Wax ka sii qor faqradan - Shakes-Drayton ayaa ku guuleysatay tartanka 400 m ee caqabadaha ciyaaraha Olombikada 2008 ee tijaabooyinka GB, laakiin halyeeyga Tasha Danvers ayaa loo doortay inuu matalayo Great Britain halkii, isagoo ku guuleystey bilada naxaasta ah. In kasta oo aan la dooran, Shakes-Drayton waxaa loo tixgeliyey inuu yahay rajo ku saabsan bilada Olombikada ee soo socota ee 2012. Horyaalka Ingiriiska ee 2009 ee Birmingham, waxay kaalinta labaad ka gashay orodka 400 mitir ee ay ka dambaysay Christine Ohuruogu, oo ah horyaalka adduunka ee hadda jira, iyada oo sameysay rikoor shaqsiyeed cusub. Guul kale ayaa ka soo baxday tartankii ciyaaraha fudud ee dhalinyarada yar yar ee tartanka ciyaaraha fudud ee Yurub ee 2009
, halkaas oo uu ku guuleystay bilada dahabka ee 400 m caqabadaha isagoo ku orday 55.26 ilbiriqsi, oo ah mid kale oo shaqsiyeed. Markii ay heshay boos ka mid ah kooxda Great Britain, waxay indhaheeda saartey 2009 World Championships ee Athletics, iyadoo tiri: "Waan jeclahay in dadku iga hadlaan. Waxay micnaheedu tahay in aan waxyaabo sax ah sameynayo. Hada, waa in aan la noolaadaa buuq badanaa sababtoo ah buuq badanaa waa wax aan micno lahayn hadii aadan ku noolaan".