THE DEFENDER

5yo Bay Gelding
D.O.B: 19-Oct-2020
by WINNING RUPERT  from PROSECUTION
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Status Active
Owner’s Details  Mrs I P Kavanagh, Not The Picnics, Mr S G Hill, J P R Racing, Mr A Jackson, Mr B J Felstead, Mr A Walker, Mr R R Banks, Mr A Hughes, Mr S T Gillespie, Mr W R Mckibben, Mr R Elsheikh, Mr P J Richards, Mr G J Jacobs, Thoroughbred Solutions No.8, Matik Bloodstock One
Stewards Embargoes None on record
Last Gear Change* 26-Mar-2025, Blinkers, On, Comment: Declared - worked in blinkers.
Trainer Mark & Levi Kavanagh (Flemington)
Racing Colours Royal Blue, Black And White Checked Sash And Cap
Career Summary: 10-0:1:5    Prizemoney: $23,295    
1st Up: 3:0-0-2    2nd Up: 2:0-0-1    
Track: 2:0-0-2    Dist: 4:0-1-2    Track/Dist: 1:0-0-1
Firm: 0:0-0-0     Good: 6:0-1-2     Soft: 4:0-0-3     Heavy: 0:0-0-0    Synthetic: 0:0-0-0


Recent Form
All Form
Embargoes
Gear Changes
Ratings
Noms | Wgts | Accs
 
J 2nd of 8 FLEM 15Dec23 800m JumpOut - G4 $000 0kg Barrier 0
1st Trembles 0kg, 3rd Twilight Zone 0kg 0:48.14
J 5th of 8 WERR 12Jan24 800m Jump Out - G4 $000 0kg Barrier 0
1st Pure Rain 0kg, 2nd Clavadatsch 0kg 0:49.01
J 3rd of 6 FLEM 24May24 800m JumpOut - G4 $000 0kg Barrier 0
1st Adki 0kg, 2nd Do I (NZ) 0kg 0:49.32
J 3rd of 6 FLEM 14Jun24 800m Jump Out - G4 $000 0kg Barrier 0
1st Miss Jenni Lynn 0kg, 2nd Our Queen (IRE) 0kg 0:48.87
3rd of 10 WANG 20Jun24 1100m Soft6 MDN-SW $37,500 ($3,375) Craig Newitt 59.5kg Barrier 3
1st Supersonic Legend 59.5kg, 2nd Milbrae 57kg 1:04.81 (600m 35.46), 0.81L, 10th@800m, 10th@400m, $11/$14/$15/$16
3rd of 10 GEEL 26Jul24 1247m Soft7 MDN-SW $27,000 ($2,160) Craig Newitt 59.5kg Barrier 4
1st Pardon My French 57.5kg, 2nd Chance Romance 59.5kg 1:15.47 (600m 36.90), 3.71L, 8th@800m, 5th@400m, $3.70/$5.50/$6/$6.50
8th of 14 WANG 24Aug24 1100m Soft5 MDN-SW $27,000 ($675) Ms Linda Meech 59.5kg Barrier 12
1st Phantom Prince 57.5kg, 2nd Tipsy Toronado 57.5kg 1:04.80 (600m 35.72), 6.65L, 7th@800m, 9th@400m, $5/$5.50/$4.40/$4.60
J 6th of 6 FLEM 03Jan25 800m Jump Out - G4 $000 0kg Barrier 0
1st Zeshadow (NZ) 0kg, 2nd Arezzo 0kg 0:46.14
J 2nd of 5 FLEM 10Jan25 800m Jump Out - G4 $000 0kg Barrier 0
1st Eye Succeed 0kg, 3rd Bardia's Dream (NZ) 0kg 0:49.96
4th of 11 WERR 31Jan25 1000m Good4 MDN-SW $27,000 ($1,215) Joe Bowditch 59.5kg Barrier 4
1st Rocket Boosters 58kg, 2nd Bundoran 56kg 0:59.09 (600m 35.42), 1.4L, 3rd@800m, 3rd@400m, $15/$17/$16/$15
4th of 13 BDGO 15Feb25 1000m Good4 MDN-SW $27,000 ($1,215) Joe Bowditch 59.5kg Barrier 6
1st Jugiong 59kg, 2nd Kathy's Rose 53kg 0:58.49 (600m 34.72), 5.65L, 7th@800m, 4th@400m, $5.50/$6/$6.50/$6
3rd of 9 BDGO 02Mar25 1000m Good4 4UP MDN-SW $37,500 ($3,375) Joe Bowditch 59.5kg Barrier 2
1st Sistine Tunnel 57.5kg, 2nd Alvin 59.5kg 0:58.15 (600m 34.36), 2L, 4th@800m, 4th@400m, $11/$13/$14/$13
3rd of 10 GEEL 15Mar25 1100m Good4 MDN-SW $27,000 ($2,160) Fred Kersley 59.5kg Barrier 5
1st Peace Baby 59kg, 2nd Gamolina 57kg 1:04.97 (600m 34.44), 1.75L, 4th@800m, 3rd@400m, $6.50/$7.50/$8/$8.50
2nd of 10 AVOC 29Mar25 1100m Good4 MDN-SW $27,000 ($4,590) Liam Riordan 59.5kg Barrier 6
1st Stargust 59.5kg, 3rd Immortal Justice 57kg 1:05.90 (600m 36.49), 1.5L, 6th@800m, 5th@400m, $3.30/$3.60/$3.70/$3.80
5th of 9 CAUH 16Apr25 1200m Good3 MDN $55,000 ($1,650) Joe Bowditch 59.5kg Barrier 8
1st Terilee 57kg, 2nd Whateley 59kg 1:10.42 (600m 34.72), 6.31L, 6th@800m, 7th@400m, $21/$31/$41/$51
J 6th of 6 FLEM 25Jul25 800m JumpOut - S6 $000 Joe Bowditch 0kg Barrier 0
1st Magic Money 0kg, 2nd Pirrip (NZ) 0kg 0:46.43
J 2nd of 8 FLEM 04Aug25 800m JumpOut - G4 $000 Brad Rawiller 0kg Barrier 0
1st Pomah 0kg, 3rd Durham Legacy 0kg 0:49.38
3rd of 10 WKBL 30Aug25 1005m Soft5 MDN-SW $32,000 ($2,880) Brad Rawiller 59.5kg Barrier 5
1st Tesoro Mio 55kg, 2nd Oliveanotherday 57kg 0:58.92 (600m 33.96), 3.06L, 8th@800m, 6th@400m, $5/$6/$6.50/$7