Across his four-year career, Shanahan has ridden 22 winners in total, and the fact that 6 of those have come in the last 12 months tells its own story. The early years of any jockey's career are largely about survival — getting rides, making mistakes quietly, learning tracks and trainers and how different horses feel beneath you. The numbers suggest Shanahan has done exactly that, and is now beginning to cash in on those lessons.
The (5) beside his name indicates he is still a claiming jockey, meaning he carries less weight than a fully professional rider — a small but meaningful advantage that makes him an attractive booking for trainers with the right horse. His most productive relationship is with trainer Jennie Candlish, with whom he has built all 6 of this season's winners. That kind of focused, trusted partnership is often how young jockeys build momentum. When a trainer keeps putting you up, it means they like what they see, and repeated rides on familiar horses in a familiar yard is exactly the environment where young jockeys improve fastest.
At 22 career winners and with his best season still unfolding, Shanahan is at the stage where the numbers start to matter. Scouts notice. Trainers talk. If he can sustain that 1-in-5 win rate or push it further, the next 12 months could be the ones that define where his career is really heading.
| Course | Races | Wins | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgefield | 8 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Worcester | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Ludlow | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% |