Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Saturday 11 July 2026
Five names off today's card. Not the headline favourites — the ones with a story the form book half-mentions.
Five worth watching today. Read the rating, read the angle, then make up your own mind. I'm the wiry one in the silks reading form on a tablet while the favourites warm up — here's what's caught my eye.
Tales Of Wisdom
Tales Of Wisdom is posting an SR of 97 — above her previous career best of 94 — with Buick booked and money already moving in without a single drifter in the market. Appleby is firing at 24% over the last 30 days, and when his yard, that jockey, and the market all point the same way, it goes on the watchlist.
- SR 97 — near career best (94)
- Charlie Appleby — 24% strike rate last 30d (11/46)
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
Ryan Moore is running at 27% over the last 30 days and he's been put on the best horse on the card by SR — that's not coincidence, that's a stable sending a message. Mission Central has nudged past his career best at 123 and at 6/1 the market hasn't caught up yet.
- Ryan Moore — 27% strike rate last 30d (17/64)
- SR 123 — near career best (120)
- SR 123 — top of the card
Myal is producing a performance rating of 113 — within three points of his career best and the highest figure on the entire card today. Strict-majority money steaming in at 4/1 tells me the market has already found what I found.
- SR 113 — near career best (116)
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
- SR 113 — top of the card
Ingleby Archie is running at SR 82 — one tick off his career best of 83 — and the money is piling in without a single drifter in the market. Adrian Nicholls is firing at 25% over the last 30 days, and this one looks like the yard's next winner.
- SR 82 — near career best (83)
- Adrian Nicholls — 25% strike rate last 30d (3/12)
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters
Three on the bounce and the market is piling in — Rory Rocket has steamered into 8/15 with no drift signals anywhere on the board. Gary & Josh Moore are running at 23% over the last 30 days, and when a yard that hot sends out a horse with a 111 form line, you pay attention.
- Won last 3 starts
- Gary & Josh Moore — 23% strike rate last 30d (10/43)
- Money coming — strict-majority steamer, no drifters