Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Tuesday 1 September 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.
⚡ Rossa Ryan is in the form of his life right now — six winners in the last seven days is the kind of run that has trainers queuing up, and seven rides across today's card tells you they've noticed. Get him onside in the 17:12 where Iris Olivia's speed rating of 156 makes that booking look very deliberate indeed.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- On Iris Olivia (SR 156) in the 17:12
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17:12
Iris Olivia T: Kevin Philippart De Foy3/1 🥉 3rd
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17:45
Showcasing Star T: Charlie Johnston17/2 🥉 3rd
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18:20
Silken Bay T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole14/1 5th
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18:55
Magic Runner T: Ruth Carr9/1 6th
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19:30
She's A Gift T: John C McConnell9/2 5th
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20:00
Rye T: Tony Carroll9/4 🏆 WON
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20:30
Ottoman T: Oliver Greenall & Josh Guerriero5/1 🏆 WON
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Billy Loughnane is in the form of his life right now — four winners in the last seven days and he steps into Wolverhampton today, where his 22% strike rate from 267 rides makes him a genuine course specialist. Six bookings at a track where he converts better than his already-solid 19% career average tells you the booking sheets got this one right.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 19% career strike rate (1819 rides)
- 22% strike rate at Wolverhampton (AW) (60 from 267)
- 17:12 Phalanx Nation 2/1 🏆 WON
- 17:45 Master of Entropy 15/2 6th
- 18:55 Melting Snow 4/1 🏆 WON
- 19:30 Macanudo 13/2 🏆 WON
- 20:00 Forever My Prince 4/1 9th
- 20:30 Luan 10/3 🥈 2nd
David Egan
⚡ David Egan is on a tear — nine winners in seven days from a man whose career clip sits at 15%, and that number tells you everything about where he is right now. He picks up Jessica (SR 158) in the 17:12 at Wolverhampton, where his 29% course record off 24 rides makes him the most dangerous booking on the card.
- 9 winners in the last 7 days
- On Jessica (SR 158) in the 17:12
- 29% strike rate at Wolverhampton (AW) (7 from 24)
- 17:12 Jessica 11/10 4th
- 17:45 Hamda's Joy 17/2 🥈 2nd
- 18:20 Lux Aeterna 14/1 6th
- 18:55 Perfect Ruler 10/1 5th
Colin Keane
⚡ Colin Keane is red-hot right now — five winners in the last seven days from a man whose 16% career strike rate already tells you he doesn't waste your time. Seven rides across the card and the pick of the lot is Zenith Blaze in the 14:00, a horse with a speed rating of 158 that the front pages somehow let slip through.
- 5 winners in the last 7 days
- 7 rides across the card
- On Zenith Blaze (SR 158) in the 14:00
- 14:00 Zenith Blaze 8/13 🥉 3rd
- 14:30 The Captains Day 4/1 7th
- 15:00 Marked By Thunder 12/1 5th
- 15:30 Ninth Crusade 11/2 🥈 2nd
- 16:00 Profit Surge 5/2 4th
- 17:00 Gloriously Glam 18/1 9th
- 17:32 Joe Cool 13/2 10th
Daniel Tudhope
⚡ Tudhope is rolling into Ripon at 32% — 14 winners from 44 rides at this track — and that number alone puts him streets ahead of most in the saddle today. Empress Princess at 14:40 is the one to follow, a 158-rated mount that screams intent from connections who know exactly what they're doing booking this man here.
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- On Empress Princess (SR 158) in the 14:40
- 32% strike rate at Ripon (14 from 44)
- 14:40 Empress Princess 4/5 🥉 3rd
- 15:40 Yes I'm Mali 11/8 🏆 WON
- 16:13 Goyard 12/1 7th
- 16:48 Donna Nook 7/2 9th