Trained by Aidan Melia at Monasterevin in Co Kildare, Timurshah has found a real groove. He loves the long distances, winning four of seven races over two miles or more, and he thrives on normal ground conditions, winning four of his seven outings when the track is neither unusually soft nor unusually fast. This combination of preferences is useful to know — it means his the yard can target the right opportunities. Just this week, on 2 August, he won at Galway, and with a race only a day ago, he is clearly a horse being campaigned actively. Melia's yard has sent out just two winners this season, so Timurshah carries real significance for the stable.
What makes Timurshah genuinely interesting is not just the winning streak but the consistency behind it. His last six races read as a sequence of high finishes: win, win, win, win, twelfth, sixth. That rough patch came before he found his current form, and since then he has been nearly unbeatable. For a five-year-old in the right conditions — distance, ground, and the right race — Timurshah looks like a horse firing on all cylinders.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway Tight |
2 | 2 wins | 2 Aug | 100% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 20 Jun | 0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 | 2 other | 5 Sep | 0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 9 Jun | 100% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 5 Jun | 100% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 27 Nov | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 5 Aug | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Jul | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 23 Sep | 0% |