Shades of May
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Ownership history
- The Mark Usher Racing PartnershipCurrent
- M D I Usheruntil 7 Jun 2025
Newest first. Dates mark when the horse left each owner.
Breeding
- Sire
- Mayson
- Dam
- Shades Of Silk
- Damsire
- Bahamian Bounty
Career trajectory
Solid lines: OR / RPR / AI. Dashed: TS. Dot = finishing position per run (oldest left → newest right). Missing values lift the pen rather than interpolating across gaps.
Form by going
- Good To Firm0/2 · 0%
- Standard1/1 · 100%
Strike rate per going. Bars scale against the highest rate in the list — so a short bar means weaker form on that going, not zero.
Form by course
- Southwell (AW)1/1 · 100%
- Salisbury0/1 · 0%
- Yarmouth0/1 · 0%
Past runs (tracked here)
| Date | Race | Type | Pos | SP | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2026 | Southwell (AW) 18:30 Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Stakes (Div II) | Flat Class 6 | 1 | 6/1 | 38.7 |
| 5 Aug 2026 | Yarmouth 17:40 Gold & Silver Exchange Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes | Flat Class 6 | 4 | 7/2C | 40.4 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | Salisbury 18:21 Highclere Castle Horse Feeds 'Carnarvon' Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes | Flat Class 6 | 3 | 16/1 | 36.9 |
Only runs Racing Alpha has synced are shown. Lifetime form is in the Racing Post form section above.
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