Mount Shenshan
Mount Shenshan is an eight-year-old who has taken her time to find the winner's enclosure, but when she does get there, Clonmel is where it happens. In a career spanning 30 races, she has won just twice and placed in nine others — a modest overall record that tells you she is a horse operating at a modest level. But zoom in on Clonmel, and a different picture emerges: she has won 2 of her 7 races there, which is a win rate that makes the track feel like home turf. Most impressively, she won there just this week, on 1 October, suggesting she still has something left to prove.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse's recent form shows she has returned to racing after a break, with three runs in her last six outings. Her most recent race was just yesterday, where she finished sixth — a solid effort that shows she is ready to race frequently. Before that, she had run fifth and third, which fits the pattern of a horse that places regularly but wins rarely. Over her entire career, Mount Shenshan wins roughly once in every 14 races, so her victories at Clonmel stand out as genuinely meaningful. Trainer Thomas Mullins runs a modest operation from Goresbridge in Kilkenny, and the fact that Mount Shenshan is one of very few winners his yard has produced this season speaks to how valuable those two Clonmel victories have been to the stable. Danny Mullins, who rides for the yard and is the horse's regular partner, has never managed to get him into the winners' circle in ten rides together — a reminder that even consistent partnerships don't always yield results.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 7 starts (14%)
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
1 Oct
🏆 Won
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
20 Aug
6th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
28 Jul
DNF
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
13 Jun
DNF
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
29 May
5th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
16 May
3rd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
16 Apr
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 18 runners
2 Apr
4th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
26 Mar
4th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
26 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 17 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Clonmel Sharp |
7 |
2 wins, 5 other |
1 Oct |
28.6% |
| Tramore Sharp |
4 |
1 second, 1 third, 2 other |
29 May |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
16 Apr |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
3 Jan |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
7 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
3 Mar |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Dec |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
26 Aug |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
28 Jul |
0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jun |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
20 Aug |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jul |
0% |