Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Tuesday 6 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.
⚡ Billy Loughnane is running hot — nine winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a statement — and six rides today means the carnage continues. Get him onside in the 15:16 on Sayidah Iffraaj (speed rating 144), because that booking alone tells you the yard knows exactly what they've got in the saddle right now.
- 9 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (3109 rides)
- On Sayidah Iffraaj (SR 144) in the 15:16
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14:06
Havana Flash T: George Boughey13/8 Race at 14:06
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14:41
Dream On Kent T: David Evans17/2 Race at 14:41
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15:16
Sayidah Iffraaj T: George Boughey11/1 Race at 15:16
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15:51
Seven Questions T: Robert Cowell8/1 Race at 15:51
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16:26
Parlando T: Ian Williams3/1 Race at 16:26
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17:01
Mr Cool T: Charlie Johnston7/2 Race at 17:01
Hector Crouch
⚡ Hector Crouch is running hotter than anyone on the card right now — seven winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it is a takeover. He lands on One For Bruce at 18:30, a mount carrying a speed rating of 154, and with a 19% career strike rate already banked, this is the booking you do not walk past.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 19% career strike rate (1928 rides)
- On One For Bruce (SR 154) in the 18:30
- 18:30 One For Bruce 7/2 Race at 18:30
- 20:00 Nochebuena 5/1 Race at 20:00
Rossa Ryan
⚡ Rossa Ryan has ticked over nicely this week with 2 winners in the last 7 days, and an 18% career strike rate across nearly 3,000 rides tells you this is a man who converts when it counts. The 14:06 is where you look — Woodvale's speed rating of 155 is the class of his book today, and Ryan doesn't get on horses like that to make up the numbers.
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (2922 rides)
- On Woodvale (SR 155) in the 14:06
- 14:06 Woodvale 4/6 Race at 14:06
- 14:41 Alfey Moon 8/1 Race at 14:41
- 15:16 Ozone Friendly 4/1 Race at 15:16
- 15:51 Straight Ahead 18/1 Race at 15:51
- 17:01 Connie's Rose 10/1 Race at 17:01
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen's 24% career strike rate across 2382 rides marks him out as one of the most reliable finishers in the weighing room, and with four chances today he's primed to add to the two winners he's already banked this week. The 16:48 ride on Flow River Flow — rated 155 — is the one to follow: that's a top-shelf mount and Bowen doesn't waste them.
- 24% career strike rate (2382 rides)
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- On Flow River Flow (SR 155) in the 16:48
- 13:56 Stiletto 10/3 Race at 13:56
- 15:06 Golden Tiara 11/10 Race at 15:06
- 16:16 Delpotro 9/4 Race at 16:16
- 16:48 Flow River Flow 15/8 Race at 16:48
Daniel Tudhope
⚡ Daniel Tudhope is in the form of his life right now — six winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a proper run, and you don't fade into it. He lands on Engedi in the 15:16, a mount carrying a speed rating of 153, and an 18% career strike rate suddenly looks very conservative when a jockey is riding like this.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1931 rides)
- On Engedi (SR 153) in the 15:16
- 15:16 Engedi 10/3 Race at 15:16
- 15:51 Ziggy's Triton 7/2 Race at 15:51
- 16:26 Percy's Daydream 4/1 Race at 16:26