Camera Shy: horse profile, stats, records and next races
Camera Shy is a 4-year-old gelding by Kodiac, trained by Michael Dods. He has won 2 of 21 starts and placed in 1 more, for £24,489 in prize money. His best trip is 7f, where 1 win from 7 is a 14% strike rate against 7% at every other distance. He runs next in the 1:51 at Redcar on 9 September. His best performance rating is 84, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.
- Runs 21
- Wins 2
- Placed 3
- Strike rate 10%
- Prize money £24,489
- Best rating 84
- Official rating 62
Where Camera Shy runs next
| Time | Course | Race | Best price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:51 | Redcar | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap | — |
Camera Shy form and race record
| Date | Course | Race | Dist | Going | Pos | Beaten | SP | Jockey | OR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 26 | Hamilton | Hampton By Hilton Hotel Handicap Stakes Class 6 | 6f | Soft | 5 | 2.25 | 22/1 | Connor Beasley | 62 |
| 6 Aug 26 | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 5 | 6f | Standard | 5 | 4.5 | 10/1 | Daniel Muscutt | 63 |
| 5 May 26 | Ayr | Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Class 6 | 7f | Good To Firm | 4 | 1.75 | 7/2 | Daniel Tudhope | 63 |
| 7 Apr 26 | Southwell (AW) | Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 | 7f | Standard | 6 | 3.75 | 4/1 | Daniel Muscutt | 64 |
| 27 Mar 26 | Newcastle (AW) | Bet Responsibly With SBK Handicap Class 5 | 7f | Standard | 7 | 3.25 | 7/1 | Daniel Muscutt | 64 |
| 14 Mar 26 | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Class 5 | 7f | Standard | 1 | — | 8/1 | Daniel Muscutt | 61 |
| 28 Feb 26 | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 | 7f | Standard | 4 | 3.75 | 14/1 | Daniel Muscutt | 62 |
| 30 Jan 26 | Southwell (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Class 6 | 6f | Standard | 5 | 2 | 12/1 | Daniel Muscutt | 63 |
| 6 Jan 26 | Southwell (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap Class 5 | 6f | Standard | 8 | 5 | 13/2 | Paul Mulrennan | 64 |
| 18 Dec 25 | Southwell (AW) | Midnite, Building The Future Of Betting Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 | 6f | Standard | 4 | 1.5 | 10/1 | Paul Mulrennan | 65 |
| 22 Nov 25 | Newcastle (AW) | Create Your Bet Builders At Midnite Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 | 6f | Standard | 6 | 4.5 | 20/1 | Daniel Muscutt | 68 |
| 24 Jun 25 | Newbury | Grosvenor Sport Cashback Every Day Handicap Class 5 | 6f | Good To Firm | 5 | 2.25 | 8/1 | William Buick | 69 |
| 2 Jun 25 | Windsor | Download The Raceday Ready App Confined Handicap Class 5 | 6f | Good To Firm | 8 | 4 | 14/1 | Hector Crouch | 71 |
| 16 May 25 | Newmarket | TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Handicap Class 5 | 6f | Good | 12 | 18.75 | 7/1 | Jamie Spencer | 71 |
| 28 Apr 25 | Windsor | Thames Hospice Handicap Class 5 | 6f | Good To Firm | 4 | 2.25 | 5/1 | Oisin Murphy | 72 |
| 17 Apr 25 | Newmarket | debenhams.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 | 7f | Good | 6 | 4.25 | 14/1 | Saffie Osborne | 75 |
| 18 Feb 25 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Rider Restricted Race) Class 4 | 7f | Standard | 4 | 6.25 | 11/1 | Jonny Peate | 77 |
| 29 Jan 25 | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Class 4 | 6f | Standard To Slow | 9 | 8.75 | 7/1 | Oisin Murphy | 79 |
| 9 Nov 24 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Plays Different EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 | 6f | Standard | 3 | .5 | 9/2 | Jim Crowley | – |
| 23 Jun 24 | San Siro (ITY) | Premio Primi Passi (2yo) (Dritta II Course) (Turf) | 6f | Soft | 9 | 24.5 | 4/6F | Kevin Stott | – |
| 17 May 24 | Newmarket | Juddmonte EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 | 6f | Good | 1 | — | 14/1 | Kevin Stott | – |
Last time out
Finished 5 in the Hampton By Hilton Hotel Handicap Stakes at Hamilton on 2 September 2026. Held a midpack position - pressed for effort and lost touch over 2f out - drifted right approaching the final furlong - kept going at one tempo late to finish fifth without threatening the front runners.
Camera Shy by distance
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6f | 14 | 1 | 7% |
| 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% |
Camera Shy by going
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 11 | 1 | 9% |
| Good To Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Standard To Slow | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Camera Shy by course
| Split | Runs | Wins | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Camera Shy breeding
- Sire Kodiac (GB)
- Dam Darwell (IRE)
- Damsire Zamindar (USA)
- Breeder Michael O'Mahony
- Foaled 3 April 2022
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