Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Wednesday 4 November 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.
⚡ Harry Skelton is running hotter than anyone else on the card right now — 10 winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a full-blown siege. Get him onside in the 13:58 where A Sight To Sea carries a 157 speed rating, and that 27% career strike rate starts looking like a floor, not a ceiling.
- 10 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (1752 rides)
- On A Sight To Sea (SR 157) in the 13:58
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12:51
Pitch And Toss T: Dan Skelton5/1 Race at 12:51
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13:25
St James's Finest T: Dan Skelton13/8 Race at 13:25
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13:58
A Sight To Sea T: Dan Skelton8/11 Race at 13:58
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15:40
I Heard A Rumour T: Dan Skelton10/1 Race at 15:40
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16:10
Smoke And Fire T: Dan Skelton7/2 Race at 16:10
Hector Crouch
⚡ Hector Crouch is running hot — five winners in the last seven days from a man who converts at 18% across 2,000 career rides, and that is not a fluke, that is a jockey in the form of his life. He lands on Aragonaise in the 16:30, a horse rated 146, and that booking alone tells you connections know exactly who they want in the plate right now.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (2000 rides)
- On Aragonaise (SR 146) in the 16:30
- 15:30 Choir of Angels 50/1 Race at 15:30
- 16:00 Aquila d'Oro 25/1 Race at 16:00
- 16:30 Aragonaise 11/1 Race at 16:30
- 17:00 Valvano 11/4 Race at 17:00
- 18:30 Ataturk 9/4 Race at 18:30
Harry Cobden
⚡ Harry Cobden is running hot right now — six winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a man in full control of his book. Get him at 13:58 on Best Trump, a 150-rated horse that makes this the standout booking of his three-ride afternoon.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (922 rides)
- On Best Trump (SR 150) in the 13:58
- 13:58 Best Trump 9/1 Race at 13:58
- 15:40 Corner Forward 9/4 Race at 15:40
- 16:10 Magimax 4/1 Race at 16:10
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Eight rides in a single card is a statement — the trainers have done the talking for you, and Billy Loughnane is the name they wrote down. Eighteen percent over 3,241 starts isn't a fluke, and two winners inside a week tells you the wheels are still turning.
- 8 rides across the card
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (3241 rides)
- 15:00 Senor Campanaro 15/2 Race at 15:00
- 15:30 Cloak of Power 9/2 Race at 15:30
- 16:00 El Ghanema 10/3 Race at 16:00
- 16:30 Basics 10/1 Race at 16:30
- 17:00 Force And Valour 8/1 Race at 17:00
- 17:30 Persian Spirit 13/8 Race at 17:30
- 18:00 Invincible Speed 17/2 Race at 18:00
- 18:30 Pseudonym 13/2 Race at 18:30
Sam Twiston-Davies
⚡ Sam Twiston-Davies is running hot — six winners in seven days is not a purple patch you ignore, and four rides today hands him four chances to keep the streak alive. Order On Time in the 13:25 carries a speed rating of 160, and that is the one the books will feel first if Sam delivers.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1074 rides)
- On Order On Time (SR 160) in the 13:25
- 12:51 New Rules 4/1 Race at 12:51
- 13:25 Order On Time 4/6 Race at 13:25
- 15:40 Stung By Tariffs 18/1 Race at 15:40
- 16:10 Don't Panic 11/2 Race at 16:10