Shades Of May (2020) Horse
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About
Shades Of May is a 6yo gelding trained by M D I Usher. He is by Mayson out of Shades Of Silk and has won four races to date. On 12 April 2026 at Southwell he achieved his most important victory, taking the $7,081.00 Class 6 Handicap. He has proved a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have delivered a 191% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Southwell 28-Aug-26 1421m SYNTHETIC R2 CL6 Hcp $6,154 (of $11,568) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:26.500, SP: 7.00 1st Shades Of May ( R Dawes 133 , Cd 128 ) 2nd King Sharja ( J P Sullivan 131 ) 3.50L 3rd Adelaide Bay ( B Loughnane 134 ) 3.80L See full results | R Dawes 60.3kg, Cd 58.1kg | 1 (10) |
| Yarmouth 06-Aug-26 1210m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $861 (of $6,875) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:11.770, SP: 4.50 1st Luminous Warrior ( F Yarham 161 ) 2nd So Grateful ( S Brotherton 150 ) 0.20L 3rd Indy's Angel ( J Loughnane 147 ) 0.50L 4th Shades Of May ( M Jordan 155 ) 6.70L See full results | M Jordan 70.3kg 6.70L | 4 (7) |
| Salisbury 22-Jul-26 1402m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $1,788 (of $7,156) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:30.130, SP: 17.00 1st Amathus ( F Tett 153 ) 2nd Call Glory ( B Furniss 156 ) 0.30L 3rd Shades Of May ( A S Henry 155 , Cd 148 ) 0.60L See full results | A S Henry 70.3kg, Cd 67.1kg 0.60L | 3 (10) |
| Southwell 08-May-26 1421m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp (of $6,889) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.260, SP: 3.50 1st Mickey Mongoose ( W Fentiman 129 ) 2nd On Key ( T Heard 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Desert Charm ( P Bradley 129 ) 2.25L 8th Shades Of May ( R Dawes 134 , Cd 129 ) 5.50L See full results | R Dawes 60.8kg, Cd 58.5kg 5.50L | 8 (10) |
| Southwell 12-Apr-26 1421m SYNTHETIC R5 CL6 Hcp $7,164 (of $7,164) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:28.790, SP: 8.00 1st Shades Of May ( R Dawes 132 , Cd 127 ) 2nd Timely Affair ( N Callan 134 ) 0.75L 3rd Ardaddy ( A Rawlinson 133 ) 1.00L See full results | R Dawes 59.9kg, Cd 57.6kg | 1 (11) |