Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Tuesday 14 July 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 in the form of his life — six winners in seven days from a rider who already converts at 18% across 1,590 career rides is not a blip, it's a streak you ride until it stops. He's on Thorpe Green in the 17:25, a horse rated 146 on speed figures, and that booking alone tells you the stable knows exactly who is carrying the hot hand right now.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1590 rides)
- On Thorpe Green (SR 146) in the 17:25
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16:53
Ghost Story T: John Butler15/2 4th
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17:25
Thorpe Green T: James Tate11/2 🥉 3rd
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17:55
Night Storm T: James Tate13/8 6th
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18:25
Wilbur T: Harry Eustace9/4 🥈 2nd
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19:25
Classy Clarets T: Iain Jardine4/6 🏆 WON
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19:55
Luan T: James Ferguson13/8 🏆 WON
Oisin Murphy
⚡ Oisin Murphy is running hot right now — nine winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 22% across 1,148 career rides. Get on Celtic Motif in the 17:09; a speed rating of 107 on a jockey in this nick is not a combination you walk past.
- 9 winners in the last 7 days
- 22% career strike rate (1148 rides)
- On Celtic Motif (SR 107) in the 17:09
- 17:09 Celtic Motif 3/10 🏆 WON
- 17:40 Tyraxes 3/1 5th
- 18:10 Zheleznaya Dama 7/2 🥈 2nd
- 18:40 Elusive Duke 15/8 7th
- 19:10 Saga Gaga 5/2 🏆 WON
- 19:40 Satono Chevalier 5/1 🥉 3rd
Jack Kennedy
⚡ Jack Kennedy is red-hot right now — four winners in the last seven days and five more chances today to keep the streak rolling. Get on Direct Approach in the 14:37; a speed rating of 154 combined with a jockey firing at this clip is not something you walk past.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- 20% career strike rate (572 rides)
- On Direct Approach (SR 154) in the 14:37
- 14:07 Cool Native 5/2 🥉 3rd
- 14:37 Direct Approach 9/2 6th
- 15:07 Sneddy Eddie 9/2 5th
- 15:37 San Hilario evn 9th
- 16:12 Playtime 2/1 🥉 3rd
Rossa Ryan
⚡ Rossa Ryan is on fire right now — seven winners in the last seven days tells you everything about where his eye is and how sharp his hands are. He's got six rides across the card today and the one that counts is Star Velocity in the 15:30, a 157-rated horse that punters ignoring Ryan's current run will be kicking themselves about come the evening.
- 7 winners in the last 7 days
- On Star Velocity (SR 157) in the 15:30
- 6 rides across the card
- 14:30 Jaan Ki Tukri 1/2 🏆 WON
- 15:00 Tallahassee Lassie 4/5 🏆 WON
- 15:30 Star Velocity 10/11 🏆 WON
- 16:05 Mayberry Moon 15/2 5th
- 16:40 Homeland 9/4 🏆 WON
- 17:14 Meet Me In Meraki 5/2 🥈 2nd
P J McDonald
⚡ P J McDonald is bang in form right now — four winners in the last seven days, and the booking gods have dropped him on Fast Track, a 99-speed-rated mount in the 14:17. A 16% career strike rate over 476 rides tells you he delivers when it counts, and today he's sitting on the best horse he'll see all week.
- 4 winners in the last 7 days
- On Fast Track (SR 99) in the 14:17
- 16% career strike rate (476 rides)
- 14:17 Fast Track 1/9 🏆 WON
- 15:48 Mavetheforcebewivu 50/1 9th
- 16:58 Viviana 15/2 4th