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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.

— Sly Man

Today's headline rider 🔥 IN FORM
7 Rides today
22% Career strike
6 Wins last 7d

⚡ 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
Today's book 7 rides
Today's tally 1 win 2 placed 4 unplaced
② 🔥 IN FORM

Daniel Tudhope

5 rides 18% 3 wins · 7d

⚡ 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
Book 5 rides
Today's tally 1 win 1 placed 3 unplaced
③ 🔥 IN FORM

William Buick

3 rides 25% 5 wins · 7d

⚡ 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
Book 3 rides
Today's tally 2 placed 1 unplaced
④ 🔥 IN FORM

Paul Townend

3 rides 38% 5 wins · 7d

⚡ 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
Book 3 rides
Today's tally 1 placed 2 unplaced
⑤ 🔥 IN FORM

Billy Loughnane

8 rides 18% 11 wins · 7d

⚡ 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)
Book 8 rides
Today's tally 1 win 2 placed 5 unplaced