Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Sunday 30 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.
⚡ Billy Loughnane is on a tear — five winners in the last seven days from a rider who already converts at 19% across nearly 1,800 career starts. He climbs aboard Oliver Show in the 14:00, a mount with a speed rating of 90, and that pairing is far too good to leave alone.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 19% career strike rate (1808 rides)
- On Oliver Show (SR 90) in the 14:00
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14:00
Oliver Show T: George Boughey4/1 🥈 2nd
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14:35
Fast Track Harry T: Clive Cox7/1 Race at 14:35
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15:10
Apollo's Comet T: Mrs John Harrington12/1 7th
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15:45
Echalar T: Ian Williams12/1 Race at 15:45
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16:20
Senor Cortez T: John Butler5/1 4th
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy is running hot — four winners in the last seven days, and a 21% career strike rate over 1,372 rides tells you this is no fluke. He climbs aboard Rossbeigh in the 13:25, a horse rated 132, and that booking alone is the one the front pages slept on.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 21% career strike rate (1372 rides)
- On Rossbeigh (SR 132) in the 13:25
- 13:25 Rossbeigh 18/1 8th
- 14:35 Ardisia 17/2 🥈 2nd
- 15:10 Bayside View 4/1 6th
- 15:45 Itica 28/1 🏆 WON
- 16:20 Premiere Ligne 12/1 5th
- 16:55 A Major Payne 10/3 🏆 WON
Jason Hart
⚡ Jason Hart is the hottest rider on the card right now — five winners in seven days is a purple patch that demands your attention, and he's here with a full book of five rides to press the advantage. The one to follow is Jm Jungle in the 14:15, a SR 112 mount that looks like the standout opportunity of his day.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- On Jm Jungle (SR 112) in the 14:15
- 5 rides across the card
- 13:40 Theoryofeverything 14/1 7th
- 14:15 Jm Jungle 11/8 🏆 WON
- 14:50 Dorothea Hope 13/2 12th
- 15:20 Nostrum 11/1 11th
- 15:55 Harb 6/1 🏆 WON
Rossa Ryan
⚡ Rossa Ryan is the hottest body on the card right now — six winners in the last seven days and he walks in today with five shots to extend it. The one to follow is Flight Tracker in the 13:25, a 157-rated mount that looks like the yard's been saving this moment.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- On Flight Tracker (SR 157) in the 13:25
- 5 rides across the card
- 13:25 Flight Tracker 5/2 🥈 2nd
- 14:35 Flash Harry 5/2 🏆 WON
- 15:10 Redline 18/1 8th
- 16:20 Blazeon Five 14/1 7th
- 16:55 Bearish 4/1 9th
Colin Keane
⚡ Colin Keane rolls in carrying four winners from the last seven days and a full book of five rides — this is a man arriving at the track, not passing through it. The standout is Inform in the 16:40, a horse carrying a speed rating of 149, and Keane on form like this is precisely the booking you don't walk past.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- On Inform (SR 149) in the 16:40
- 5 rides across the card
- 13:50 Roy Bean 7/1 🥈 2nd
- 15:00 Res Ipsa 11/2 4th
- 15:30 Prevalence 14/1 12th
- 16:05 Likedbymike 11/2 🏆 WON
- 16:40 Inform 9/2 10th