Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Friday 10 July 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.
⚡ Buick lands six rides today and walks into Newmarket at 15:00 on Valedictory — Fox's pick, which means the smart money already knows the name. Three winners in the last seven days off an 18% career strike rate tells you this isn't a man going through the motions.
- Fox's pick in the 15:00 Newmarket
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (310 rides)
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13:50
Heraldry T: John & Thady Gosden4/1 🏆 WON
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15:00
Valedictory T: John & Thady Gosden3/1 🦊 🏆 WON
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15:35
Venetian Lace T: Charlie Johnston22/1 7th
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16:10
Acting Lady T: Charlie Appleby5/2 🏆 WON
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16:45
Rosario T: Roger Teal13/2 4th
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17:20
Calling A Star T: Richard Hughes12/1 4th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is on fire right now — 10 winners in the last seven days is not a purple patch, it's a statement. That 15:00 Betway Trophy booking is the plum ride of the afternoon and the man arriving in the saddle is currently the hottest jockey on the circuit.
- 10 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1572 rides)
- Booked in Betway Trophy (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) at 15:00
- 14:25 Libertango 8/11 🥈 2nd
- 15:00 Beylerbeyi 14/1 4th
- 16:10 Sorrengail 17/2 4th
- 16:45 Rhythm N Hooves 15/2 8th
- 17:20 Aqua Bear 5/1 11th
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen sits at 23% across 1,170 rides — that is not a fluke, that is a jockey who delivers — and with five outings today he has plenty of chances to add to the two winners he has already banked this week. The one that matters is the 18:06, where he climbs aboard Yellow Card with a speed rating of 118, and that number alone tells you this booking is not an accident.
- 23% career strike rate (1170 rides)
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- On Yellow Card (SR 118) in the 18:06
- 17:00 Manowest 7/1 Pulled up
- 18:06 Yellow Card 5/2 🥈 2nd
- 19:16 Little Ledgend 2/1 Race at 19:16
- 20:24 Lucy The Wire 4/1 🏆 WON
- 21:00 Stiletto 16/1 🏆 WON
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy has hit a vein — five winners in the last seven days from a man already sitting on a 22% career strike rate over 1,126 rides, so the booking sheet is not lying. Desert Smoke in the 16:10 carries a speed rating of 149, and with Murphy in this form, that is the ride you circle before anything else today.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (1126 rides)
- On Desert Smoke (SR 149) in the 16:10
- 13:50 Laureate Crown 9/2 🥉 3rd
- 14:25 Senorita Bonita 5/2 🏆 WON
- 15:35 Balantina 10/1 🥉 3rd
- 16:10 Desert Smoke 7/1 6th
- 16:45 Rocking Ends 15/2 7th
- 17:20 Toastmaster 7/4 5th
Cieren Fallon
⚡ Cieren Fallon has clocked three winners in the last seven days and carries that momentum into four rides today, none more interesting than the 14:45 booking on First Instinct. A speed rating of 103 on a jockey running hot at 20% career strike rate is not a combination you walk past.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (716 rides)
- On First Instinct (SR 103) in the 14:45
- 14:10 Goldmoyne 5/1 🥉 3rd
- 14:45 First Instinct 9/1 🥈 2nd
- 15:55 Luzon Heights 7/2 9th
- 16:30 Kahin 3/1 🥈 2nd