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Shamus
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Trained by M & K Murdoch at Pukekohe, Shamus is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Shamexpress, out of the dam Chesapeake.

He has won a total of 8 races from 20 starts for a win percentage of 40%. His career earnings are $284k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Trentham on January 15th in 2022 when he won $56,286 in the Wellington Guineas (a set weight race over 1,400 metres).

Shamus is a top level performer, having started 5 times at group race level, with 1 win.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $3420.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $15k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$284k
Starts
20
Wins
8
Second
2
Third
2
Win %
40
Place %
60
Profit
+34.2
Conditions
Good
6
1-0-2
$15k
Soft
12
6-1-0
$15k
Heavy
2
1-1-0
$13k
Race Standard
All
5
1-0-1
Group 1
2
0-0-0
Group 2
2
1-0-1
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1600m
2
0-0-0
-2
1400m
8
4-1-0
+37.5
1200m
5
2-1-0
-0.5
1100m
2
1-0-1
+0.1
2000m
1
0-0-1
-1
1300m
2
1-0-0
+0.1
Race Track
Ellerslie
3
1-0-0
+25.8
Ruakaka
3
1-0-0
+4.4
Te Rapa
2
0-0-1
-2
New Plymouth Raceway
1
0-1-0
-1
Trentham
7
3-1-1
+5.5
Awapuni
4
3-0-0
+1.5
Race State
16
5-2-2
+33.7
NZ
4
3-0-0
+1.5

Race History

Nov-30 24
6/9
4.9
7.3
Ellerslie
5
1300
NHR Group Hcp
$1k
$65k
A Lawson-Carroll
62
0.00
-
Oct-26 24
8/14
5.1
$15.1
Ellerslie
4
1600
TAB Hcp
$1k
$65k
A Lawson-Carroll
60
95.51
-
6
6
-2
Sep-21 24
1/13
0.8
$28.8
Ellerslie
5
1400
Almanzor - Proven Value Hcp
$37k
$65k
A Lawson-Carroll
56½
84.56
-
1
1,1
Spell of 70 Days
Jul-13 24
4/7
3.6
$6.6
Ruakaka
4
1400
Open Hcp
$3k
$60k
T Moodley
58½
70.44
-
4
5,3
-1
Jun-29 24
1/8
0.4
$7.4
Ruakaka
4
1400
Northpine Waipu Cup
$23k
$40k
A Lawson-Carroll
58
81.71
-
2
2,1
Jun-8 24
4/9
9.3
$5.4
Ruakaka
5
1400
Porthouse Bar & Eatery Bream Bay Sprint
$2k
$40k
J Fawcett
60
83.44
-
6
6,5
+1
May-4 24
5/10
4.3
$5.6
Te Rapa
7
1200
Prezzy Card Sprint
$1k
$40k
J Fawcett
59
71.75
-
4
4,4
-1
Spell of 91 Days
Feb-3 24
2/8
10.0
$3.4
New Plymouth Raceway
8
1400
McCurdy Trucks Hcp
$9k
$50k
R Elliot
56½
84.67
-
3
3,3
+1
Jan-13 24
6/11
2.0
$7.3
Trentham
3
1200
Telegraph Stakes 
$7k
$450k
R Elliot
58½
68.51
-
9
9
+3
Dec-9 23
3/6
0.4
$4.2
Trentham
4
1100
[email protected] New Tips Service Hcp
$6k
$65k
L Sutherland
59½
61.73
-
5
5,5
+2
Spell of 252 Days
Apr-1 23
16/16
9.7
$2.2
Awapuni
5
1400
Bramco Granite Flying Hcp 
$0k
$80k
O Bosson
60
82.82
-
3
4,4
-12
Mar-18 23
2/13
0.1
$2.3
Trentham
5
1200
Lightning Handicap
$15k
$80k
C Grylls
60
69.69
-
4
4,4
+2
Spell of 70 Days
Jan-7 23
1/7
0.8
$2.1
Trentham
7
1100
The Pavemasters Handicap
$23k
$40k
C Grylls
58½
63.48
-
7
7,4
+3
Dec-3 22
1/9
1.3
$2.7
Trentham
6
1200
Harrisons Carpert & Flooring
$29k
$50k
M Dee
54
69.99
33.01
6
6,5
+4
Spell of 259 Days
Mar-19 22
10/12
6.5
$6.8
Trentham
4
1600
Levin Classic 
$4k
$260k
R Elliot
56½
96.43
-
6
6,9,8
-2
Feb-2 22
3/9
2.1
$3.2
Te Rapa
3
2000
Waikato Guineas 
$10k
$110k
L Innes
56½
125.27
35.40
3
3,4,2
-1
Jan-15 22
1/10
1.0
$7.7
Trentham
4
1400
Wellington Guineas 
$63k
$110k
R Schofer
56½
83.17
-
8
0,0,8
+7
Dec-18 21
1/6
1.5
$1.6
Awapuni
10
1400
Waka Property Building 3yo
$17k
$30k
R Schofer
57½
86.17
-
4
0,4,3
+2
Nov-20 21
1/8
0.4
$2.1
Awapuni
4
1300
Wenham Grain & Seed 3yo
$17k
$30k
R Schofer
57
77.69
-
5
0,4,5
+4
Spell of 182 Days
May-22 21
1/8
3.0
$1.8
Awapuni
8
1200
Waterforce/ Trc Toyota 2yo
$12k
$23k
R Schofer
56
73.09
-
3
0,4,2
+1