Royal Defence (IRE)
Owner: Winks Racing Trainer: R Ford Sex: colt Age: 8
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||||
| Firm (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good | 4 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 5 | 1 | ||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 4 | |||
| Soft | 9 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Standard | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 58 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2014 | Cartmel | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f | 5 | Raifteiri | 11st 9lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Harry Challoner | |
| 18 Aug 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 6 | Uncle Bernie | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 10 | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| led early, remained prominent, led again over 3f out, soon driven, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 2014 | Kempton | Standard | 2m | 6 | See And Be Seen | 8st 9lbs | 9 of 11 | F Tylicki | 10/1 |
| tracked leaders on outside, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2014 | Ayr | Soft | 1m 5f 13y | 6 | Lysino | 8st 10lbs | 6 of 8 | P Hanagan | 13/2 |
| led chasing group, hampered when leader weakened quickly over 4f out, soon ridden, not a factor after | |||||||||
| 12 May 2014 | Musselburgh | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m | 6 | Anne's Valentino | 10st 4lbs | 8 of 11 | Miss Serena Brotherton | 9/2 |
| in touch, lost place over 4f out | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 2m 119y | 6 | Sir Frank Morgan | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 7 | Connor Beasley | 5/2 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon chased winner, kept on | |||||||||
| 28 Mar 2014 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 6 | Royal Defence | 8st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Connor Beasley | 14/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, effort on outer to lead over 1f out, ridden out | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2014 | Lingfield | Standard | 2m | 6 | Keep Kicking | 8st 9lbs | 9 of 10 | Liam Jones | 33/1 |
| led 6f, tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2013 | Lingfield | Heavy | 2m | 5 | Proud Times | 11st 12lbs | 7 of 10 | D C Costello | 20/1 |
| mid-division on inside, 6th and outpaced when not fluent 5th, weakened next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2013 | Huntingdon | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 4 | Tigresse Bleue | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 12 | R Mahon | |
| 29 Oct 2013 | Yarmouth | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 6f 17y | 6 | Ice Apple | 8st 13lbs | 5 of 13 | Robert Tart | 14/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, switched right and kept on towards finish | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2013 | Huntingdon | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Makari | 10st 11lbs | 2 of 11 | R Mahon | 25/1 |
| chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, switched right and rallied flat, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 16 Sep 2013 | Brighton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 3f 196y | 6 | Panettone | 8st 12lbs | 4 of 10 | Martin Lane | 10/1 |
| led until halfway, chased winner until over 2f out, chased leaders and kept on same pace final 2f | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2013 | Huntingdon | Good (Watered) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Koultas King | 10st 12lbs | 3 of 4 | R Mahon | 18/1 |
| tracked winner until 3 out, soon weakened, mistake 2 out | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2013 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places, Watered) | 2m | 5 | Anton Dolin | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 15 | R Mahon | 50/1 |
| mid-division, ridden 4 out, kept on same pace under pressure from next, no impression | |||||||||
| 05 Jul 2013 | Warwick | Good to Firm (Watered) | 1m 6f 213y | 6 | Chapter Five | 8st 11lbs | of 14 | Robert Tart | |
| 10 Jun 2013 | Brighton | Firm (Watered) | 1m 3f 196y | 6 | Highlife Dancer | 9st | 4 of 7 | Andrea Atzeni | 7/2 |
| led until ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 May 2013 | Lingfield | Soft | 1m 3f 106y | 6 | Mr Lando | 8st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | Andrea Atzeni | 25/1 |
| always prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 13 May 2013 | Towcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m | 5 | Molon Labe | 10st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 8 | Andrew Tinkler | |
| 16 Apr 2013 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 6f | 5 | Decana | 8st 12lbs | 7 of 8 | Shelley Birkett | 10/1 |
| tracked leader, joined leader 8f out, led over 5f out, headed over 4f out, weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 03 Mar 2013 | Huntingdon | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 110y | 4 | Hefner | 11st 1lbs | 8 of 16 | Andrew Tinkler | 100/1 |
| prominent, ridden and weakened after 5th | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2013 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 194y | 6 | Party Palace | 9st | 3 of 12 | Robert Tart | 28/1 |
| led, pushed along and joined 3f out, headed well over 2f out, chased winner until no extra in 3rd final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2013 | Fakenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 5 | Aghill | 11st 6lbs | PulledUp of 5 | Andrew Tinkler | |
| 04 Dec 2012 | Towcester | Soft | 2m | 5 | Moscow Presents | 11st | 6 of 11 | Andrew Tinkler | 33/1 |
| tracked leaders in 4th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2012 | Huntingdon | Soft | 2m 110y | 4 | Valdez | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 13 | Andrew Tinkler | 100/1 |
| close up, ridden and slightly outpaced 5th, hit 2 out, kept on flat | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2012 | Yarmouth | Heavy | 1m 6f 17y | 6 | Beyeh | 8st 11lbs | 6 of 10 | S M Levey | 11/1 |
| led after 1f, headed 8f out, chased leader until 4f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2012 | Brighton | Heavy | 1m 3f 196y | 6 | Maccabees | 9st 5lbs | 11 of 14 | Ian Burns | 12/1 |
| prominent, ridden halfway, edged left and weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 30 Aug 2012 | Lingfield | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 3f 106y | 6 | Pahente | 9st 7lbs | of 10 | P Cosgrave | |
| 19 Jul 2012 | Brighton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 196y | 6 | Taroum | 9st 2lbs | 5 of 10 | T Atkinson | 16/1 |
