Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Tuesday 28 July 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 is red-hot right now — eight winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 22% across 1,218 career rides, and that is not a blip, that is a machine in full working order. The booking that matters is the 15:35 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes, a Group 1 slot that does not fall to jockeys going through a quiet patch.
- 8 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (1218 rides)
- Booked in Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1) at 15:35
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13:50
Wave Rider T: George Scott12/1 11th
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15:35
Lazy Griff T: Charlie Johnston14/1 7th
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16:10
Adrestia T: Simon & Ed Crisford9/1 17th
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16:45
Savage Mariner T: Hugo Palmer9/2 11th
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17:55
Machadadorp T: Andrew Balding4/1 6th
William Buick
⚡ William Buick walks into Goodwood carrying four winners from the last seven days and a career strike rate of 21% across 348 rides — the man is not cold. That Group 1 booking at 15:35 in the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes is the one you circle first and come back to last.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 21% career strike rate (348 rides)
- Booked in Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1) at 15:35
- 13:50 Al Aali 7/1 🏆 WON
- 14:25 Al Hudaiba 2/1 🥉 3rd
- 15:35 Trawlerman 15/8 🥈 2nd
Sean Levey
⚡ Sean Levey rolls into Goodwood with three winners in the last seven days and the most important seat on the card — Illinois in the 15:35 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes, the Group 1 that Mr Fox has already circled. A 12% career strike rate won't dazzle you on paper, but the form is peaking at exactly the right moment and the booking says everything you need to know.
- Fox's pick in the 15:35 Goodwood
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1) at 15:35
- 15:35 Illinois 40/1 🦊 5th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is the hottest body in the weighing room right now — 10 winners in seven days is a run that demands attention, not a shrug. He climbs aboard Mithaaly in the 15:10, a 160-rated horse that makes this the standout booking of his six-ride afternoon.
- 10 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1650 rides)
- On Mithaaly (SR 160) in the 15:10
- 14:35 Educator 4/7 🏆 WON
- 15:10 Mithaaly 8/13 🥈 2nd
- 15:45 Love You More 7/4 Race at 15:45
- 16:20 Nuptown Girl 4/1 🥈 2nd
- 16:55 Charencey 3/1 🥈 2nd
- 17:25 Thapa VC 5/2 🏆 WON
Ryan Moore
⚡ Ryan Moore converts more than one-in-four rides across a 455-ride sample — that 27% career strike rate is not luck, it's the most reliable number in the book. He heads to the Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes at 15:35 with just three rides today, which means his mind is entirely on that Group 1, and punters should be too.
- 27% career strike rate (455 rides)
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes (Group 1) at 15:35
- 14:25 Haffner 2/1 🥈 2nd
- 15:35 Scandinavia evn 🏆 WON
- 16:45 Severn Councils 6/1 8th