Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Tuesday 25 August 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.
⚡ Harry Skelton is running hot right now — four winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 27% across 696 career rides is a signal worth respecting. He climbs aboard Beorma (SR 122) in the 18:15, and that is the booking the rest of the card is built around today.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (696 rides)
- On Beorma (SR 122) in the 18:15
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17:40
Delgany Second Now T: Dan Skelton2/1 🏆 WON
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18:15
Beorma T: Dan Skelton1/2 Pulled up
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18:45
Getmyfriend T: Dan Skelton15/8 6th
Rossa Ryan
⚡ Rossa Ryan rolls into Lingfield with four winners in the last seven days and a 30% strike rate at this exact track — 33 from 110 rides, which is not a fluke, that is a specialist at work. He gets just the one shot today but it is Dialstone in the 16:30, a mount with a speed rating of 158, and on this form at this course, you would be daft to look elsewhere.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- On Dialstone (SR 158) in the 16:30
- 30% strike rate at Lingfield (AW) (33 from 110)
- 16:30 Dialstone 4/6 Race at 16:30
Connor Beasley
⚡ Connor Beasley has been the busiest man on the circuit this week — four winners in seven days is not luck, that is a jockey in full flow. Coul Blue at 14:15 carries a speed rating of 123 and Beasley's name in the saddle right now is the sharpest booking on the card.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- On Coul Blue (SR 123) in the 14:15
- 15% career strike rate (396 rides)
- 14:15 Coul Blue 40/1 🥉 3rd
- 15:15 Amber Hamur evn 🥉 3rd
- 16:15 Luminous Warrior 10/1 🥈 2nd
Dylan Browne McMonagle
⚡ Seven winners in seven days — Dylan Browne McMonagle isn't running hot, he's running molten. The 16:20 book on Mosel (SR 152) is the one that matters, and a 15% career strike rate over 1051 rides tells you this form isn't noise.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- On Mosel (SR 152) in the 16:20
- 15% career strike rate (1051 rides)
- 16:20 Mosel 9/2 Unseated
- 17:30 Think About It 16/1 Race at 17:30
- 18:02 Slight Of Foot 20/1 Race at 18:02
- 19:32 Mawhibah 2/1 Race at 19:32
Marco Ghiani
⚡ Marco Ghiani rolls into today with four winners in the last seven days and a 22% strike rate at Lingfield AW — 14 from 64, which is a track he clearly owns. Anncanya at 16:30 carries a speed rating of 143, and with Ghiani this sharp right now, that booking did not land by accident.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- On Anncanya (SR 143) in the 16:30
- 22% strike rate at Lingfield (AW) (14 from 64)
- 15:30 Jungle Dance 9/4 4th
- 16:30 Anncanya 12/1 6th