The most striking number right now is what has happened in the last two weeks. Seven winners from 28 rides — that is 1 in every 4, compared to the season's usual 1 in 8. That kind of hot streak is not just confidence, it is form, and experienced punters know the difference. It comes on top of a longer-term improvement that tells its own story: twelve months ago Sheridan was winning just 1 in every 17 races, around 6%. This season that has nearly doubled to 12%. That is not a fluke — that is a rider finding their level.
The partnership with trainer Denis Gerard Hogan has been central to that progress. Twenty-three wins from 162 rides together — winning 14 in every 100, or roughly 1 in 7 — makes this one of the more productive jockey-trainer combinations in the yard's recent history. When a trainer keeps putting the same jockey up, it means they trust what they see. One hundred and sixty-two rides is a relationship built on results.
Sheridan also has a clear affinity for wet or muddy ground. Fifteen wins from 60 races in those conditions — exactly 1 in 4 — suggests a rider who rides differently when the ground gets testing, perhaps more patient, more willing to work through the mud rather than around it. Gowran Park tells a similar story of a rider who thrives somewhere specific: 9 winners from 38 races at that track is a record worth knowing about if you ever find yourself looking at a racecard there.
And then there is the Class 1 win at Ascot — a top-level race at one of the most famous tracks in the world. One is enough to prove it is possible. The question now is how many more follow.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk | 122 | 15 | 12.3% |
| The Curragh | 68 | 7 | 10.3% |
| Gowran Park | 38 | 9 | 23.7% |
| Leopardstown | 31 | 1 | 3.2% |
| Naas | 27 | 1 | 3.7% |
| Navan | 26 | 3 | 11.5% |
| Fairyhouse | 19 | 4 | 21.1% |
| Cork | 16 | 1 | 6.2% |
| Galway | 16 | 1 | 6.2% |
| Bellewstown | 13 | 3 | 23.1% |
| Down Royal | 11 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Killarney | 11 | 1 | 9.1% |
| Roscommon | 10 | 2 | 20% |
| Ballinrobe | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Tipperary | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| Sligo | 6 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Listowel | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| Tramore | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Clonmel | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Ayr | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Chester | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Punchestown | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Thurles | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Laytown | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% |