Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Thursday 24 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.
⚡ Oisin Murphy is boiling hot right now — six winners in the last seven days, and connections clearly know it, handing him a seven-ride card that screams confidence from the booking side. A 22% career strike rate over 2,716 rides tells you this is no streak merchant, and with that book on his plate today, the percentages say at least one more is coming.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (2716 rides)
- 7 rides across the card
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13:15
Hamrin T: Andrew Balding9/4 7th
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13:50
Mubasimah T: Andrew Balding13/2 10th
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14:25
Black Velvet Boy T: John & Sean Quinn9/2 🥈 2nd
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15:00
Sontsivka T: Hugo Palmer15/2 7th
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15:35
Spirit Mixer T: Andrew Balding22/1 7th
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16:10
King of Berkshire T: Andrew Balding6/4 🏆 WON
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16:45
Media Legend T: Harry Charlton9/2 🥈 2nd
Daniel Tudhope
⚡ Daniel Tudhope rolls in carrying real momentum — three winners in the last seven days from a man who converts at 18% across nearly 1,900 career rides, so the clock is already ticking in his favour. Get on From Afar in the 14:42: a speed rating of 155 is the headline act on today's card and Tudhope is in the saddle.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1898 rides)
- On From Afar (SR 155) in the 14:42
- 14:07 Astral Crown 25/1 4th
- 14:42 From Afar 10/3 🏆 WON
- 15:17 Harley 7/2 🥈 2nd
- 15:52 Noble Horizon 6/1 4th
- 17:03 Alpha Capture 7/1 9th
William Buick
⚡ William Buick is in the kind of form that makes Saturday feel like a formality — five winners in seven days from a man who already converts one in four across a career spanning 1,485 rides. He's on Code of Honour in the 13:15, a horse rated 153, and that booking alone tells you the stable hasn't come here to make up numbers.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 25% career strike rate (1485 rides)
- On Code Of Honour (SR 153) in the 13:15
- 13:15 Code Of Honour 13/8 🥉 3rd
- 14:25 Lazurite 3/1 🥉 3rd
- 16:45 A La Noche 9/2 11th
Paul Townend
⚡ Paul Townend is running hot — five winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 38% across 883 career rides tells you the book is open and the confidence is there. He climbs aboard Moja Dama in the 13:57, a 153-rated mount that the favourites pages will not be walking past, and neither should you.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 38% career strike rate (883 rides)
- On Moja Dama (SR 153) in the 13:57
- 13:57 Moja Dama 13/2 6th
- 15:07 Beauvallon 11/4 4th
- 16:52 I Will Be Baie 10/3 🥈 2nd
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is the hottest rider on the card right now — 11 winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it is a statement. Eight rides today at an 18% career clip means the numbers are pointing at a treble minimum before the last.
- 11 winners in the last 7 days
- 8 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (3038 rides)
- 16:22 Starakova 9/2 11th
- 16:58 Eevee Star 9/1 🥈 2nd
- 17:30 Thapa VC 6/1 7th
- 18:00 Lieutenant Kije 5/2 🥈 2nd
- 18:30 Hunstanton 3/1 9th
- 19:30 Fiorella Princess 13/8 4th
- 20:00 Emma's Letter 8/1 5th
- 20:30 Meet Me In Meraki 9/4 🏆 WON