Jockey Profile

Jockeys/Danny Sheehy

Danny Sheehy

Jockey Statistics

Career Overview

Danny Sheehy is a jockey with 2054 career rides 102 winners. He rides at a 5% strike rate. He has placed 349 times. He has earned £1.9M in prize money. His strongest track is Southwell (AW) (1w from 3r).

Career Statistics

Win Rate

5%

Total Wins

102

Total Runs

2,054

Places

349

Place %

17.0%

Recent Form

Season Performance

Total Wins · Avg Finishing Position

11 seasons
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026051015204711.33
  • Total Wins
  • Avg Position

Recent Results

DateTrackRaceHorsePosRunnersDistanceGoing
2026-05-02Churchill Downs (USA)Pat Day Mile Stakes Presented By SAP (Dirt)Baytown Dreamer (USA)11118ffFast
2026-04-18Keeneland (USA)Ben Ali Stakes (Dirt)Guns And Glory (USA)889.5ffFast
2026-04-18Keeneland (USA)VisitLEX Elkhorn Stakes (Turf)Fleetfoot (IRE)91112ffFirm
2025-11-28Churchill Downs (USA)Mrs Revere Stakes (3yo Fillies) (Turf)J N J Heartandsoul (USA)8108.5ffFirm
2025-07-02Tipperary (IRE)tipperaryraces HandicapMagnolia Drive (IRE)4139ffGood To Firm
2025-03-23Naas (IRE)Dubawi Legend At Compas Stallions HandicapLoingseoir (IRE)8156ffSoft To Heavy
2025-03-16Curragh (IRE)Tote.ie Irish European Breeders Fund MaidenAmavasya (IRE)11136ffSoft
2025-03-16Curragh (IRE)Alkumait At Capital Stud Fillies MaidenAherla Rock (IRE)8207ffSoft
2025-02-14Dundalk (AW) (IRE)William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65)Is That Love (IRE)9147ffStandard
2025-02-12Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Handicap (47-65)Sing A New Song (IRE)131412ffStandard
2025-02-12Dundalk (AW) (IRE)DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65)Clarabell (GB)887ffStandard
2025-02-12Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap (47-75)Is She Now (IRE)4716ffStandard
2025-01-31Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Follow Us On Twitter At DundalkStadium Handicap (47-65)Shining Aitch (GB)91310.5ffStandard
2025-01-31Dundalk (AW) (IRE)William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65)Star Allure (IRE)9147ffStandard
2025-01-27Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65)Clarabell (GB)9135ffStandard
2025-01-27Dundalk (AW) (IRE)DundalkStadium.com HandicapSing A New Song (IRE)101012ffStandard
2025-01-14Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Friday Night Lights Return To Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 1)Uberrima Fides (GB)101010.5ffStandard
2025-01-14Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65)Winemaker (FR)7146ffStandard
2025-01-14Dundalk (AW) (IRE)View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65)Star Allure (IRE)8108ffStandard
2025-01-10Dundalk (AW) (IRE)Racing Every Week At Dundalk MaidenSiouxpercharged (IRE)111210.5ffStandard

Strike Rate by Course & Distance

Win % by course (rows) and distance band (columns). Min 1 run to show a cell.

Course5f6f7f1m1m2f1m4f+
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)5%10%5%6%—2%
Curragh (IRE)4%4%8%6%0%12%
Naas (IRE)0%4%14%0%10%0%
Gowran Park (IRE)——10%13%11%0%
Navan (IRE)4%0%—6%0%0%
Leopardstown (IRE)—0%3%10%0%4%
Fairyhouse (IRE)—5%19%—14%6%
Cork (IRE)0%0%0%5%7%0%

Going Performance

Based on 2055 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Standard
38W / 756R5%
Good
31W / 441R7%
Yielding
6W / 166R4%
Soft
4W / 157R3%
Good To Firm
7W / 143R5%
Heavy
2W / 126R2%
Good To Yielding
5W / 107R5%
Soft To Heavy
3W / 74R4%
Yielding To Soft
5W / 68R7%
Good To Soft
1W / 12R8%
Fast
0W / 3R0%
Firm
0W / 2R0%

Distance Performance

Based on 2055 recent results stored in our database for this jockey.

