Sly Man's Horses to Watch — Wednesday 24 June 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.
Albaydaa
Albaydaa has placed in all three recent starts — 1, 2, 3 — and comes here with an SR of 105 that puts her clear at the top of the card. Add in a prior win at Carlisle and Marquand in the saddle, and Haggas has pointed this one at the right race.
- Placed in last 3 starts (form: 123)
- SR 105 — top of the card
- 1 prior win at Carlisle
Nanoscience sits top of the card on SR 93, carrying form of 131 into a race where that kind of consistency doesn't go unnoticed. McDonald at 16% across 438 rides is the booking that tells you Balding means business here.
- Placed in last 3 starts (form: 131)
- SR 93 — top of the card
- P J McDonald — 16% career strike rate
Dunkeld Dreamer is posting an SR of 91 — two points off a career best and sitting top of the entire card at Carlisle today. C Lee goes in with a 17% career strike rate across 217 rides, and that combination of peak form and a reliable pilot is exactly why this one's on the list.
- SR 91 — near career best (93)
- SR 91 — top of the card
- C Lee — 17% career strike rate
Rebel Moon tops the card with an SR of 157, came back placed from a 76-day break, and now gets Dylan Browne McMonagle in the plate — that combination doesn't land on your watchlist by accident. The booking alone tells you J P O'Brien means business here.
- SR 157 — top of the card
- 76 days off the track — placed last time
- Dylan Browne McMonagle — 15% career strike rate
Vishaya tops the card with an SR of 151, and a horse that ran placed last time out before a 124-day break is exactly the kind of angle that slips under the radar at 7/1. DBM at 15% from 829 rides doesn't climb aboard without reason.
- SR 151 — top of the card
- 124 days off the track — placed last time
- Dylan Browne McMonagle — 15% career strike rate