The big days have come too. Sheehan has won 20 top-level races in his career, at some of the most prestigious venues in British racing — Cheltenham, Sandown Park, and Newbury among them. He added two more Class 1 wins in quick succession in early 2026, at Chepstow on 27 December and Warwick on 7 February, followed by another winner at Haydock Park on Valentine's Day. Three winners at that level in the space of seven weeks tells you this is a jockey who performs when the occasion demands it, not just in routine midweek racing.
His most fruitful partnership is with trainer Jamie Snowden, and the numbers there are striking. From 231 rides together they have produced 65 winners — that is winning more than 1 in every 4 races, a win rate of 28%. When a jockey and trainer click like that, it usually means something beyond good horses: shared instincts, trust, and a way of preparing for races that consistently works. It is the kind of alliance that quietly underpins a career.
Two other details stand out. On fast, dry ground, Sheehan has won 7 from just 13 races — more than half — suggesting he rides with particular confidence and aggression when the conditions reward a bold approach. And at Sedgefield specifically, he has won 5 races from 10, which means every second visit to that track ends in the winner's enclosure. Some jockeys just read certain courses better than others, and Sedgefield appears to suit his style perfectly.
At 98 winners already this season and still climbing, Sheehan is making a strong case that he belongs not just in the conversation about talented young jockeys, but in the wider discussion about the best riders currently competing in Britain.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 35 | 7 | 20% |
| Warwick | 29 | 5 | 17.2% |
| Fontwell Park | 28 | 6 | 21.4% |
| Market Rasen | 27 | 9 | 33.3% |
| Huntingdon | 27 | 9 | 33.3% |
| Cheltenham | 23 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 20 | 3 | 15% |
| Newbury | 19 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Worcester | 16 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Chepstow | 15 | 4 | 26.7% |
| Sandown Park | 15 | 2 | 13.3% |
| Haydock Park | 15 | 2 | 13.3% |
| Plumpton | 15 | 1 | 6.7% |
| Carlisle | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Wetherby | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Windsor | 14 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Southwell | 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
| Kempton Park | 12 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Exeter | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| Ffos Las | 12 | 2 | 16.7% |
| Newton Abbot | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| hereford | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Sedgefield | 10 | 5 | 50% |
| Taunton | 8 | 2 | 25% |
| Fakenham | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Lingfield Park | 7 | 3 | 42.9% |
| Kelso | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge | 6 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Aintree | 6 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Leicester | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Ayr | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Wincanton | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Ludlow | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% |