Jockeys Taking Aim — Wednesday 17 June 2026
The riders worth tracking today — the heavy books, the marquee mounts, and the form jocks pinging the radar.
A loaded book is a market signal in itself — when a form rider has multiple chances, the yard sees the day as live. These five are pinging the radar this week.
⚡ Ryan Moore arrives with a formidable 28% career strike rate from 376 rides, and a book of seven mounts across today's card gives him the volume to turn that clinical efficiency into a profitable afternoon. Two winners in the last seven days confirms he is in active form, and backing him blind throughout the card is a perfectly defensible strategy.
- 28% career strike rate (376 rides)
- 7 rides across the card
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
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14:30
Victorious T: A P O'Brien9/2 🏆 WON
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15:05
Port Of Spain T: A P O'Brien7/1 11th
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15:40
Carolina Jetstream T: Robson De Aguiar22/1 6th
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16:20
Minnie Hauk T: A P O'Brien5/1 🥈 2nd
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17:00
Erzindjan T: T J Kent11/1 6th
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17:35
Radiant Beauty T: James Owen15/2 13th
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18:10
Sergei Diaghilev T: A P O'Brien9/4 9th
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy arrives at the track in the form of his life, having ridden three winners in the last seven days, and his 22% career strike rate across 1,044 rides proves this is no flash in the pan. With seven rides across the card today, the volume alone makes him the man to follow, and backers who ignore him do so at their own financial peril.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (1044 rides)
- 7 rides across the card
- 14:30 Shining Moment 28/1 24th
- 15:05 Galiyan 15/8 6th
- 15:40 Friendly Soul 9/2 🥉 3rd
- 16:20 See The Fire 18/1 6th
- 17:00 Mister Winston 14/1 23rd
- 17:35 Zgharta 10/1 12th
- 18:10 Sale Shark 15/2 5th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane arrives at today's card in the form of his life, having booted home five winners in the past seven days alone — form that sits comfortably on top of an already impressive 18% career strike rate from 1,448 rides. With five rides to exploit and a Royal Hunt Cup booking at 17:00 as the headline slot, this is a jockey operating at peak confidence on one of Flat racing's most prestigious afternoons.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1448 rides)
- Booked in Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) at 17:00
- 14:30 Havana Lightning 50/1 18th
- 15:40 Kon Tiki 8/1 4th
- 17:00 No Retreat 50/1 21st
- 17:35 Cheshire Dancer 28/1 8th
- 18:10 King Of Cloughan 22/1 🏆 WON
James Doyle
⚡ James Doyle arrives at today's card in the form of his life, having fired in 3 winners from his last 7 days' work to back up a career strike rate of 20% across 234 rides. His booking in the Royal Hunt Cup at 17:00 is the standout engagement of the afternoon, and on this evidence he is the name to follow when the tapes rise.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (234 rides)
- Booked in Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) at 17:00
- 14:30 Wild Blossom 11/2 10th
- 15:05 Point Of Law 10/1 4th
- 15:40 Godspeed 10/1 9th
- 17:00 Blue Brother 14/1 Race at 17:00
- 17:35 Stateira 7/1 21st
- 18:10 Charted Course 33/1 10th
William Buick
⚡ William Buick arrives at today's card in the form of his life, having ridden 3 winners in the last 7 days to underline a career strike rate of 18% across 266 rides. His booking in the Royal Hunt Cup at 17:00 is the ride to follow — back a man this sharp in a Heritage Handicap and you will not need a second invitation.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (266 rides)
- Booked in Royal Hunt Cup (Heritage Handicap) at 17:00
- 14:30 Senorita Bonita 9/2 🥈 2nd
- 15:05 Del Maro 14/1 🥈 2nd
- 16:20 Ombudsman 11/8 🏆 WON
- 17:00 Fifth Column 17/2 11th
- 17:35 Sand Gazelle 18/1 16th