Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Thursday 27 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.
⚡ Harry Skelton is arriving at this single booking red-hot, five winners banked in the last seven days and a career strike rate of 27% across 699 rides that most jockeys would trade their silks for. Thickthorn Tom carries a speed rating of 110 in the 19:12, and with Skelton this sharp right now, that's a ride the layers won't be thanking you for ignoring.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (699 rides)
- On Thickthorn Tom (SR 110) in the 19:12
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19:12
Thickthorn Tom T: Dan Skelton7/4 🏆 WON
Dylan Browne McMonagle
⚡ Dylan Browne McMonagle is running hot with five winners in the last seven days, and connections clearly know it — seven rides across the card is not a book you hand to a man unless you trust him to deliver. Atlantic Bridge in the 14:44 is the headline act, a horse carrying a speed rating of 153 that makes him the standout mount of the afternoon.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- On Atlantic Bridge (SR 153) in the 14:44
- 13:44 Supreme Lord 2/1 🏆 WON
- 14:14 By The Lake 18/1 🥈 2nd
- 14:44 Atlantic Bridge 2/1 🏆 WON
- 15:14 Leadlight 1/2 🥈 2nd
- 15:44 Gloriously Glam 12/1 Race at 15:44
- 16:49 Cascade Canyon 16/1 15th
- 17:24 Without Love 6/1 8th
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is on fire — seven winners in the last seven days from a man already hitting 19% across 1,792 career rides tells you this is no flash in the pan. Night Of Gold in the 19:30 carries a speed rating of 156 and that booking alone is the one the front pages should have led with.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- 19% career strike rate (1792 rides)
- On Night Of Gold (SR 156) in the 19:30
- 18:30 Adelaide Bay 7/4 🥉 3rd
- 19:00 Haaderr 4/1 🥈 2nd
- 19:30 Night Of Gold 4/5 🥉 3rd
- 20:00 Lord Ragnar 9/2 🥈 2nd
- 20:30 Massimo Blue 11/4 🏆 WON
- 21:00 Worlington 3/1 5th
Colin Keane
⚡ Colin Keane rolls in hot off three winners in seven days and connections clearly know it — seven rides across the card is a statement, not a coincidence. Southern Boulevard at 14:44 carries a speed rating of 91 and that is the one you circle first.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- On Southern Boulevard (SR 91) in the 14:44
- 13:44 Two Brigade 8/1 6th
- 14:14 Amiata 9/1 🏆 WON
- 14:44 Southern Boulevard 11/4 🥈 2nd
- 15:14 This That 9/2 🏆 WON
- 15:44 Kc Bear 13/2 7th
- 16:49 Love Orchid 15/2 🥉 3rd
- 17:24 Ms Messi 12/1 12th
Hector Crouch
⚡ Hector Crouch is in the kind of nick that makes you sit up — three winners in the last seven days, and a 25% strike rate at Southwell over 72 visits tells you this is no fluke on a track he knows inside out. Stick him on Ebt's Warrior in the 19:30, a 129-rated mount, and you've got a hot jockey on a class horse at his favourite venue.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- On Ebt's Warrior (SR 129) in the 19:30
- 25% strike rate at Southwell (AW) (18 from 72)
- 18:30 Give Me The Night 11/2 9th
- 19:00 Chalk Mountain 11/2 4th
- 19:30 Ebt's Warrior 25/1 5th