I Shut That d'Or is an eight-year-old with 21 races behind it and a record of 4 wins and 8 places, meaning it has come home in the first three nearly six times in every ten outings. The win rate of 19% — roughly 1 in every 5 races — is solid rather than spectacular on its own, but the recent sequence of results reading 1-1-2-1-1-5 (working back from most recent) paints a picture of a horse that has hit a purple patch and is making the most of it. Its last win came at Hereford in January 2025, and it has raced just yesterday, so this is very much a horse in the thick of a busy campaign.
The Tizzard operation at Milborne Port has been in fine form this season — 54 winners sent out is the kind of number that tells you this is a yard firing on all cylinders, and I Shut That d'Or is clearly benefiting from that momentum. Brendan Powell partners the horse most regularly, and while their combined record of 2 wins from 12 races together — roughly 1 in every 6 — might look modest, it represents a long-standing working partnership that clearly suits both horse and rider.
What gives this profile a genuine talking point is the course record at Plumpton. Two wins from just three visits there is remarkable because it suggests the track genuinely suits this horse — perhaps the sharp, turning nature of the Sussex circuit, or the ground conditions that tend to be found there. Winning two thirds of your appearances at any track is the kind of statistic that would make any racing enthusiast sit up and pay attention. It first got off the mark at Wincanton in January 2023, and has been a consistent performer at Class 4 level since — winning 2 of 9 races at that grade, or roughly 1 in every 4 — which is exactly the level where a horse like this can make a real impact. With form this good and a race as recently as yesterday, it is clearly in the form of its life.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wincanton Galloping |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 21 Nov | 25% |
| Plumpton Sharp |
3 | 2 wins, 1 other | 16 Dec | 66.7% |
| Stratford-on-Avon Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 10 Mar | 0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 22 Oct | 0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 7 Oct | 0% |
| hereford | 1 | 1 win | 15 Jan | 100% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 20 Apr | 0% |
| Taunton Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 24 Nov | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Feb | 0% |
| Worcester Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Jul | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Apr | 0% |
| Chepstow Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Jan | 0% |
| Newton Abbot Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 29 May | 0% |