Sheridan shines on front-runner Tai

Joey Sheridan gave Tai Sing Yeh a fine front-running ride to land the spoils in the six-furlong handicap at Dundalk.

The James McAuley-trained gelding bounced out in front and Sheridan nicked a six-length advantage at halfway on the 13/2 shot.

He came down the centre in the straight and his mount had enough up his sleeve late on to record a two-and-a-quarter length success over stablemate Inflection Point

McAuley said: "Joey is brilliant for that (front-running), he really is. If ever a jockey was made for a horse, it was him especially with the hotpot (6/5f Dream Today and the only way to do it was to try and be aggressive and see - catch me if you can.

"We told him 'when you go for him, absolutely set him alight and if it works it works, and if it doesn't, it isn't down on you'.

"When he gets away like that, you can ride him like that because he won't shirk it. If horses are coming to him, he won't throw it in like some horses - if you go too hard they just fold.

"He was leading it (leading horse of the winter series in Dundalk) up until today. Actually, the horse that finished second (Inflection Point) was second in the race for it. For an old horse like him to do that, it is grand.

"I think that is four winners in the last three meetings here. When you get good, genuine horses like that, you can run them away.

"To be fair, a few of the horses I ran today the jockeys are saying it is just a bit quick for them up here and to try them on the grass. We'll tip away and see how they fare.

"It is great to get Joey a winner as well, we have had a long association with him."

(Quotes by Michael Graham)