Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Tuesday 13 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.
⚡ Oisin Murphy has banged in 6 winners in the last seven days and today's card has his fingerprints all over it — seven rides is a statement of intent from connections who clearly want him in the saddle. A 21% career strike rate across 2773 rides tells you this is no hot streak built on thin air; he is one of the sharpest operators on the board right now.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- 21% career strike rate (2773 rides)
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17:30
Royal County Glory T: Jack Jones10/11 🏆 WON
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18:00
Soft Landing T: Saeed bin Suroor15/8 🏆 WON
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18:30
Al Widyan T: Andrew Balding6/5 4th
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19:00
Scarlet Moon T: Archie Watson9/4 Race at 19:00
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19:30
Far Too Fizzy T: David Loughnane9/2 Race at 19:30
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20:00
Palliser T: Archie Watson9/2 Race at 20:00
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20:30
Midnight Media T: William Muir & Chris Grassick5/4 Race at 20:30
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is running hot — four winners in the last seven days and a career strike rate of 24% across 2,402 rides tells you this isn't a man who wastes his afternoons. Five rides today, and the one to mark is Chloe's Courage in the 16:20, a mount carrying a speed rating of 132 that the favourites pages have quietly slept on.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (2402 rides)
- On Chloe's Courage (SR 132) in the 16:20
- 14:00 Limerick Leader 6/4 Pulled up
- 14:35 Jamada 4/1 Race at 14:35
- 15:10 Dream Diamond 11/8 Pulled up
- 16:20 Chloe's Courage 25/1 4th
- 16:52 Winston's Oath 5/4 🥉 3rd
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is on fire right now — six winners in the last seven days from a man already running at 18% across 3,146 career rides tells you this is no blip. He climbs aboard Muhandes in the 18:30, a 154-rated mount that makes this the ride of the card and the one you don't fade.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (3146 rides)
- On Muhandes (SR 154) in the 18:30
- 17:30 Hamaleel 9/2 6th
- 18:30 Muhandes 6/4 Race at 18:30
- 19:00 Percy Jones 13/2 Race at 19:00
- 19:30 Neptune Legend 9/2 Race at 19:30
- 20:00 Coxy's Star 11/4 Race at 20:00
- 20:30 Bradbury 5/1 Race at 20:30
Hector Crouch
⚡ Hector Crouch has banged in three winners across the last seven days and climbs aboard Blue Point Gold — a 144-rated mount in the 18:00 that the front pages somehow let slip through. An 18% career strike rate over nearly 2,000 rides tells you this man delivers when the horse is under him, and that horse is very much under him tonight.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1947 rides)
- On Blue Point Gold (SR 144) in the 18:00
- 17:30 Imelda 12/1 4th
- 18:00 Blue Point Gold 17/2 🥉 3rd
- 19:30 Koffee And Kale 9/4 Race at 19:30
- 20:00 Snaafy 4/1 Race at 20:00
Rossa Ryan
⚡ Rossa Ryan is in the middle of a proper purple patch — five winners in the last seven days from a man who already clicks at 18% across nearly three thousand career rides. He lands on Wedyan in the 14:29, a horse carrying a speed rating of 157, and that is the booking you do not walk past today.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (2951 rides)
- On Wedyan (SR 157) in the 14:29
- 13:24 Notimetotakeoff 6/1 🥉 3rd
- 14:29 Wedyan 6/4 🏆 WON
- 15:04 Lady Phillips 7/4 🥈 2nd
- 16:47 Flight Control 9/2 10th