Shamus Illusion (AUS) Horse
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Shamus Illusion is a 4yo bay or brown mare from Australia trained by Matt & Louise Cooper at Hamilton. She is by Shamus Award out of Royal Illusion. She has yet to break her maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In her most recent start at Hamilton on 26th May 2026, she was ridden by Amy Herrmann and finished 8th behind the winner Adira River.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton 26-May-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R5 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.740, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th 1st Adira River ( C Macredmond 57.5 ) 2nd Freshwater Fox ( N Farley 57.5 ) 6.00L 3rd Rock On Foxy ( E Pozman 57.5 ) 9.25L 8th Shamus Illusion ( A Herrmann 57.5 ) 38.25L See full results | A Herrmann 57.5kg 38.25L | 8 (8) |
| Stawell 18-May-26 1600m SOFT 7 R3 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:44.970, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 10th, 800m 9th, 400m 11th 1st Call Me Rhonda ( D Yendall 57.5 ) 2nd Zetheros ( T Madden 59.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Angel's Gathering ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 2.35L 10th Shamus Illusion ( A Herrmann 57.5 ) 16.55L See full results | A Herrmann 57.5kg 16.55L | 10 (12) |
| bet365 Camperdown 30-Mar-26 1400m R4 Jump Out-G3, Winning Time: 01:28.450 1st Kings Reflection ( W Gordon ) 2nd Field Of Lights ( L Meech ) 3rd Turntyne ( M K Julius ) 5th Shamus Illusion ( A Herrmann ) | A Herrmann | 5 (6) |
| bet365 Camperdown 16-Mar-26 1400m R2 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:27.950 1st Spylark ( S Field ) 2nd Honeyjoy ( T Madden ) 3rd Empress Of The Sun ( B P Deeker-fradd ) 8th Shamus Illusion ( T Cameron ) | T Cameron | 8 (9) |
| bet365 Hamilton 30-May-25 1000m R11 Jump Out-H8, Winning Time: 01:04.650 1st Shout Me ( K Post ) 2nd Solar Speed ( W T Price ) 3rd Scartaka 4th Shamus Illusion ( R Kraemer ) | R Kraemer | 4 (5) |