Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Thursday 22 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.
⚡ Cieren Fallon is red-hot right now — six winners in the last seven days tells you this is a man in the middle of a purple patch, not a blip. Get on Acclamique in the 19:30; a speed rating of 151 on a jockey running that warm is the kind of confluence the front pages won't bother flagging.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1932 rides)
- On Acclamique (SR 151) in the 19:30
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17:00
Rubellite T: Stephen Hanlon9/2 Race at 17:00
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17:30
Mao Shang Wong T: David O'Meara5/1 Race at 17:30
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18:00
If I Could Dream T: Stephen Hanlon25/1 Race at 18:00
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19:30
Acclamique T: William Haggas10/3 Race at 19:30
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20:00
Desert Treasure T: William Haggas17/2 Race at 20:00
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is red-hot right now — eight winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it is a man operating on a different frequency to everyone else in the weighing room. He lands on Inishcorker in the 15:46, a horse with a speed rating of 124, and when a 24% career operator is in this kind of nick, you do not need a second opinion.
- 8 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (2438 rides)
- On Inishcorker (SR 124) in the 15:46
- 14:36 Idefix de Ciergues 8/1 Race at 14:36
- 15:11 Pointofdifference 5/2 Race at 15:11
- 15:46 Inishcorker 9/2 Race at 15:46
- 16:20 Gustapof 11/4 Race at 16:20
Harry Skelton
⚡ Harry Skelton is arriving at the track on the back of nine winners in seven days, and with a career strike rate of 27% across 1709 rides you know this man does not run hot for nothing. Get him onside in the 13:17 — Push The Limit carries a speed rating of 163 and Skelton in this form is not a booking you want to be on the wrong side of.
- 9 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (1709 rides)
- On Push The Limit (SR 163) in the 13:17
- 13:17 Push The Limit 4/9 Race at 13:17
- 16:12 Mirabad 13/2 Race at 16:12
- 17:20 Crystal Spectre 11/8 Race at 17:20
Ryan Moore
⚡ Ryan Moore rolls in with three winners from the last seven days and a 24% career strike rate built across over a thousand rides — the numbers don't lie about who this man is. Get on Munajad in the 13:10; a speed rating of 125 is not a number you walk past, and Moore doesn't waste his time on no-hopers.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (1084 rides)
- On Munajad (SR 125) in the 13:10
- 13:10 Munajad SP Race at 13:10
- 13:45 Warriors Chant 25/1 Race at 13:45
- 14:20 Nanoscience 13/2 Race at 14:20
- 14:55 Beach Point 8/1 Race at 14:55
- 16:05 Sierra Sands 12/1 Race at 16:05
- 16:40 Zoustar Dreams 12/1 Race at 16:40
Gavin Sheehan
⚡ Gavin Sheehan is running hot — three winners in the last seven days and a 23% career strike rate over 1318 rides tells you this is a man who converts when the horse is under him. He's on Legendary Luke at 15:46, a horse carrying a speed rating of 133, and with only two rides today you know Sheehan isn't here to make up the numbers.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 23% career strike rate (1318 rides)
- On Legendary Luke (SR 133) in the 15:46
- 15:46 Legendary Luke 3/1 Race at 15:46
- 16:20 Love Me 9/1 Race at 16:20