Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Friday 28 August 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.
⚡ William Buick is red-hot right now — five winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 21% across 393 career rides is the kind of form you don't ignore. He climbs aboard Algaihabane in the 15:35, a horse rated 154, and that pairing is the standout booking on the card today.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 21% career strike rate (393 rides)
- On Algaihabane (SR 154) in the 15:35
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14:25
Innichen T: Jack Channon15/8 🥉 3rd
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15:35
Algaihabane T: John & Thady Gosden2/1 🏆 WON
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16:10
Glen Nevis T: Charlie Johnston- Race at 16:10
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17:20
Sharp Move T: William Haggas5/1 8th
David Probert
⚡ David Probert is running hot with 4 winners in the last seven days, and a 23% strike rate at Ffos Las — nearly double his career average — tells you this is a track where he genuinely knows what he's doing. Get on Withtearsinmyeyes in the 15:10, a 96-rated mount the morning-line merchants will underestimate.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- On Withtearsinmyeyes (SR 96) in the 15:10
- 23% strike rate at Ffos Las (6 from 26)
- 14:00 Son Of Astar 7/1 🏆 WON
- 14:35 Nebbia 9/1 8th
- 15:10 Withtearsinmyeyes 10/11 🏆 WON
- 15:45 Pebble Dash 17/2 8th
- 16:20 Seraglio Point 8/1 7th
- 16:55 Crackergee 7/4 5th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is on fire right now — seven winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it's a freight train, and six rides today means the damage could be serious. Get to the 15:35 early: Thunder Home carries a speed rating of 92 and Loughnane in this mood on a horse that good is exactly the kind of booking the front page missed.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 19% career strike rate (1798 rides)
- On Thunder Home (SR 92) in the 15:35
- 14:25 Undercover Affair 15/2 7th
- 15:00 Maharajas Express 4/1 🥈 2nd
- 15:35 Thunder Home 7/2 🥉 3rd
- 16:10 Drymee 13/8 🏆 WON
- 16:45 Dark Rosa 4/1 🥈 2nd
- 17:20 Oh Yes You Do 9/2 🥈 2nd
Rossa Ryan
⚡ Rossa Ryan is the man to follow today — five winners in the last seven days tells you he's in that rare groove where everything he touches fires, and six rides across the card means the opportunities are stacked in his favour. The standout is El Paso in the 15:35, a 124-rated mount that makes this the kind of book that catches the eye before the first race is even off.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- On El Paso (SR 124) in the 15:35
- 6 rides across the card
- 14:25 Sky Secret 13/2 4th
- 15:00 Hint Of Humour 9/1 🥉 3rd
- 15:35 El Paso 50/1 6th
- 16:10 Dovecote 4/1 Race at 16:10
- 16:45 Poets Praise 5/2 🏆 WON
- 17:20 Sovereign View 10/3 🏆 WON
Harry Skelton
⚡ Harry Skelton is running hot — four winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 27% across 700 career rides, and that number doesn't lie. He climbs aboard Salkadan (SR 161) in the 16:40, and that's the one the notebook is circling.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (700 rides)
- On Salkadan (SR 161) in the 16:40
- 16:40 Salkadan 4/6 🏆 WON
- 17:15 Delgany Second Now 6/4 🏆 WON
- 18:25 Mobile Mamma 5/1 🥉 3rd
- 19:33 Double Power 5/1 9th