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Mary Shan
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Trained by Andrew Forsman at Cambridge, Mary Shan is a 5 year old mare by the sire Almanzor, out of the dam Shanzam.

She has won a total of 4 races from 21 starts for a win percentage of 19%. Her career earnings are $414k, with the biggest win of her career coming at Ellerslie on January 25th in 2025 when she won $151,283 in the Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic (a set weight race over 1,600 metres).

Mary Shan is a top level performer, having started 14 times at group race level.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-950.

The mare tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $27k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$414k
Starts
21
Wins
4
Second
5
Third
1
Win %
19
Place %
48
Profit
-9.5
Conditions
Good
8
0-3-0
$11k
Soft
10
2-2-1
$27k
Heavy
3
2-0-0
$18k
Race Standard
All
14
0-4-0
Group 1
3
0-0-0
Group 2
5
0-2-0
Group 3
4
0-0-0
Race Distance
1400m
7
3-1-0
+2
1200m
3
1-0-1
-0.5
1600m
8
0-3-0
-8
1300m
2
0-1-0
-2
2000m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Tauranga
3
2-0-0
+4.8
Hawera
1
0-0-0
-1
Wanganui
1
1-0-0
+1.5
Ellerslie
3
0-1-0
-3
Matamata
1
0-1-0
-1
Pukekohe
2
1-0-0
-0.8
Eagle Farm
1
0-0-0
-1
Arawa Park
1
0-0-0
-1
Te Rapa
3
0-0-1
-3
Trentham
1
0-0-0
-1
Pukekohe Park
2
0-2-0
-2
Riccarton Park
1
0-0-0
-1
Taupo
1
0-1-0
-1
Race State
5
2-0-0
+2.8
NZ
15
2-5-1
-11.3
QLD
1
0-0-0
-1

Race History

Nov-15 25
1/8
1.5
$6.5
Tauranga
6
1400
Happy Hire Cup
$29k
$50k
W Pinn
57½
84.49
-
4
4,4
+3
Oct-4 25
7/8
5.3
$3
Hawera
9
1400
Grangewilliam Stud Breeders Stakes 
$2k
$100k
M Cameron
57
92.24
-
1
1
-6
Aug-30 25
1/9
0.3
$2.5
Wanganui
10
1200
Cloudsoft Accounting Systems Hcp
$29k
$50k
M Cameron
54
76.31
-
7
7,6
+5
Spell of 189 Days
Feb-22 25
11/11
16.6
$30.9
Ellerslie
5
1600
Sport Nation Otaki-Maori Classic  
$0k
$500k
M Mc Nab
57
95.91
-
2
2,3
-8
Jan-25 25
2/14
1.5
$7.7
Ellerslie
5
1600
Elsdon Park Aotearoa Classic 
$170k
$1M
M Mc Nab
55½
94.90
-
5
4
+2
Jan-1 25
7/13
4.9
$10.9
Ellerslie
4
1600
Rich Hill Mile  
$4k
$270k
M Mc Nab
53½
96.32
-
10
10,10,9
+2
Dec-20 24
2/10
0.5
$2.6
Matamata
4
1600
Team Wealleans Matamata Cup 
$15k
$80k
M Hashizume
53
95.50
-
Nov-23 24
7/12
1.8
$23.6
Pukekohe
4
1400
Dunstan Horsefeeds Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes 
$3k
$225k
M Cartwright
57
84.58
-
11
11
+4
Nov-2 24
9/12
6.8
$15.6
Tauranga
5
1300
Financial Services Hcp
$1k
$50k
G Rooke
54
75.98
-
11
10
+1
Spell of 140 Days
Jun-15 24
14/17
7.8
$18
Eagle Farm
3
1600
Sky Racing Gunsynd Classic 
$0k
$200k
T Schiller
55
95.03
34.83
3
2,4
-10
May-25 24
1/6
5.5
$1.2
Pukekohe
10
1400
Auckland Co-Op Taxis 3yo
$23k
$40k
C Grylls
55
86.69
-
6
6,5
+4
May-11 24
4/14
4.4
$7.2
Arawa Park
6
1400
Rotorua ITM Stakes  
$5k
$100k
C Grylls
55
82.43
-
10
10
+6
Apr-27 24
6/14
4.2
$5.7
Te Rapa
6
1200
Inglis Sales Cambridge Breeders' Stakes  
$2k
$100k
C Grylls
55
71.94
-
10
10,11
+5
Spell of 77 Days
Feb-10 24
5/13
3.4
$4.8
Te Rapa
4
2000
David & Karyn Ellis Fillies Classic  
$4k
$175k
C Grylls
56½
124.47
-
2
3,3,4
-1
Jan-13 24
4/13
0.6
$4
Trentham
3
1600
Levin Classic 
$25k
$500k
C Grylls
55
95.35
-
2
3
-1
Dec-26 23
2/12
0.2
$6.5
Pukekohe Park
5
1600
Hallmark Stud Eight Carat Classic 
$42k
$225k
C Grylls
56½
95.83
-
3
2,2
Nov-18 23
5/18
3.6
$5.8
Riccarton Park
5
1600
New Zealand 1000 Guineas 
$13k
$500k
C Grylls
56½
95.76
-
11
11,11,9
+4
Oct-28 23
2/13
0.3
$4.4
Pukekohe Park
4
1400
Jamieson Park Soliloquy Stakes 
$32k
$175k
C Grylls
56½
84.02
-
4
8,8
+6
Oct-4 23
1/8
4.3
$1.3
Tauranga
7
1400
Owens ISF Mdn
$10k
$19k
C Grylls
54
85.94
-
4
4,2
+1
Sep-15 23
2/9
2.3
$1.6
Taupo
4
1300
Fiber Fresh Mdn
$3k
$19k
C Grylls
55½
81.07
-
9
8,5
+3
Aug-26 23
3/10
1.3
$8.3
Te Rapa
7
1200
Banquo Mdn
$2k
$25k
C Grylls
55½
72.64
-
10
10,9
+6