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Horse profile

Shybutwilling (IRE)

4yo filly (at last run, Jul 2009) · Last trainer Nerys Dutfield · Last owner Mrs Caren Walsh
by Best Of The Bests (IRE) out of Reticent Bride (IRE) (Shy Groom)
8 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2007
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Jul 2009 — 6,321 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2009 · 7th of 9 Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Shybutwilling (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts.

Based on 8 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating48↓ 2lb off peak
48 39–50

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 42A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Nottingham, 3 Jun 2009 Official rating 48 at the last run, 16 Jul 2009

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 66A · median 37.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm566A42—
Standard (AW)237C31.5—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
6f – 7f566A38—
Under 6f242A34.5—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Best Of The Bests (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1800%−6.6—
Good to Firm18863.2%−3.40 from 5
Good197147.1%+0.50 from 1
Good to Soft11686.9%+0.3—
Soft11654.3%−2.3—
Heavy3712.7%−3.9—
Standard (AW)3073110.1%+3.50 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f7767.8%+1.20 from 2
6f – 7f273238.4%+1.80 from 5
1m – 1m1f14564.1%−2.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f193199.8%+3.2—
1m5f – 2m13942.9%−3.7—
2m1f – 2m4f11254.5%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m3925.1%−1.5—
Over 3m100%−6.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Reticent Bride (IRE) (Shy Groom)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Palua (GB) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Palua (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Palua (GB)2222m–2m½fClass 2
Greencard Golf (GB)1912m4fClass 4
Diamond Ring (GB)50——
Hang 'em High (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 0 0% −7.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Salisbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Bath 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Mitchell 4 0 0% −4.00
Fergus Sweeney 2 0 0% −2.00
Tom McLaughlin 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 5 0 0% −5.00
2008 2 0 0% −2.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2009 · 5 runs
16 Jul 09+13d Bath Coca Cola Classic Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 5½f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 11 8-7 4827C Fergus Sweeney 16/1
03 Jul 09+30d Salisbury 'come Shopping At Castlepoint' Emprise Services Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 6/9 4½ 8-10 5038C Fergus Sweeney 66/1
03 Jun 09+13d Nottingham Trent Bridge Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 5/8 3½ 8-13 5042A Jack Mitchell 25/1
21 May 09+18d Salisbury Bathwick Tyres Andover Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 8/11 3½ 9-4 4550A Jack Mitchell 100/1
03 May 09+242d Salisbury Toteplacepot Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 9/12 1¾ 9-5 4566A Tom McLaughlin 100/1
2008 · 2 runs
03 Sep 08+89d Kempton (AW) Digibet Casino Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 3½ 8-9 3937C Jack Mitchell 100/1
06 Jun 08+359d Bath Paladin Group Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Good · 11 ran 10/11 10 8-7 3930C Jack Mitchell 66/1
2007 · 1 run
13 Jun 07 Kempton (AW) Spillers Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 21 8-4 —26C Robert Havlin 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Shybutwilling won?
Shybutwilling (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2009.
Who trained Shybutwilling?
Shybutwilling (IRE) was trained by Nerys Dutfield on the most recent run on record, at Bath on 16 July 2009.
Who is Shybutwilling's sire?
Shybutwilling (IRE) is by Best Of The Bests (IRE) out of Reticent Bride (IRE), whose sire is Shy Groom.
What is Shybutwilling's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 16 July 2009. The highest on record is 50.
What is Shybutwilling's sire's record?
Best Of The Bests (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 979 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.1% from 307. Weakest on good to firm going: 3.2% from 188. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 9.8% from 193. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 2.9% from 139.
Who are Shybutwilling's siblings?
Out of Reticent Bride (IRE), Shybutwilling (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Palua (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Palua (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from June 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.