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.
⚡ 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
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18:09
Egyptian Pharaoh T: Oli Rix11/8 🏆 WON
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18:39
Dark Whisper T: David Menuisier7/4 🏆 WON
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19:09
Spirited Dancer T: Daniel & Claire Kubler7/2 8th
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19:39
Tonal T: Ian Williams7/2 🏆 WON
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20:09
My Mate Mackley T: Adam Kirby9/2 🥈 2nd
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20:39
Simiyann T: Ian Williams7/2 4th
Harry Skelton
⚡ 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
- 18:48 Square d'Alboni 4/5 🏆 WON
- 19:18 Tyson 13/8 🥈 2nd
- 19:48 Katzoff 13/8 Pulled up
Cieren Fallon
⚡ 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
- 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
Hector Crouch
⚡ 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
- 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
Sean Bowen
⚡ 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
- 19:48 Stellarmasterpiece 11/4 🏆 WON
- 20:18 Delpotro 8/1 🥈 2nd