Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Tuesday 27 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.
⚡ Loughnane is on fire right now — 11 winners in the last seven days is the kind of run that makes trainers reach for the phone, and eight rides today tells you they have. Eighteen percent career strike rate over more than three thousand rides is the foundation; the form he's carrying into the track right now is the reason you follow him across the card.
- 11 winners in the last 7 days
- 8 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (3217 rides)
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17:00
Constella T: Tom Ward9/1 Race at 17:00
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17:30
Boy Basilica T: Richard Hughes7/4 Race at 17:30
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18:00
Cooramook T: Mark Loughnane16/1 Race at 18:00
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18:30
Midnight's Dream T: Joseph Parr10/3 Race at 18:30
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19:00
Territorial Star T: Rebecca Menzies7/2 Race at 19:00
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19:30
Dream Harder T: Mark Loughnane16/1 Race at 19:30
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20:00
Newfangled T: Jonathan Portman4/1 Race at 20:00
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20:30
Macanudo T: Ian Williams6/4 Race at 20:30
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy is running hot right now — five winners in the last seven days tells you the hands are sharp and the eye is in. He gets six chances to add to that today, and the one to watch is Zeuster in the 17:30, a 150-rated animal that makes this card look like it was built around him.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 21% career strike rate (2826 rides)
- On Zeuster (SR 150) in the 17:30
- 17:00 Show Me Glory 6/4 Race at 17:00
- 17:30 Zeuster 10/3 Race at 17:30
- 18:00 Ridger 5/6 Race at 18:00
- 19:00 Hvar 10/3 Race at 19:00
- 19:30 Fahidi 4/1 Race at 19:30
- 20:00 Ted Le Saux 7/2 Race at 20:00
Harry Skelton
⚡ Harry Skelton is running red-hot right now — seven winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 27% over 1,720 rides tells you this isn't a blip, it's a purple patch. Get on Rattlin Home in the 14:16; a speed rating of 159 on a jockey this live is not a combination you walk past.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (1720 rides)
- On Rattlin Home (SR 159) in the 14:16
- 14:16 Rattlin Home 4/9 Race at 14:16
- 14:46 Queen Maeve 2/1 Race at 14:46
- 15:16 Just Golden 11/2 Race at 15:16
- 16:16 Twistthenightaway 11/4 Race at 16:16
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is red-hot right now — five winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 24% over 2,451 career rides tells you the radar is fully on. Douglas Hyde at 15:16 carries a speed rating of 115 and Bowen in this form is not a combination you want to be on the wrong side of.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (2451 rides)
- On Douglas Hyde (SR 115) in the 15:16
- 15:16 Douglas Hyde 5/1 Race at 15:16
- 16:16 Soldier For Glory 7/1 Race at 16:16
Danny McMenamin
⚡ Danny McMenamin is red-hot right now — three winners in seven days and a five-ride book tells you the yards are dialling his number for a reason. Get on Cayenne in the 16:01; a speed rating of 155 on a jockey in this nick is the kind of pairing that makes the card worth staying for.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- On Cayenne (SR 155) in the 16:01
- 5 rides across the card
- 12:56 Captain Ted 66/1 Race at 12:56
- 14:01 Ms Cindy Kate 5/1 Race at 14:01
- 15:01 Roarin' Success 11/4 Race at 15:01
- 15:31 Loulou Madrik 3/1 Race at 15:31
- 16:01 Cayenne 2/1 Race at 16:01