • 25% career strike rate (1459 rides)
  • On Danielle (SR 117) in the 15:00
Today's book 5 rides
  • 13:50 Silks
    Mithaaly T: George Boughey
    16/1 13th
  • 15:00 Silks
    Danielle T: John & Thady Gosden
    5/1 🥈 2nd
  • 15:35 Silks
    Musical Times T: Charlie Appleby
    13/8 🏆 WON
  • 16:10 Silks
    Al Wathba T: Charlie Appleby
    7/4 4th
  • 17:20 Silks
    Devil's Peak T: John & Thady Gosden
    2/1 🏆 WON
Today's tally 2 wins 1 placed 2 unplaced
🔥 IN FORM

Oisin Murphy

8 rides 22% 8 wins · 7d

⚡ Oisin Murphy is on fire right now — 8 winners in the last 7 days, and connections have clearly noticed, handing him a heavy book of 8 rides today. A 22% career strike rate over 2,644 rides tells you this isn't a man who wastes a full card.

  • 8 winners in the last 7 days
  • 22% career strike rate (2644 rides)
  • 8 rides across the card
Book 8 rides
  • 13:15 Sexy Chick 7/1 Race at 13:15
  • 13:50 The Dancing Pirate 12/1 11th
  • 14:25 Runman 8/1 8th
  • 15:00 Prizeland 3/1 4th
  • 15:35 Scommessa Sicura 6/1 🥈 2nd
  • 16:10 Zarakova 11/2 5th
  • 16:45 Storm Blade 4/1 4th
  • 17:20 Itica 5/1 7th
Today's tally 1 placed 6 unplaced 1 to run
🔥 IN FORM

Harry Skelton

4 rides 27% 6 wins · 7d

⚡ Harry Skelton is on fire right now — six winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 27% across 1611 career rides is not a purple patch, it's a statement. Sytadel in the 15:20 carries a speed rating of 154 and Skelton in this form is exactly the booking you don't walk past.

  • 6 winners in the last 7 days
  • 27% career strike rate (1611 rides)
  • On Sytadel (SR 154) in the 15:20
Book 4 rides
  • 14:10 Snipe 15/2 4th
  • 14:45 Delulu 11/10 🥉 3rd
  • 15:20 Sytadel 6/4 🥈 2nd
  • 16:30 Berry Edge 6/4 🥈 2nd
Today's tally 3 placed 1 unplaced
🔥 IN FORM

Billy Loughnane

9 rides 18% 6 wins · 7d

⚡ Billy Loughnane has hit six winners in seven days and now walks in with nine rides across the card — the bookings tell you the yards trust him right now. An 18% career strike rate over nearly 3,000 rides is the foundation; the current form is the reason you don't let him drift past you today.

  • 6 winners in the last 7 days
  • 9 rides across the card
  • 18% career strike rate (2958 rides)
Book 9 rides
  • 14:40 My Maria 3/1 5th
  • 15:13 Time Alone 15/2 🥈 2nd
  • 15:48 Takaaful 4/6 🥈 2nd
  • 16:23 African Spirit 4/1 🥉 3rd
  • 16:58 Jackson Street 11/2 5th
  • 17:33 Lake Como 7/2 🏆 WON
  • 18:05 Little Jaybee 6/1 🥈 2nd
  • 18:35 Pride Eye 9/2 4th
  • 19:05 Thisonesforyou 11/8 🏆 WON
Today's tally 2 wins 4 placed 3 unplaced
🔥 IN FORM

Sean Bowen

3 rides 24% 3 wins · 7d

⚡ Sean Bowen arrives at today's card mid-streak — three winners in the last seven days from a man who already lands one in four over a near-2,400-ride career. Point your eye at the 14:45, where he sits aboard Gilwen Georgia, a 92-rated mount that tells you exactly why this booking didn't land on the favourites pages by accident.

  • 3 winners in the last 7 days
  • 24% career strike rate (2338 rides)
  • On Gilwen Georgia (SR 92) in the 14:45
Book 3 rides
  • 14:45 Gilwen Georgia 14/1 8th
  • 15:55 Crafty Gael 2/1 🏆 WON
  • 17:05 Traveling Soldier 9/4 🥉 3rd
Today's tally 1 win 1 placed 1 unplaced