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Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Tuesday 30 June 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.

— Sly Man

Today's headline rider 🔥 IN FORM
6 Rides today
18% Career strike
8 Wins last 7d

⚡ Billy Loughnane is running hotter than anyone on the Flat right now — eight winners in seven days is not a purple patch, it is a man in form who knows exactly what he is doing. Dark Whisper carries a speed rating of 155 in the 18:39 and that is the ride you circle first.

  • 8 winners in the last 7 days
  • 18% career strike rate (1517 rides)
  • On Dark Whisper (SR 155) in the 18:39
Today's book 6 rides
  • 18:09 Silks
    Egyptian Pharaoh T: Oli Rix
    11/8 🏆 WON
  • 18:39 Silks
    Dark Whisper T: David Menuisier
    7/4 🏆 WON
  • 19:09 Silks
    Spirited Dancer T: Daniel & Claire Kubler
    7/2 8th
  • 19:39 Silks
    Tonal T: Ian Williams
    7/2 🏆 WON
  • 20:09 Silks
    My Mate Mackley T: Adam Kirby
    9/2 🥈 2nd
  • 20:39 Silks
    Simiyann T: Ian Williams
    7/2 4th
Today's tally 3 wins 1 placed 2 unplaced
🔥 IN FORM

Harry Skelton

3 rides 27% 7 wins · 7d

⚡ Harry Skelton is running hot right now — seven winners in seven days is not a blip, that is a man in the kind of form that makes bookmakers quietly nervous. He partners Square d'Alboni, a 157-rated mount in the 18:48, and a 27% career strike rate tells you this booking is not one you walk past.

  • 7 winners in the last 7 days
  • 27% career strike rate (625 rides)
  • On Square d'Alboni (SR 157) in the 18:48
Book 3 rides
  • 18:48 Square d'Alboni 4/5 🏆 WON
  • 19:18 Tyson 13/8 🥈 2nd
  • 19:48 Katzoff 13/8 Pulled up
Today's tally 1 win 1 placed 1 DNF
🔥 IN FORM

Cieren Fallon

6 rides 20% 5 wins · 7d

⚡ Cieren Fallon is in the form of his life right now — five winners in the past seven days from a man who already converts at 20% across 689 career rides. The 18:39 is your focal point: Kino Plasmat carries a speed rating of 153, and Fallon in this mood on a horse of that calibre is not a combination you walk past.

  • 5 winners in the last 7 days
  • 20% career strike rate (689 rides)
  • On Kino Plasmat (SR 153) in the 18:39
Book 6 rides
  • 18:09 Adalo - Race at 18:09
  • 18:39 Kino Plasmat 5/2 4th
  • 19:09 King Of The Dance 11/4 🥈 2nd
  • 19:39 Quilt 11/1 8th
  • 20:09 Follow My Heart 5/1 🥉 3rd
  • 20:39 Bulldog Spirit 7/1 5th
Today's tally 2 placed 3 unplaced 1 to run
🔥 IN FORM

Hector Crouch

5 rides 17% 3 wins · 7d

⚡ Hector Crouch is bang in form — three winners in seven days and five rides today says the yard phones are ringing his number. Get on Aleatrix at 16:07; a speed rating of 153 on a hot jockey is not a combination you walk past.

  • 3 winners in the last 7 days
  • On Aleatrix (SR 153) in the 16:07
  • 5 rides across the card
Book 5 rides
  • 15:07 Metamouse 6/1 4th
  • 15:37 Egoli 11/1 6th
  • 16:07 Aleatrix 5/2 🏆 WON
  • 16:37 Gone By 11/10 🏆 WON
  • 17:10 Dark Sovereign 9/4 4th
Today's tally 2 wins 3 unplaced
🏇 HOT HANDS

Sean Bowen

2 rides 23% 2 wins · 7d

⚡ Sean Bowen's 23% career strike rate across 1,148 rides isn't luck — it's a machine, and today he climbs aboard Delpotro (SR 104) in the 20:18 with two winners already banked this week. Two rides, one standout mount, and a jockey running hot: that's a short enough list to act on.

  • 23% career strike rate (1148 rides)
  • 2 winners in the last 7 days
  • On Delpotro (SR 104) in the 20:18
Book 2 rides
  • 19:48 Stellarmasterpiece 11/4 🏆 WON
  • 20:18 Delpotro 8/1 🥈 2nd
Today's tally 1 win 1 placed