| led, brought field towards near side in straight, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 26 Jun 2012 | Brighton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 196y | 6 | Bouggatti | 8st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | P Cosgrave | 10/1 |
| led, in 2nd place halfway, chased winner until over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out | |||||||||
| 12 Jun 2012 | Brighton | Soft | 1m 3f 196y | 6 | Bennelong | 8st 13lbs | 2 of 8 | P Cosgrave | 10/1 |
| led, headed over 4f out, chased leader, ridden 3f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 May 2012 | Yarmouth | Heavy | 1m 3f 101y | 6 | Darsan | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 8 | Laura Pike | 18/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2012 | Brighton | Soft | 1m 1f 209y | 6 | Lord Of The Storm | 9st 7lbs | 12 of 15 | S Sanders | 11/2 |
| tracked leader, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 10 Apr 2012 | Yarmouth | Good to Soft | 1m 3f 101y | 5 | Colinca's Lad | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 7 | P Cosgrave | 20/1 |
| chased winner until over 3f out, weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2012 | Folkestone | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f | 5 | Dove Cottage | 8st 8lbs | of 7 | William Carson | |
| 11 Oct 2011 | Leicester | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 183y | 6 | Warneford | 9st 1lbs | 3 of 9 | S M Levey | 11/2 |
| chased leader, led 8f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, no chance with winner final furlong, lost 2nd post | |||||||||
| 12 Sep 2011 | Brighton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 196y | 6 | Royal Defence | 9st 11lbs | 1 of 10 | S M Levey | 10/3 |
| tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon joined, hung left over 1f out, driven and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2011 | Lingfield | Soft | 1m 3f 106y | 6 | Prince Blue | 9st 12lbs | 4 of 11 | P Cosgrave | 6/1 |
| led, joined 3f out, driven and headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, no chance with leading duo when weakened to 4th inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2011 | Yarmouth | Soft | 1m 2f 21y | 6 | Colinca's Lad | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | Matthew Lawson | 7/2 |
| tracked winner until ridden over 4f out, well held 4th from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2011 | Brighton | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 209y | 6 | Come On The Irons | 10st | 3 of 10 | P Cosgrave | 11/4 |
| driven to lead, pressed and driven over 1f out, no extra and headed inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2011 | Brighton | Good | 1m 1f 209y | 6 | Royal Defence | 9st 2lbs | 1 of 13 | P Cosgrave | 11/2 |
| chased leader, went 2nd 5f out, led 3f out, in command and stayed on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2011 | Newmarket | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1m 5f | 5 | Roberto Pegasus | 8st 2lbs | 8 of 16 | Simon Pearce | 25/1 |
| close up, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2011 | Yarmouth | Good to Firm | 2m | 6 | Annelko | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 8 | Ian Burns | 14/1 |
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 30 May 2011 | Leicester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 3f 183y | 6 | Magnitude | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 10 | Ian Burns | 6/1 |
| tracked leader, led 8f out, ridden over 3f out, pressed from over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 12 May 2011 | Newmarket | Good to Firm (Good in places ) | 1m 2f | 5 | Chain Of Events | 8st 8lbs | 6 of 12 | Louis Beuzelin | 25/1 |
| in rear, ridden 4f out, never nearer | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2011 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 1f 218y | 5 | Boa | 9st 5lbs | 5 of 8 | M Harley | 25/1 |
| in touch, ridden over 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2011 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | Edgeworth | 9st | 6 of 6 | F Norton | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, in rear from 4f out, soon pushed along and lost place | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2010 | Kempton | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | Whistleinthewind | 9st 8lbs | 9 of 9 | J-P Guillambert | 25/1 |
| took keen hold, chased leading pair, ridden on inside 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2010 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 2f 18y | 4 | Ramona Chase | 9st 12lbs | 6 of 9 | J-P Guillambert | 33/1 |
| held up, ridden 3f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2010 | Haydock | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 2f 95y | 4 | Itlaaq | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 15 | R Havlin | 50/1 |
| held up, ridden 3f out, no impression, eased final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 May 2010 | Brighton | Good | 7f 214y | 3 | Mujood | 8st 13lbs | 7 of 8 | D Holland | 13/2 |
| outpaced in rear, weakened and eased over 3f out, virtually pulled up | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2009 | Thirsk | Soft | 1m | 3 | Tiger Reigns | 8st 11lbs | 4 of 9 | F Norton | 14/1 |
| prominent, effort 2f out, one pace under pressure | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2009 | Ripon | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 170y | 4 | Royal Defence | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | F Norton | 5/1 |
| soon tracking leaders, raced keenly, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly | |||||||||
| 31 Jul 2009 | Thirsk | Good | 1m | 4 | Royal Defence | 9st 3lbs | 1 of 15 | Ahmed Ajtebi | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, headway on outside from over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2009 | Ripon | Good to Firm | 1m 1f 170y | 4 | Fastnet Storm | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 8 | Adrian Nicholls | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out | |||||||||
| 19 May 2009 | Nottingham | Good | 1m 75y | 5 | Sovereign Remedy | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 12 | F Norton | 12/1 |
| tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 02 May 2009 | Thirsk | Good to Firm | 7f | 4 | Ishe Mac | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 13 | Adrian Nicholls | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Sep 2008 | Chester | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 7f 2y | 4 | Akhenaten | 9st 3lbs | 2 of 12 | F Norton | 12/1 |
| took keen hold, midfield, headway over 3f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner | |||||||||