Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Wednesday 14 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 is in the form of his life right now — 10 winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it is a statement. He climbs aboard Medaali in the 13:54, a horse with a speed rating of 147, and at 22% career strike rate this is precisely the kind of top-end mount he converts.
- 10 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (2780 rides)
- On Medaali (SR 147) in the 13:54
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13:54
Medaali T: Simon & Ed Crisford5/1 Race at 13:54
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14:29
Hamrin T: Andrew Balding10/1 Race at 14:29
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15:04
Heyzoom T: Owen Burrows7/2 Race at 15:04
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16:14
Mayaada T: Ollie Sangster9/4 Race at 16:14
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16:47
Napolian T: David O'Meara10/1 Race at 16:47
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is the name on every shrewd punter's racecard today — seven winners in seven days tells you the hands are hot and the booking reflects it, eight rides across the card is not a coincidence. An 18% career strike rate over 3,152 rides is the foundation; what's happening right now is the reason you back him.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 8 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (3152 rides)
- 16:25 I Am Royal 10/3 Race at 16:25
- 17:00 Noble Prince 9/4 Race at 17:00
- 17:30 Be Frank 13/2 Race at 17:30
- 18:00 Assiri Heights 11/4 Race at 18:00
- 18:30 Speed Nation 9/2 Race at 18:30
- 19:00 Rage of Thunder 11/2 Race at 19:00
- 20:00 Londoner 7/2 Race at 20:00
- 20:30 Tenison 5/1 Race at 20:30
Rossa Ryan
⚡ Rossa Ryan has five winners in the last seven days and connections have noticed — eight rides across the card is not a coincidence, that is trainers chasing a hot hand. An 18% career strike rate over nearly 3,000 rides tells you this is no flash in the pan, so if you are picking a jockey to follow today, the answer is already in front of you.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 8 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (2955 rides)
- 16:25 Uomo Valeroso 5/1 Race at 16:25
- 17:00 Arctic Tsar 2/1 Race at 17:00
- 18:00 Mertoun 9/4 Race at 18:00
- 18:30 Zirconic 22/1 Race at 18:30
- 19:00 Blue Prince 11/2 Race at 19:00
- 19:30 Fast Track Harry 7/4 Race at 19:30
- 20:00 Assail 15/2 Race at 20:00
- 20:30 Glenna 4/1 Race at 20:30
Hector Crouch
⚡ Hector Crouch is in the form of his life right now — four winners in the last seven days, and a 19% career strike rate over 1,950 rides tells you this is no flash in the pan. Get on Playing Card in the 14:29; a speed rating of 150 is the standout number on the card and Crouch does not waste hot mounts like this.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 19% career strike rate (1950 rides)
- On Playing Card (SR 150) in the 14:29
- 13:54 Ensor Mews 5/1 Race at 13:54
- 14:29 Playing Card 8/1 Race at 14:29
- 15:04 Lady Roisia 28/1 Race at 15:04
- 15:39 Rock N Roll Pinkie SP Race at 15:39
- 16:14 Blue Boy Junior 4/1 Race at 16:14
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is bang in form — four winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 24% across more than 2,400 career rides, so the clock is running warm. Wandering Ego at 14:20 carries a speed rating of 129 and that booking is the one the front pages glossed over.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 24% career strike rate (2406 rides)
- On Wandering Ego (SR 129) in the 14:20
- 13:45 Roi du Roume 7/2 Race at 13:45
- 14:20 Wandering Ego 9/2 Race at 14:20
- 14:55 The Boola Boss 9/2 Race at 14:55
- 16:05 Ben Solo 7/4 Race at 16:05