Shades Of May (2020)
About
Shades Of May is a 5yo b trained by M D I Usher in Lambourn, by the stallion Mayson out of the mare Shades Of Silk. The horse has yet to win, having been unplaced in 12 starts. In its latest run at Chelmsford City on 22 Aug 2025, ridden by Alicia Perkins, Shades Of May came home fifth, trailing winner South Kensington.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City 22-Aug-25 1408m SYNTHETIC R6 CL6 Hcp (of $6,672) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.010, SP: 12/1 | A Perkins 57.2kg, Cd 60.3kg 4.50L | 5 (9) |
| Leicester 17-Jul-25 1207m GOOD R4 CL6 (of $5,844) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.490, SP: 20.00 | G Bass 61.2kg 10.70L | 9 (11) |
| Lingfield 08-Jun-25 1408m SOFT R6 CL6 Hcp (of $9,444) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:29.010, SP: 22.00 Slowly into stride, off the pace and always towards rear | G Bass 57.2kg 21.85L | 9 (12) |
| Chelmsford City 23-May-25 1408m GOOD R8 CL6 Hcp (of $6,886) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.180, SP: 33.00 Slowly away, outpaced in rear, never showed | G Bass 57.2kg 5.70L | 8 (11) |
| Southwell 01-May-25 1000m GOOD R2 CL6 Hcp (of $6,100) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.380, SP: 8.00 Outpaced in rear throughout | G Bass 58.1kg 8.50L | 7 (9) |
| Wolverhampton 12-Mar-25 1441m GOOD R8 CL6 (of $5,902) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:27.470, SP: 13.00 Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1f out | G Bass 61.2kg, Cd 62.6kg 0.00L | 6 (8) |
| Chelmsford City 23-Feb-25 1207m GOOD R3 CL6 (of $6,886) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.070, SP: 9.00 Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, some late moderate headway on inside, never involved | G Bass 61.2kg, Cd 62.6kg 3.00L | 7 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 31-Jan-25 1207m GOOD R3 $859 (of $3,664), Winning Time: 01:11.820, SP: 9/1 Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, switched left and effort entering final furlong, kept on | G Bass 61.2kg 1.00L | 3 (11) |
| Chelmsford City 10-Jan-25 1207m GOOD R1 Hcp $430 (of $3,664), Winning Time: 01:12.940, SP: 5/1 Prominent, ridden over 1f out, held inside final furlong, kept on | O Palmer 61.2kg, Cd 0 1.75L | 4 (10) |
| Southwell 14-Dec-24 1000m GOOD R6 Md (of $3,942), Winning Time: 00:58.420, SP: 40/1 Started slowly, outpaced towards rear, headway far side of group over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong | G Dobie 60.3kg, Cd 0 4.00L | 5 (12) |
| Bath 31-Oct-24 1015m SOFT R1 Nv $926 (of $3,942), Winning Time: 01:04.340, SP: 33/1 In rear, pushed along when outpaced over 3f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, denied clear run final furlong, ran on well when in clear, not pace to challenge | G Dobie 60.3kg 5.00L | 3 (5) |
| Kempton 24-Oct-24 1408m GOOD R5 Nv (of $3,780), Winning Time: 01:25.650, SP: 66/1 Ran in snatches, went left start, always in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out | G Dobie 59.9kg, Cd 0 13.00L | 6 (6) |