Sly Man's Jockeys Taking Aim — Wednesday 1 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.
⚡ Harry Skelton is running red-hot with 8 winners in the last seven days, and his one ride today is not a throwaway booking — Delgany Second Now carries a speed rating of 144, which is the number of a horse that belongs at the head of the market. A 27% career strike rate over 629 rides tells you Skelton does not waste your afternoon, and with one bullet in the chamber at 15:25, he will not be wasting this one either.
- 8 winners in the last 7 days
- 27% career strike rate (629 rides)
- On Delgany Second Now (SR 144) in the 15:25
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15:25
Delgany Second Now T: Dan Skelton20/1 7th
Sean Bowen
⚡ Sean Bowen is hitting form at exactly the right moment — three winners in the last seven days from a man who converts at 23% across 1,150 career rides. He's on Trouville in the 14:50, a horse carrying a speed rating of 159, and that pairing deserves more respect than the market is likely to offer it.
- 3 winners in the last 7 days
- 23% career strike rate (1150 rides)
- On Trouville (SR 159) in the 14:50
- 14:50 Trouville evn 🏆 WON
- 15:55 Jet Patrol 12/1 4th
Ashley Lewis(5)
⚡ Ashley Lewis has clicked into gear this week with two winners in seven days, and Bath is where he earns his money — 23% there against a 15% career mark tells you the track suits him more than most will bother to check. Dissenter in the 18:33 carries a speed rating of 127 and Lewis in the saddle at his favourite track; that booking did not land on the favourites pages by accident.
- 2 winners in the last 7 days
- On Dissenter (SR 127) in the 18:33
- 23% strike rate at Bath (5 from 22)
- 18:33 Dissenter 28/1 5th
- 19:08 Symbol Of Hope 14/1 4th
- 20:18 Thiscouldbefun 10/1 Race at 20:18
- 20:53 Pivotal Days 66/1 Race at 20:53
Billy Loughnane
⚡ Loughnane is on fire right now — nine winners in the last seven days from a man who already converts at 18% across 1,523 career rides. Get him onside in the 17:50, where Bullrider carries a speed rating of 150 and looks the standout booking of his four-ride day.
- 9 winners in the last 7 days
- 18% career strike rate (1523 rides)
- On Bullrider (SR 150) in the 17:50
- 17:50 Bullrider 9/2 🥈 2nd
- 18:57 Arcturus Flame 13/2 5th
- 20:07 Just Adair 9/4 Race at 20:07
- 20:42 Utmost Good Faith 13/2 Race at 20:42
David Egan
⚡ David Egan has been in a hot streak that the market hasn't fully caught up with — six winners in seven days off a 13% career rate tells you the gloves are off, not just warm. Get him onside in the 18:33; Empire Rising rates 144 and Egan in this mood is not a combination you want to be on the wrong side of.
- 6 winners in the last 7 days
- On Empire Rising (SR 144) in the 18:33
- 5 rides across the card
- 17:58 Lavender Bloom 7/2 🥈 2nd
- 18:33 Empire Rising 9/2 4th
- 19:08 Neptune Legend 6/5 🏆 WON
- 19:43 Star Of Atlantis 12/1 6th
- 20:18 Nakaaha 5/1 Race at 20:18