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Defending
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Trained by D & B Pearce at Karnup, Defending is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Oratorio, out of the dam Surrendering.

He has won a total of 7 races from 40 starts for a win percentage of 18%. His career earnings are $244k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Belmont Park on September 24th in 2022 when he won $21,920 in the Tabtouch-Wspeed Platinum-Rs0ly (a handicap race over 1,200 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-2225.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $7k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$244k
Starts
40
Wins
7
Second
4
Third
4
Win %
18
Place %
38
Profit
-22.3
Conditions
Good
29
5-1-4
$4k
Soft
10
2-3-0
$7k
Heavy
1
0-0-0
$1k
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
17
4-0-3
-6.75
1300m
3
1-1-0
-0.7
1500m
2
0-1-0
-2
1400m
7
0-0-0
-7
1413m
1
1-0-0
+1.6
1230m
1
0-0-0
-1
1100m
3
1-1-1
-0.4
1000m
6
0-1-0
-6
Race Track
Belmont Park
12
2-2-0
-5.3
Pinjarra Scarpside
2
0-0-1
-2
Ascot
14
0-0-2
-14
Albany
2
0-1-0
-2
Geraldton
4
3-0-1
+3.05
Bunbury
1
0-0-0
-1
Pinjarra
3
1-0-0
-1.3
Northam
2
1-1-0
+0.3
Race State
WA
40
7-4-4
-22.25