Sprint
52W / 954R5%
Mile
41W / 806R5%
Middle
9W / 282R3%
Staying
0W / 13R0%

Course Specialists

Where this jockey rides most successfully (minimum 3 rides at a track).

#1Southwell (AW)
1W / 3R33%
#2Laytown (IRE)
1W / 5R20%
#3Windsor
1W / 7R14%
#4Punchestown (IRE)
1W / 8R13%
#5Gowran Park (IRE)
13W / 117R11%
#6Clonmel (IRE)
1W / 9R11%
#7Fairyhouse (IRE)
8W / 83R10%
#8Bellewstown (IRE)
5W / 62R8%
#9Curragh (IRE)
13W / 220R6%
#10Sligo (IRE)
1W / 17R6%

Class Performance

Win rates by race class (1–7).

C1C2C3C4C5C605101520

Seasonality

Monthly win rate across stored results.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec02468

Trainer Partnerships

Most successful trainers this jockey rides for (minimum 3 rides).

#1J P Murtagh
18W / 185R10%
#2Adrian Paul Keatley
13W / 150R9%
#3T G McCourt
9W / 132R7%
#4Sarah Lynam
6W / 79R8%
#5M C Grassick
6W / 88R7%
#6Patrick Martin
5W / 55R9%
#7Edward Lynam
5W / 63R8%
#8Anthony McCann
4W / 94R4%
#9Kevin Prendergast
2W / 3R67%
#10Craig O'Neill
2W / 7R29%

Owner Partnerships

Top owners whose horses this jockey rides (minimum 2 runners).

#1Edward Lynam
5W / 35R14%
#2Miss Ciara Mcgee
4W / 12R33%
#3Raymond C Moore
3W / 18R17%
#4Shevlin Whelan Syndicate
3W / 19R16%
#5Miss Rita Shah
3W / 43R7%
#6Armchair Jockeys Syndicate
2W / 5R40%
#7Farranamanagh
2W / 5R40%
#8Craig Oneill
2W / 7R29%
#9Nc Past Pupils Syndicate
2W / 7R29%
#10Richard Mcnally Leo Walsh L Murrin
2W / 8R25%

Surface Split

Turf vs All-Weather strike rates.

Dirt

Runs

3

Wins

0

Win Rate

0%

Turf

Runs

1296

Wins

64

Win Rate

5%

AW

Runs

756

Wins

38

Win Rate

5%

Flat vs Jumps

Separate stats for each racing code.

Flat

Runs

2055

Wins

102

Win %

5%

Place %

17%

Biggest Wins

Most valuable victories from stored results.

#1

Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Soffia (GB) · Curragh (IRE) · 16 Sept 2018

£88.5k
#2

QuinnBet Emerald Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)

State Actor (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 24 May 2024

£59k
#3

Novibet Emerald Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Rahmi (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 26 May 2023

£59k
#4

Paddy Power Scurry Handicap

Major Power (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 17 Jul 2021

£59k
#5

Paddy Power Madrid Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Amazed By Grace (GB) · Curragh (IRE) · 21 Mar 2021

£23.6k
#6

Win Big With Tote Handicap

Jet Streaming (IRE) · Galway (IRE) · 2 Aug 2017

£18.4k
#7

William Hill Epic Boost Racing League Race 38 Handicap

Tosen Wish (IRE) · Southwell (AW) · 13 Sept 2023

£16.8k
#8

William Hill Epic Value Racing League Race 18 Handicap

Pjanoo (GB) · Windsor · 17 Aug 2023

£16.8k
#9

Yulong Trophy Handicap

Lucky Mistake (IRE) · Leopardstown (IRE) · 22 Oct 2017

£16k
#10

Killashee Handicap

Zeftan (IRE) · Curragh (IRE) · 16 Jul 2017

£16k

Market Performance

Starting prices of winners — average, extremes, and distribution.

Avg Winner SP

12.9/1

Shortest Winner

1.6/1

Biggest Winner

66/1

Winner SP Distribution

Evens–2/1
3
2/1–4/1
14
4/1–8/1
34
8/1–16/1
25
16/1+
26

Draw Performance

Win rates by relative draw position (low / mid / high third of the field).

Low
30W / 554R5%
Mid
34W / 647R5%
High
36W / 836R4%