What works for Shahbaz is his best distance and the lower level of competition he typically meets. In Class 4 races — the bread-and-butter tier where most horses live out their careers — he has won 2 of 16 races, a 12 percent win rate that is significantly better than his overall record. Over the longer distances between one mile and a furlong and one mile and two furlongs, he has one win from nine races, again a touch above his blunt overall average. He is trained by Archie Watson, a prolific yard based at Upper Lambourn that has already sent out 62 winners this season, which speaks to the strength of Watson's operation even if Shahbaz himself has proven modest. Callum Shepherd has ridden him five times and won once, a 20 percent win rate that slightly outshines what the horse achieves in total. After racing just yesterday, Shahbaz remains active and available, though at the rate he has been finishing lately — mostly in mid-field obscurity — significant improvement would be needed to make him interesting again.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
6 | 2 seconds, 4 other | 2 Feb | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 third, 1 other | 18 Jul | 33.3% |
| Southwell Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 3 Jan | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
3 | 3 other | 14 Feb | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 | 1 third, 2 other | 3 Dec | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 16 Aug | 50% |
| chelmsford | 2 | 1 win, 1 other | 3 Apr | 50% |
| Epsom Downs Undulating |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 16 Jul | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 27 Jul | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 18 Oct | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 May | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Aug | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 13 May | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 23 Jul | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 other | 2 Aug | 0% |
| Chester Tight |
1 | 1 other | 28 Jun | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 9 Jul | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Sep | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Mar | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 31 Mar | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 30 Sep | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Sep | 0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 7 May | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 3 Aug | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 17 Aug | 0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 21 Apr | 0% |