Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Tuesday 10 November 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.
⚡ Gavin Sheehan is running hot right now — six winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it is a man on a mission. He climbs aboard Rebel Tribesman at 15:50, a 123-rated mount that makes this the ride of his afternoon and probably yours too.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 23% career strike rate (1359 rides)
- On Rebel Tribesman (SR 123) in the 15:50
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13:20
Allez Jacqueline T: Katy Price10/1 Race at 13:20
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14:20
Ride Like A Girl T: Jamie Snowden10/3 Race at 14:20
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15:20
Cinnodin T: Jamie Snowden10/3 Race at 15:20
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15:50
Rebel Tribesman T: Jamie Snowden11/10 Race at 15:50
Paul Townend
⚡ Paul Townend converts better than one-in-three rides across a 915-ride career, and when he shows up with a single ride on the card you pay attention — that ride is Storm Heart, rated 142, in the 14:00. This isn't a scattered book; it's a targeted strike, and a 38% career operator does not travel light for fun.
- 38% career strike rate (915 rides)
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- On Storm Heart (SR 142) in the 14:00
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is red-hot right now — five winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 24% across a 2,508-ride career is not noise, that is a jockey arriving at the races in form. Got To Be Real carries a speed rating of 108 in the 13:20 and with Bowen in the plate, that is the one you need to be on.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (2508 rides)
- On Got To Be Real (SR 108) in the 13:20
- 13:20 Got To Be Real 8/15 Race at 13:20
- 14:50 Foinix 15/2 Race at 14:50
Sam Twiston-Davies
⚡ Sam Twiston-Davies is running hot — five winners in the last seven days is not a purple patch you ignore, and he walks into today with just one ride to focus every ounce of that momentum on. Port Glen One carries a speed rating of 157 in the 13:50, and with an 18% career strike rate backing up the form, this is the booking that matters this afternoon.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1095 rides)
- On Port Glen One (SR 157) in the 13:50
Jack Kennedy
⚡ Kennedy's 29% at Fairyhouse from 116 rides isn't a fluke — that's a man who reads this track, and he's reading it today with Ballyfad under him in the 14:00. A Superrating of 139 on your best ride of the day at a course where you win nearly one-in-three: that's not a booking you walk past.
- 23% career strike rate (1277 rides)
- On Ballyfad (SR 139) in the 14:00
- 29% strike rate at Fairyhouse (34 from 116)
- 12:30 Quatre Saison 11/10 Race at 12:30
- 13:00 Western Shores 11/4 Race at 13:00
- 13:30 Well Bud 11/2 Race at 13:30
- 14:00 Ballyfad 13/8 Race at 14:00