Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Wednesday 29 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.
⚡ Ryan Moore arrives at Goodwood with three winners banked in the last seven days and that 27% career strike rate — built over 458 rides — telling you he does not waste his afternoons. Gstaad in the 16:10 is the one to follow: when Moore takes the marquee booking, you back him.
- Fox's pick in the 16:10 Goodwood
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (458 rides)
-
14:25
Princesse d'Orange T: David O'Meara16/1 9th
-
15:00
Sayidah Dariyan T: Richard Hughes10/3 🥈 2nd
-
16:10
Gstaad T: A P O'Brien11/4 🦊 🥈 2nd
-
17:40
Crimson Spirit T: Daniel & Claire Kubler6/1 🏆 WON
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy is running hot — six winners in the last seven days, and today he saddles up seven times across the card with a 22% career strike rate backing every single booking. When a jockey this busy is also this sharp, you don't pick your spot; you follow the book.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (1223 rides)
- 7 rides across the card
- 13:50 Hatteen 2/1 🥈 2nd
- 14:25 Fast Track 9/2 🥈 2nd
- 15:00 Zanthos 11/2 7th
- 15:35 Sale Shark 11/2 4th
- 16:10 Seagulls Eleven 66/1 10th
- 17:00 Supreme King 5/1 7th
- 17:40 Rhoscolyn 9/1 19th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is red-hot right now — 10 winners in the last seven days is not a purple patch, it's a fever — and the yard that books him has clearly noticed, handing him a seven-ride card today. An 18% career strike rate over 1,655 rides tells you this is a rider who converts; pile those two facts together and you'd be daft to leave him off your shortlist.
- 10 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- 18% career strike rate (1655 rides)
- 13:50 Blue Hercules 33/1 Race at 13:50
- 14:25 Divine Whisper 14/1 🥉 3rd
- 15:00 Awaken 16/1 6th
- 15:35 Undercover Affair 40/1 8th
- 16:10 Bow Echo evn 🏆 WON
- 17:00 French Affair 11/1 🏆 WON
- 17:40 Oliver Show 6/1 4th
Cieren Fallon
⚡ Cieren Fallon walks into Goodwood carrying three winners in the last seven days and a career strike rate of 20% across 753 rides — that is not a jockey going through the motions. The Group 1 booking at 16:10 in the Sussex Stakes is the one that matters, and the form lines say he arrives in the right shape to land it.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (753 rides)
- Booked in Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1) at 16:10
- 14:25 Envision 40/1 8th
- 16:10 Lake Forest 22/1 7th
- 17:00 Kanishka 14/1 16th
William Buick
⚡ William Buick is firing at the moment — five winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 21% across 351 career rides, so the numbers are stacking up nicely. The Group 1 Sussex Stakes booking at 16:10 is the one to watch; when Buick rolls into a race like this in this kind of nick, you don't need much more persuading.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 21% career strike rate (351 rides)
- Booked in Visit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1) at 16:10
- 13:50 Baltic Fleet 20/1 Pulled up
- 15:00 Royal Velvet 20/1 5th
- 16:10 Opera Ballo 7/2 🥉 3rd
- 17:00 Calling A Star 15/2 22nd
- 17:40 Superposition 18/1 9th