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Sly Man's Top Rated — Tuesday 22 September 2026

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Sly Man’s Briefing · 2026-09-22

Today’s Top Rated

36 races 302 runners scanned
Sly Man Staff analyst
Editorial

Sly Man’s Take

Three minutes with the day.

3 horses win cross-system agreement today.

The Fold is empty today across 36 races and 302 runners — signals simply do not converge, so treat this as a watchlist morning rather than a bet-slip one. The clearest thread worth following is the cross-system trio at Warwick and Listowel: Loughrea N Roll at 13:47 Listowel, Kiwi de Cotte at 13:55 Warwick, and Malinas Glory at 14:30 Warwick each draw agreement from the AI consensus lens, Mr Fox, and the steamer board simultaneously, which on a day this quiet is about as much alignment as the data offers. The market is doing some interesting work in Beverley's opener, where Soham's Roger has been hammered from 40/1 into 16/1 at 13:30 — that is a move too large to ignore, though with no rating or system corroboration the money could easily be chasing noise. Sixpack posts the session's standout speed figure at SR 159 in the 15:05 Warwick, but without cross-system support the number sits in isolation, and a lone rating on a thin-signal day carries limited conviction. Honest assessment: today's card warrants caution — small stakes on the three Warwick-Listowel consensus picks if prices hold, and close attention to how the Soham's Roger market settles in the next hour.
The scan

Top Signals TodayTop SignalsThe highest-conviction hit from each race today, one row per race. Filters the whole card down to what’s actually worth watching.

The highest-conviction hits, one per race.

14:30 Warwick Lead signal

Malinas Glory

Strong contender

  • AI
15:05 Warwick #2

Sixpack

Highest SR (watch)

  • SR 159
15:22 Fontwell #3

Rum Diamond

Highest SR (watch)

  • SR 156
14:05 Beverley #4

Bayraktar

Highest SR (watch)

  • SR 155
13:30 Beverley #5

Soham's Roger

Steaming

  • 40/1→16/1
15:15 Beverley #6

Jakajaro

Watch

15:15 Beverley #7

Ain't Nobody

Watch

15:32 Listowel #8

Jagged Edge

Watch

15:32 Listowel #9

Iron Fist

Steaming

  • 16/1→9/1
15:40 Warwick #10

Ki Woo

Watch

By the numbers

The Ratings

Top three horses by each rating system today.

SR Speed Rating SR — Speed RatingA numeric performance score based on race times. Higher is faster — typically 100+ is strong, 140+ is Group-race calibre.
  1. Sixpack

    15:05 Warwick 9/4
    159
  2. Rum Diamond

    15:22 Fontwell 11/4
    156
  3. Bayraktar

    14:05 Beverley 3/1
    155
OR Official Rating OR — Official RatingThe BHA handicapper’s assessment of a horse’s ability. Used to set the weight it carries in handicaps.
  1. Ki Woo

    15:40 Warwick 15/8
    133
  2. Dunkerque

    15:40 Warwick 10/3
    132
  3. Snipe

    15:40 Warwick 7/2
    126
TS Topspeed TS — TopspeedAn independent speed figure benchmark. Read alongside SR for a second opinion on raw pace.
  1. Jakajaro

    15:15 Beverley 6/5
    103
  2. Ain't Nobody

    15:15 Beverley 5/1
    101
  3. Jagged Edge

    15:32 Listowel 5/2
    100
Cross-system agreement

Systems ConsensusSystems ConsensusWhen multiple independent Saturday Racing engines (AI models, Sly Man, Mr Fox, market read) land on the same horse. Cross-system agreement is unusual and worth taking seriously.

The horses Saturday Racing's independent analytical engines all landed on. When four systems built on different signals agree, the market usually catches up quickly.

  • 3 SYSTEMS
    AGREE
    13:47 Listowel
    • BALANCED LENS (AI CONSENSUS)
    • MR FOX (PICK_WINNER)
    • STEAMER BOARD
    Race at 13:47 13:47 Listowel
    Verify
  • 3 SYSTEMS
    AGREE
    13:55 Warwick
    • BALANCED LENS (AI CONSENSUS)
    • MR FOX (PICK_WINNER)
    • STEAMER BOARD
    Race at 13:55 13:55 Warwick
    Verify
  • 3 SYSTEMS
    AGREE
    14:30 Warwick
    • BALANCED LENS (AI CONSENSUS)
    • MR FOX (PICK_WINNER)
    • STEAMER BOARD
    Race at 14:30 14:30 Warwick
    Verify
Market moves

The MoneyThe MoneyThe board’s view of the race — which horses the market is backing, which it’s abandoning, and by how much.

What the boards are telling us.

Steamers — sharp money coming inSteamerA horse whose odds have shortened significantly as the market backs it. Sharp money coming in.

Drifters — sanity checkDrifterA horse whose odds have lengthened as the market cools on it. Sanity-check signal — sometimes right, sometimes wrong.

  • Hypiradon

    16:07 Listowel
    16/1 40/1 141%
    MARKET COOLING
    Race at 16:07 16:07 Listowel
  • Speakers Corner

    13:47 Listowel
    2/1 6/1 133%
    MARKET COOLING
    Race at 13:47 13:47 Listowel
  • Home Hero

    17:30 Southwell (AW)
    17/2 20/1 121%
    MARKET COOLING
    Race at 17:30 17:30 Southwell (AW)
Contextual edges

The Angles

The situational reads.

Trainer hot streak

14 days
  1. Max Comley 33.3% (2/6) · 2 today
  2. Chris Gordon 33.3% (2/6) · 1 today
  3. D. J. Jeffreys 33.3% (2/6) · 1 today
  4. Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 28.6% (4/14) · 2 today
  5. Lemos De Souza 28.6% (2/7) · 1 today

Jockey upgrade

New pilot
  1. Guinness Lad 17:07 Fontwell James Bowen (18.2%) up from Taylor Fisher (0.0%)
    13/2 Race at 17:07
  2. Goyard 20:00 Southwell (AW) Oisin Murphy (21.2%) up from Mark Winn (7.4%)
    11/2 Race at 20:00
  3. Cotai Eye Joe 16:25 Beverley Jason Hart (15.5%) up from David Nolan (3.3%)
    14/1 Race at 16:25
  4. Light Speed 17:00 Beverley James Sullivan (12.0%) up from Aiden Brookes (0.0%)
    16/1 Race at 17:00
  5. Go Athletico 14:57 Listowel Sam Coen(5) (11.1%) up from Adam Caffrey (0.0%)
    11/1 Race at 14:57

Course & distance

Specialist
  1. Opal Storm 15:15 Beverley 2 wins at Beverley 5f
    80/1 Race at 15:15
  2. Further Measure 19:30 Southwell (AW) 2 wins at Southwell (AW) 2m102y
    10/1 Race at 19:30
  3. Nolton Cross 20:30 Southwell (AW) 2 wins at Southwell (AW) 1m4f14y
    9/1 Race at 20:30

Class dropper

-1 class
  1. Taj Mahal Palace 14:40 Beverley Class 2 → Class 5 (drop 3)
    33/1 Race at 14:40
  2. Stopherandgo 19:30 Southwell (AW) Class 3 → Class 6 (drop 3)
    80/1 Race at 19:30
  3. Arthurian 14:05 Beverley Class 1 → Class 3 (drop 2)
    4/9 Race at 14:05
  4. Goodwin Face 14:12 Fontwell Class 2 → Class 4 (drop 2)
    4/1 Race at 14:12
  5. Striking Force 14:40 Beverley Class 3 → Class 5 (drop 2)
    80/1 Race at 14:40