Defence Witness (IRE)
Owner: Ursa Major -england Trainer: S England Sex: gelding Age: 6
Breeding: Court Cave / Colleen Dubh (Presenting)
Entries
| Date | Time | Course | Race name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2025 | 17:05 | Cartmel | Beckside Spa Retreat Handicap Chase |
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft-good to soft in places | 1 | |||
| Totals | 14 | 2 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2025 | Cartmel | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f 34y | 5 | Sean Og | 11st 6lbs | of 8 | Jonathan England | 0/0 |
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| 24 May 2025 | Cartmel | Good | 2m 5f 34y | 5 | Defence Witness | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 7 | Jonathan England | 6/4 |
| held up in rear, towards rear 3rd, hampered by faller 9th and left in 4th, pushed along after last, kept on, ridden and stayed on well 1f out on flat, led post | |||||||||
| 17 Mar 2025 | Southwell | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 60y | 5 | Lizzie Rey | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 9 | Tom Midgley | 11/2 |
| not always fluent, held up in midfield, driven before 9th, tailed off before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2024 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft | 2m 7f 180y | 5 | Punxsutawney Phil | 11st 2lbs | 3 of 10 | Ryan Mania | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders on inner, went 2nd at 9th, pushed along before 3 out, lost position 2 out, stayed on one pace | |||||||||
| 29 Nov 2024 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 7f 138y | 5 | Dr Shirocco | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 6 | Ryan Mania | 1/1 |
| midfield, driven before 4 out, in touch 3 out, soon lost position, faded approaching last where mistake | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2024 | Hexham | Good | 3m 41y | 5 | Instant Gambler | 11st 9lbs | 6 of 12 | Danny McMenamin | 3/1 |
| midfield, not fluent 4 out, soon pushed along, lost touch with leaders after 2 out, ran on gamely under pressure before last, weakened run in | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2024 | Perth | Good | 2m 7f 207y | 5 | Bullion Boss | 11st 6lbs | 6 of 15 | Danny McMenamin | 4/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 22 Jul 2024 | Cartmel | Soft | 2m 6f 31y | 5 | Secret Secret | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 9 | Ryan Mania | 6/1 |
| off the pace in 6th, pushed along and headway out wide between last two, went modest 3rd last | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 2024 | Hexham | Good | 2m 7f 63y | 5 | Jeteye | 11st 11lbs | 7 of 14 | Ryan Mania | 16/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along and chased leaders after 2 out, ridden and weakened before last | |||||||||
| 06 Jun 2024 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 7f 168y | 5 | Lucky Lover Boy | 11st 10lbs | 9 of 9 | Ryan Mania | 4/1 |
| rear mid-division, pushed along 3 out, no response | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2024 | Newcastle | Heavy | 2m 4f 62y | 4 | Young Jack | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 10 | Ryan Mania | 3/1 |
| tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd 3 out, kept on until outpaced by front pair approaching last | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 2024 | Catterick | Soft | 2m 3f 66y | 4 | Hasthing | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 8 | Ryan Mania | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, went 2nd briefly 3rd, lost place 5th, went 4th after 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, soon no chance with front pair | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2023 | Catterick | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 7f 156y | 5 | Defence Witness | 11st 2lbs | 1 of 4 | Ryan Mania | 16/5 |
| raced keenly in 3rd, angled out inside final furlong, quickened to lead inside final 100 yards | |||||||||