The Shaper (AUS) Horse
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The Shaper, a five-year-old chestnut gelding bred in Australia by Street Boss out of Glory's Girl, is trained by Dan McCarthy and owned by D.H.A.W Racing (Mgr: D J McCarthy) together with P J Dowling, A Haring and others. In 28 starts he has achieved five wins, three second‑place finishes and two thirds, earning $266,935 in prize money. His latest start was at Wagga on 21 June 2026, finishing 7th of 9, and his most recent victory came at Wagga on 29 March 2026.
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Wagga • Seymour • Morphettville • Caulfield • Wangaratta • Flemington • Sandown Lakeside • Sandown HillsideRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Picklebet Park Wodonga 19-Oct-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 Jump Out-G4 | S Mc Donough | 1 (5) |
| Sportsbet-Wangaratta 07-Oct-26 900m SOFT 6 R4 3UP CL3-OPN TRL | B Rawiller 4L | 3 (9) |
| Wagga 21-Jun-26 1600m HEAVY 10 R5 BM82 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.590, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.380 1st Mathrin ( C Frater 55 ) 2nd Philadelphia Storm ( J Penza 55 ) 3.47L 3rd Bon Frankie ( D Cole 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 3.69L 7th The Shaper ( B Loy 60.5 ) 9.50L See full results | B Loy 60.5kg 9.50L | 7 (9) |
| Wagga 04-Jun-26 1400m HEAVY 9 R7 BM82 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.230, SP: 3.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.950 1st Future Fund ( J J Lyon 55.5 ) 2nd Missile Leader ( J Brookes 55 , Cd 53 ) 1.22L 3rd Mathrin ( C Frater 55 ) 3.61L 7th The Shaper ( B Loy 61 ) 4.52L See full results | B Loy 61kg 4.52L | 7 (14) |
| Sportsbet-Wangaratta 26-May-26 1200m R3 Jump Out-S7 1st The Shaper ( T Hope ) 2nd Ashau Valley ( J Duffy ) 3rd Under The Hat ( B A Button ) | T Hope | 1 (6) |
| Picklebet Park Wodonga 18-May-26 1000m SOFT 6 R1 Jump Out-S6 | 2 (6) | |
| Seymour 26-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 5 R7 BM78 $1,200 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.680, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020 1st Lario ( B Mertens 55.5 ) 2nd Until Valhalla ( Z Moore 61 , Cd 57 ) 0.46L 3rd Raging Bull ( B A Button 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 4.71L 7th The Shaper ( M Aitken 58 ) 7.63L See full results | M Aitken 58kg 7.63L | 7 (10) |
| Morphettville 11-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 6 R10 BM72 $9,800 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:39.180, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.280 1st Scandalize ( J Holder 58.5 ) 2nd The Shaper ( D Stackhouse 61 ) 0.08L 3rd Tropical House ( A J Stead 57 ) 2.25L See full results | D Stackhouse 61kg 0.08L | 2 (12) |
| Wagga 29-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 BM82 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, SP: 4.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | J Lyon 58kg 3.03L | 1 (9) |
| Caulfield 14-Mar-26 1400m GOOD 4 R3 VGOLD SO SI BON (of $200,000) Barrier 5, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | R Houston 52kg 6.5L | 4 (6) |
| Wangaratta 28-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 4 R4 BM70 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 5th | J Hill 60 0.52L | 3 (9) |
| Wangaratta 08-Feb-26 1170m GOOD 3 R8 BM62 (of $35,000) Barrier 8, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | A Kennedy 61.5kg 1.96L | 7 (13) |
| Wangaratta 18-Jan-26 1170m GOOD 4 R5 BM66 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | M Aitken 63kg 2.42L | 7 (12) |
| bet365 Echuca 06-Jan-26 900m GOOD 4 R12 Jump Out-G4 | S Mc Donough | 3 (9) |
| The Valley 09-Aug-25 1200m SOFT 6 R9 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | M Dee 54.5kg 4.87L | 10 (13) |
| Flemington 02-Aug-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 BM74 (of $80,000) Barrier 14, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 16th, 400m 14th | L Bates 58kg 8.13L | 13 (16) |
| Sandown Lakeside 09-Jul-25 1200m SOFT 5 R3 BM78 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, SP: 4.60 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 7th | L Bates 52.5kg 1.25L | 1 (10) |
| Sandown Hillside 18-Jun-25 1300m GOOD 4 R7 BM70 (of $50,000) Barrier 8, SP: 2.70 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | C Williams 59.5kg 2.85L | 5 (11) |
| Sandown Hillside 24-May-25 1600m GOOD 4 R7 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 9, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 13th | D Keane 51kg 9.1L | 13 (16) |
| Flemington 25-Apr-25 1400m GOOD 4 R8 BM78 (of $65,000) Barrier 2, SP: 19.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 8th | D Stackhouse 56.5kg 2.06L | 3 (12) |