Race History

Aug-30 25
8/10
10.7
$21
Belmont Park
6
1200
TABtouch - Westspeed Platinum - Spring Series Heat 1 (Rs1ly)
$1k
$40k
Z Johnston-Porter
59
72.45
35.57
5
5,4
-4
Aug-13 25
2/12
0.8
$5.5
Belmont Park
5
1300
TABtouch - Have You Got The Touch (Rs0ly)
$7k
$35k
N Riordan
58
78.62
-
4
4,2
Aug-2 25
7/10
3.6
$26
Pinjarra Scarpside
8
1200
TABtouch - Westspeed Platinum (Rs0ly)
$1k
$40k
Z Johnston-Porter
59
73.02
34.20
9
9,9
+2
Spell of 140 Days
Mar-15 25
6/12
4.6
$26
Ascot
4
1500
2yo+ (Rs1mw)
$1k
$60k
B Gaerth
60
90.24
36.01
8
10,10
+4
Feb-28 25
2/10
0.8
$9.5
Albany
4
1500
Thank You Mt Barker Turf Club (Bm70+)
$4k
$24k
Z Johnston-Porter
59
90.61
-
7
8,9
+7
Feb-19 25
4/12
2.0
$8.5
Belmont Park
3
1400
Quayclean (Rs0ly)
$1k
$35k
Z Johnston-Porter
59
84.46
35.61
8
8,5
+1
Feb-6 25
1/9
1.5
$2.6
Geraldton
4
1413
St Francis Xavier Cathedral (Bm70+)
$13k
$24k
K Yuill
59½
85.13
35.89
4
4,3
+2
Jan-25 25
7/12
3.1
$13
Ascot
4
1400
Thank You John Zucal (Rs1mw)
$1k
$60k
B Gaerth
59
83.99
35.25
10
10,10
+3
Jan-18 25
5/11
2.0
$14
Ascot
4
1400
Quayclean (Bm66+)
$2k
$80k
H Watson
59½
84.25
35.09
2
2,4
-1
Jan-5 25
11/16
6.4
$8.5
Albany
4
1230
TABtouch Fitzpatrick Plate (Bm72+)
$0k
$125k
N Faithfull
58
72.76
35.99
16
16,14
+3
Dec-21 24
4/12
1.0
$9.5
Ascot
4
1400
Westspeed Platinum Sprint (Bm72+)
$5k
$126k
S O'Donnell
57
82.60
35.23
3
3,6
+2
Nov-30 24
4/16
1.4
$26
Ascot
4
1400
Swan Draught (Bm66+)
$3k
$80k
K Yuill
59
83.51
35.10
1
1,1
-3
Nov-17 24
3/14
1.5
$6.5
Geraldton
3
1200
Geraldton Toyota Batavia Sprint (Bm72+)
$11k
$125k
K Yuill
56
70.57
-
4
4,4
+1
Nov-9 24
6/12
1.8
$21
Ascot
4
1200
MCA Polytrack (Rs1mw)
$1k
$60k
L Campbell
60½
71.11
35.38
11
11,11
+5
Oct-12 24
11/16
3.1
$81
Ascot
4
1200
2024 Pinnacles Carnival - Noms Close 14th October (Bm66+)
$0k
$80k
N Faithfull
59
71.16
34.64
4
4,4
-7
Sep-7 24
4/10
2.0
$26
Belmont Park
6
1200
Schweppes (Bm66+)
$3k
$80k
C Parnham
60
74.31
-
2
2,2
-2
Spell of 143 Days
Apr-17 24
1/7
0.5
$2.6
Geraldton
3
1100
Courtney Keeffe - Elders Real Estate (Bm70+)
$13k
$24k
N Faithfull
59
65.64
34.12
4
4,3
+2
Apr-7 24
1/11
0.1
$1.85
Geraldton
4
1200
Drennan O'Malley Motors (Bm70+)
$16k
$30k
C Parnham
57½
73.32
34.88
8
8,8
+7
Mar-24 24
3/8
1.0
$3.5
Pinjarra Scarpside
4
1200
Leinster Contracting (Rs0ly)
$3k
$35k
C Parnham
60
71.08
33.98
6
6,7
+4
Mar-9 24
6/9
1.5
$7.5
Bunbury
4
1400
2yo+ (Bm72+)
$1k
$80k
C Parnham
54
84.36
34.39
7
7,8
+2
Feb-24 24
3/8
1.0
$16
Ascot
4
1200
The Greycroft Trophy (Bm72+)
$7k
$80k
H Watson
54
70.32
34.00
4
4,5
+2
Feb-17 24
11/14
3.0
$15
Pinjarra
4
1200
Dance To Felix After The Last (Rs1mw)
$0k
$60k
L Campbell
58
71.35
35.14
10
10,11
Feb-3 24
3/13
0.9
$10
Ascot
4
1100
Tabtouch Westspeed Platinum (Rs0ly)
$4k
$40k
L Campbell
59
65.36
35.47
9
9,9
+6
Jan-20 24
0/13
0.0
$81
Ascot
4
1200
Studco (Rs1mw)
$0k
$60k
L Campbell
58
70.73
35.05
Spell of 280 Days
Apr-15 23
4/8
2.7
$9
Ascot
5
1200
Furphy (Rs1mw)
$2k
$60k
L Campbell
57
70.91
34.48
3
3,5
+1
Apr-1 23
7/9
2.9
$18
Ascot
4
1200
Crown Perth (Bm66+)
$1k
$80k
M Poy
57
70.23
34.81
4
4
-3
Spell of 175 Days
Oct-8 22
4/16
3.5
$12
Ascot
4
1400
(Bm66+)
$3k
$80k
B Parnham
57
82.45
34.20
8
9,8
+4
Sep-24 22
1/6
0.1
$2.9
Belmont Park
5
1200
Tabtouch-Wspeed Platinum-Rs0ly
$22k
$40k
C Parnham
59½
73.40
35.70
5
5,5
+4
Sep-15 22
1/10
1.0
$2.3
Northam
4
1300
Www.Northamraceclub.Com Handicap-C3
$15k
$28k
C Parnham
60
76.74
35.33
10
0,8,10
+9
Sep-3 22
5/8
1.8
$10
Belmont Park
6
1300
Tabtouch - Westspeed (Rs0ly)
$1k
$40k
C Parnham
58
79.93
35.87
8
0,8,7
+2
Aug-24 22
1/11
0.8
$3.8
Belmont Park
5
1200
Perth R.C. Membership Handicap (C3)
$15k
$28k
T Dyson
56
73.05
35.72
7
0,7,9
+8
Aug-11 22
2/6
0.1
$3.5
Northam
7
1100
Pegasus Equibalance Handicap (C3)
$5k
$28k
T Dyson
55
65.71
34.74
3
0,3,3
+1
Jul-6 22
5/8
3.9
$16
Belmont Park
5
1000
Amelia Park (Rs0ly)
$1k
$30k
L Fiore
58
58.77
34.37
6
0,6,5
Spell of 150 Days
Feb-6 22
7/12
3.3
$31
Pinjarra
4
1200
M.Millions Wa 3yo Trophy (Rl)
$3k
$202k
C Johnston-Porter
56½
71.30
35.50
4
0,4,5
-2
Jan-13 22
1/7
0.5
$1.7
Pinjarra
4
1200
Perth F.C. Past Players Maiden
$12k
$20k
W Pike
57
72.01
34.24
4
0,4,3
+2
Dec-30 21
5/8
4.1
$2
Belmont Park
4
1000
Amelia Park Lodge Maiden
$0k
$20k
J Azzopardi
56½
59.35
34.72
7
0,7,6
+1
Spell of 124 Days
Aug-28 21
4/9
1.2
$16
Belmont Park
4
1000
Vale Neil Cayley Plate
$3k
$70k
S O'Donnell
56
58.30
33.66
6
0,0,5
+1
Aug-18 21
5/9
4.1
$3.2
Belmont Park
4
1000
Amelia Park (Rsoly)
$1k
$30k
K Bennett
58
59.89
35.41
7
0,7,8
+3
Aug-7 21
2/10
0.2
$14
Belmont Park
5
1000
Crown Towers Plate
$14k
$70k
J Azzopardi
56
58.41
34.15
2
0,0,2
Spell of 150 Days
Mar-10 21
5/10
3.9
$8.5
Ascot
4
1000
3 (Rs0mw)
$1k
$30k
J Mc Naught
57
58.80
34.49
9
0,9,8
+3