Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Saturday 29 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.
⚡ Cieren Fallon rolls in with two winners in the last seven days and a 19% career strike rate built across 859 rides — that is not a man in bad nick. The 14:00 Virgin Bet Handicap is his featured booking today, and with six rides on the card, he is here to work.
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- 19% career strike rate (859 rides)
- Booked in Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Stakes at 14:00
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13:25
All Angels T: Ed Walker50/1 8th
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14:00
Aalto T: Ian Williams10/1 Race at 14:00
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14:35
High Degree T: William Haggas13/8 🥈 2nd
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15:10
Fast Tracker T: Ed Walker33/1 🥉 3rd
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15:45
Evening Call T: William Haggas10/3 8th
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16:20
Arcturus Flame T: James Owen7/2 5th
William Buick
⚡ William Buick is in the form of his life right now — five winners in seven days from a man who already converts at 21% across 396 career rides is not a fluke, it's a pattern. Get on Flower Show in the 13:40, a speed-rated 153 that screams banker, and let Buick do what he's been doing all week.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 21% career strike rate (396 rides)
- On Flower Show (SR 153) in the 13:40
- 13:40 Flower Show 10/3 🥉 3rd
- 14:15 The Glen Rovers 50/1 10th
- 14:50 So Regal 13/2 5th
- 15:30 Rock Montreal 9/4 Race at 15:30
- 16:05 Archer Royal 12/1 5th
- 16:35 Noble Prince 7/2 🥈 2nd
Hector Crouch
⚡ Hector Crouch is running hot — four winners in the last seven days from a man who converts at 17% across 844 career rides tells you this isn't a fluke. Get on Rhythm Of My Heart (SR 157) at 13:25 before the 14:00 featured booking reminds everyone else he exists.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- Booked in Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Stakes at 14:00
- On Rhythm Of My Heart (SR 157) in the 13:25
- 13:25 Rhythm Of My Heart 7/2 🥈 2nd
- 14:00 Forty Years On 2/1 🏆 WON
- 14:35 Lord Melbourne 20/1 4th
- 15:10 Qirat 13/2 🥈 2nd
- 15:45 Queen Of Scotland 4/1 🥈 2nd
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is on fire right now — six winners in seven days from a man already clocking 19% across 1,804 career rides tells you this isn't a hot streak, it's a form peak hitting at exactly the right time. Get to the 16:30 and watch Arthur Carrot closely; a speed rating of 151 handed to Loughnane today is the kind of booking the front pages glossed over.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 19% career strike rate (1804 rides)
- On Arthur Carrot (SR 151) in the 16:30
- 16:30 Arthur Carrot 4/1 6th
- 17:00 Supreme King 3/1 6th
- 17:30 Moving Force 6/1 Race at 17:30
- 18:00 Stoney Wood 2/1 5th
- 18:30 Warrant Holder 3/1 Race at 18:30
- 19:00 Bubbles Wonky 6/1 🥉 3rd
Clifford Lee
⚡ Clifford Lee has banged in 3 winners in the last seven days and connections have clearly taken notice — seven rides across today's card is the kind of heavy book that tells you yards are queuing up. The 14:00 Virgin Bet Handicap is the one to watch, and at 15% career strike rate he's no mug filling the slot.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- Booked in Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap Stakes at 14:00
- 13:25 Cloud Chorus 80/1 7th
- 14:00 Addison Grey 12/1 Race at 14:00
- 14:35 Tony Montana 9/2 9th
- 15:10 Boiling Point 9/2 6th
- 15:45 Tropical Sands 11/4 5th
- 16:20 Bright Legend 22/1 8th
- 16:55 Democracy Dilemma 14/1 Race at 16:55