Top Shelf (2021) Horse
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About
Top Shelf is a 5yo brown mare (female) trained by Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson in Matamata. She is sired by the stallion Savabeel out of the dam Saoirse. Top Shelf has won three races in her career so far. On 7th Mar 2026 at Ellerslie, she secured her most significant victory to date, taking the $80000.00 Benchmark 75 Handicap. She has been a profitable horse for punters throughout her career. Backers who supported Top Shelf across her career would have earned a 36% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Matamata 03-Oct-26 1600m SOFT 5 R8 LR Open Hcp $5,829 (of $64,768) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 01:35.510, SP: 4.40 1st Astoria Brooke ( M Mcnab 53.5 ) 2nd What You Wish For ( C Grylls 55.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Top Shelf ( H Hassman 53 ) 1.40L See full results | H Hassman 53kg 1.40L | 3 (14) |
| Ellerslie 19-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 5 R8 Open Hcp $30,100 (of $52,348) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:24.080, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th 1st Top Shelf ( M Mcnab 54 ) 2nd Reward Smile ( T Wigram 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Whiskey 'N Roses ( J Doyle 54 ) 1.30L See full results | M Mcnab 54kg | 1 (13) |
| Ellerslie 18-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 5 R7 G3 Open Hcp $22,771 (of $123,088) Barrier 15, Winning Time: 01:36.980, SP: 14.10 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 7th 1st Lupo Solitario ( W F Pinn 53 ) 2nd Top Shelf ( M Hashizume 53 ) 0.10L 3rd Cannon Hill ( M J Mcnab 56 ) 1.20L See full results | M Hashizume 53kg 0.10L | 2 (16) |
| Ellerslie 04-Apr-26 1500m SOFT 5 R9 BM 75 Hcp $8,409 (of $45,453) Barrier 20, Winning Time: 01:29.830, SP: 6.20 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 11th 1st Atmospheric ( C J Grylls 58 ) 2nd Top Shelf ( O Bosson 58.5 ) 0.70L 3rd Pericles ( J Nishizuka 62.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 1.60L See full results | O Bosson 58.5kg 0.70L | 2 (16) |
| Ellerslie 07-Mar-26 1600m SOFT 5 R1 BM 75 Hcp $38,556 (of $67,053) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.130, SP: 8.70 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Top Shelf ( M Dee 56 ) 2nd Flanagan ( B Thompson 57.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Atmospheric ( C J Grylls 57.5 ) 0.40L See full results | M Dee 56kg | 1 (13) |