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The Defender
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Trained by Mark & Levi Kavanagh at Flemington, The Defender is a 5 year old gelding by the sire Winning Rupert, out of the dam Prosecution.

The Defender is still a maiden as he is yet to win a race from 12 starts. His career earnings are $25k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Wangaratta on June 20th in 2024 when he won $3,375 in the Winsec Savings & Loans Mdn Plate (a set weight race over 1,100 metres).

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $2k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$25k
Starts
12
Wins
0
Second
1
Third
5
Win %
0
Place %
50
Profit
-12.0
Conditions
Good
8
0-1-2
$2k
Soft
4
0-0-3
$2k
Heavy
0
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1200m
2
0-0-0
-2
1103m
1
0-0-0
-1
1005m
1
0-0-1
-1
1100m
4
0-1-2
-4
1000m
3
0-0-1
-3
1247m
1
0-0-1
-1
Race Track
Seymour
1
0-0-0
-1
Kyneton
1
0-0-0
-1
Warracknabeal
1
0-0-1
-1
Caulfield Heath
1
0-0-0
-1
Avoca
1
0-1-0
-1
Geelong
2
0-0-2
-2
Bendigo
2
0-0-1
-2
Werribee
1
0-0-0
-1
Wangaratta
2
0-0-1
-2
Race State
VIC
12
0-1-5
-12

Race History

Nov-13 25
9/11
5.6
$101
Seymour
4
1200
Height Insurance Agencies Mdn Plate
$1k
$43k
F Kersley
59½
71.78
35.16
10
10,10
+1
Oct-9 25
7/9
13.5
$21
Kyneton
4
1103
Delaware @ Woodside Park Mdn Plate
$1k
$43k
B Rawiller
59½
64.34
34.01
6
6,4
-3
Aug-30 25
3/10
3.1
$7
Warracknabeal
5
1005
The Bentley Group Mdn Plate
$3k
$32k
B Rawiller
59½
58.92
33.96
8
8,6
+3
Spell of 136 Days
Apr-16 25
5/9
6.3
$51
Caulfield Heath
3
1200
3yo+ Mdn Plate
$2k
$55k
J Bowditch
59½
70.42
34.72
6
6,7
+2
Mar-29 25
2/10
1.5
$3.8
Avoca
4
1100
Ballarat Radio Mdn Plate
$5k
$27k
L Riordan
59½
65.90
36.49
6
6,5
+3
Mar-15 25
3/10
1.8
$8.5
Geelong
4
1100
Mdn Plate
$2k
$27k
F Kersley
59½
64.97
34.44
4
4,3
Mar-2 25
3/9
2.1
$13
Bendigo
4
1000
Bendigo Property Maintenance Mdn Plate
$3k
$38k
J Bowditch
59½
58.15
34.36
4
4,4
+1
Feb-15 25
4/13
5.7
$6
Bendigo
4
1000
Watts Family Reunion Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
J Bowditch
59½
58.49
34.72
7
7,4
Jan-31 25
4/11
1.4
$15
Werribee
4
1000
Tobin Brothers Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
J Bowditch
59½
59.09
35.42
3
3,3
-1
Spell of 160 Days
Aug-24 24
8/14
6.7
$4.6
Wangaratta
5
1100
3yo+ Mdn Plate
$1k
$27k
L Meech
59½
64.80
35.72
7
7,9
+1
Jul-26 24
3/10
3.7
$6.5
Geelong
7
1247
Brandt Mdn Plate
$2k
$27k
C Newitt
59½
75.47
36.90
8
8,5
+2
Jun-20 24
3/10
0.9
$16
Wangaratta
6
1100
Winsec Savings & Loans Mdn Plate
$3k
$38k
C Newitt
59½
64.81
35.46
10
10,10
+7