Giselles Defence (IRE)
Owner: Crown Racing Trainer: Ian Williams Sex: gelding Age: 4
Breeding: National Defense / Cotton Camera (Lilbourne Lad)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Standard | 8 | 3 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Dec 2024 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 4 | Santorini Star | 9st 8lbs | 10 of 11 | Charles Bishop | 11/1 |
| wore red hood to post, raced keenly, prominent, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 4 | Koy Koy | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 12 | Charles Bishop | 66/1 |
| steadied start and awkwardly away, behind, hung left and some late headway, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2024 | Catterick | Soft | 1m 4f 13y | 4 | King's Scholar | 9st 12lbs | 6 of 7 | D C Costello | 50/1 |
| in rear, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2024 | Newbury | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 3 | Nap Hand | 9st 4lbs | of 11 | Ryan Kavanagh | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2024 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 125y | 4 | Court In The Act | 11st 3lbs | 8 of 8 | C J Todd | 40/1 |
| in touch in mid-division, closed 3 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ludlow | Good | 1m 7f 169y | 4 | Brendas Asking | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Alice Stevens | 22/1 |
| wore red hood to post, towards rear, saddle slipped and pulled up before 4th | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2024 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 2f 17y | 4 | Dashinwhitesargent | 10st 1lbs | 5 of 9 | Joe Leavy | 15/2 |
| raced wide tracked leader until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2024 | Windsor | Good to Firm | 1m 2f | 4 | Life On The Rocks | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 11 | P J McDonald | 11/1 |
| disputed lead early, soon dropped to rear of mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2024 | Hamilton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 1f 35y | 3 | Theoryofeverything | 9st 5lbs | of 9 | Ryan Kavanagh | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2024 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 5 | Giselles Defence | 10st | 1 of 9 | Joe Leavy | 2/1 |
| chased leaders, led over 3f out, edged left and 2 lengths clear over 1f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, held on | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2024 | Beverley | Good | 1m 1f 207y | 5 | God Of Fire | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | Joe Leavy | 1/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2024 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 17y | 5 | Giselles Defence | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 7 | Joe Leavy | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, smooth headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2024 | Leicester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 2f | 5 | Siempre Arturo | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 8 | Josephine Gordon | 2/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no extra final strides | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2024 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 15y | 5 | Letsbefrank | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 14 | David Egan | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 May 2024 | Chester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f 63y | 4 | Chase The Dollar | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 8 | Harry Burns | 9/4 |
| tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 May 2024 | Pontefract | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 2f 5y | 5 | Giselles Defence | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 9 | Cieren Fallon | 10/3 |
| close up, headway 2f out, ridden and joined over 1f out, ran on | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2024 | Nottingham | Soft | 1m 2f 50y | 5 | Powerful Response | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 8 | Josephine Gordon | 15/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, challenged over 1f out, ran on, just held | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2024 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | D Art D Art | 10st 13lbs | 9 of 22 | R A Doyle | 18/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 11th approaching 3 out, son no impression, no extra | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2023 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Intellotto | 11st | 8 of 19 | C D Maxwell | 125/1 |
| held up, rear of mid-division, ridden in 11th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Yokkell | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 14 | R Whearty | 13/2 |
| mid-division, pushed along 2f out, 6th and ridden 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 4th closing stages | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Yokkell | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 14 | R Whearty | 15/2 |
| in touch, progress after 2 1/2f, 4th halfway, headway over 2f out, led narrowly under 2f out, strongly pressed and headed 1f out, dropped to 3rd closing stages, joined for 3rd on line | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Sea Chariot | 9st 12lbs | 3 of 17 | G F Carroll | 9/1 |
| mid-division, ridden to close 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, led narrowly 1f out, headed final 50 yards, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2023 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m 2f | 0 | Alfalfa | 9st 8lbs | 10 of 23 | G F Carroll | 10/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 7th 3f out, stayed on into 4th 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2023 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy | 1m 2f | 0 | David Garrick | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 15 | A Harvey | 9/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 9th over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and went 4th over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Machnamh | 9st 8lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2023 | Ballinrobe | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 153y | 0 | An Bradan Feasa | 11st | 6 of 7 | R A Doyle | 11/2 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along 3 out, ridden in moderate 6th when mistake at last, no impression | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2023 | Down Royal | Good | 1m 2f 75y | 0 | God Knows | 9st 9lbs | 2 of 17 | G F Carroll | 6/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along and closer 2f out, some headway on outer in 8th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2023 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Brewel Hill | 9st 10lbs | 5 of 21 | R Whearty | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, soon ridden, kept on closing stages of final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2023 | Galway | Yielding to Soft | 1m 73y | 0 | Malbay Madness | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 12 | G F Carroll | 22/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, ridden in 5th 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2023 | Navan | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Canute | 8st 13lbs | of 12 | G F Carroll | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2023 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Dubawi Spectre | 9st 10lbs | 5 of 6 | G F Carroll | 10/1 |
| soon led, reduced advantage 3f out, headed and under pressure over 2f out, rallied to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 16 May 2023 | Sligo | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1m 2f 94y | 0 | Blazing Sunset | 9st 8lbs | 4 of 12 | G F Carroll | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace from 1f out | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | San Antonio | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 17 | G F Carroll | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th and no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Cooler | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 11 | G F Carroll | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, closer in 5th on outer and pushed along 2f out, ridden and went 3rd when veered left 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||