The Defender Racehorse Profile

The Defender is a 6-year-old Gelding, trained by Mark & Levi Kavanagh, based at Rockhampton. With 19 career starts and 3 wins, it has earned $57,380.

Age: 6
Sex: Gelding
Trainer: Mark & Levi Kavanagh
Trained at: Rockhampton
Sire: Winning Rupert
Dam: Prosecution
Sire of dam: Choisir (AUS)
Owner: K J Lynch, Mrs H J Lynch, Mrs M R Hebbard & G T Livanos
Career: 19:3-2-5
Prize money: $57,380
Last start: 12 Sept 2026
Recent form: 38x443325x3796244x111

The Defender Form Guide

The Defender — last 19 starts
Date	Track	Dist	Class	Going	Bar	Wgt	Jockey	Result	Margin	Time	SP	Winner / 2nd
3 Sept 2026	Mackay	1200m	RST55	G4	3	59kg	Chris Mc Iver	1 of 11	1.5L	1:10.91	1.65	Supid Date
17 Aug 2026	Emerald	1200m	Mdn	G4	8	59.5kg	Raul Silvera Olivera	1 of 9	5.3L	1:09.81	1.65	Coronation Day
22 July 2026	Rockhampton	1000m	Barrier Trial	G4	3	—	Chris Mc Iver	1 of 5	2.8L	0:58.15	—	Pennyville
14 Mar 2026	Geelong	1312m	Mdn	G4	1	59.5kg	Brad Rawiller	4 of 12	4.9L	1:18.18	15	Carriedo
20 Feb 2026	Seymour	1300m	Mdn	G4	9	59.5kg	Brad Rawiller	4 of 14	1.4L	1:17.27	31	Vim Vitae
22 Dec 2025	Wangaratta	1400m	Mdn	S6	3	59.5kg	Brad Rawiller	2 of 14	2.8L	1:24.71	11	Lil Orlov
7 Dec 2025	Werribee	1400m	Mdn	G4	3	59.5kg	Brad Rawiller	6 of 12	1.8L	1:25.53	26	Aloisi
13 Nov 2025	Seymour	1200m	Mdn	G4	10	59.5kg	Fred W Kersley	9 of 11	5.6L	1:11.78	101	Sabeeria
9 Oct 2025	Kyneton	1103m	Mdn	G4	8	59.5kg	Brad Rawiller	7 of 9	13.5L	1:04.34	21	Tennessee Bound
30 Aug 2025	Warracknabeal	1005m	Mdn	S5	5	59.5kg	Brad Rawiller	3 of 10	3.1L	0:58.92	7	Tesoro Mio
16 Apr 2025	Caulfield Heath	1200m	Mdn	G3	8	59.5kg	Joe Bowditch	5 of 9	6.3L	1:10.42	51	Terilee
29 Mar 2025	Avoca	1100m	Mdn	G4	6	59.5kg	Liam Riordan	2 of 10	1.5L	1:05.90	3.8	Stargust
15 Mar 2025	Geelong	1100m	Mdn	G4	5	59.5kg	Fred W Kersley	3 of 10	1.8L	1:04.97	8.5	Peace Baby
2 Mar 2025	Bendigo	1000m	Mdn	G4	2	59.5kg	Joe Bowditch	3 of 9	2.1L	0:58.15	13	Sistine Tunnel
15 Feb 2025	Bendigo	1000m	Mdn	G4	6	59.5kg	Joe Bowditch	4 of 13	5.7L	0:58.49	6	Jugiong
31 Jan 2025	Werribee	1000m	Mdn	G4	4	59.5kg	Joe Bowditch	4 of 11	1.4L	0:59.09	15	Rocket Boosters
24 Aug 2024	Wangaratta	1100m	Mdn	S5	12	59.5kg	Linda Meech	8 of 14	6.7L	1:04.80	4.6	Phantom Prince
26 July 2024	Geelong	1247m	Mdn	S7	4	59.5kg	Craig Newitt	3 of 10	3.7L	1:15.47	6.5	Pardon My French
20 June 2024	Wangaratta	1100m	Mdn	S6	3	59.5kg	Craig Newitt	3 of 10	0.9L	1:04.81	16	Supersonic Legend

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
Condition	Starts	Record	Win %	Place %
This distance	2	0-1-0	0%	50%
Good	14	3-1-2	21%	43%
Soft	5	0-1-3	0%	80%
First-up	4	1-0-2	25%	75%
Second-up	4	1-0-1	25%	50%

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
Track	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Wangaratta	5	0	2	0%	40%
Geelong	3	0	2	0%	67%
Bendigo	2	0	1	0%	50%
Avoca	1	0	1	0%	100%
Werribee	2	0	0	0%	0%
Sandown-lakeside	1	0	0	0%	0%
Caulfield Heath	1	0	0	0%	0%
Warracknabeal	1	0	1	0%	100%
Warrnambool	1	0	0	0%	0%
Kyneton	1	0	0	0%	0%
Seymour	2	0	0	0%	0%
Wodonga	1	0	0	0%	0%
Emerald	1	1	1	100%	100%
Mackay	1	1	1	100%	100%
Thangool	1	1	1	100%	100%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
Jockey	Runs	Wins	Places	Win %	Place %
Craig Newitt	3	0	2	0%	67%
Joe Bowditch	4	0	1	0%	25%
Fred W Kersley	3	0	1	0%	33%
Liam Riordan	1	0	1	0%	100%
Brad Rawiller	6	0	2	0%	33%
—	3	0	0	0%	0%
Raul Silvera Olivera	1	1	1	100%	100%
Chris Mc Iver	1	1	1	100%	100%
Nikki Olzard	1	1	1	100%	100%

Career Wins

Races won
Date	Race	Event	Dist	Jockey
12 Sept 2026	R5	Eric & Vall Nobbs Thangool Cup (C3)	1400m	Nikki Olzard
3 Sept 2026	R6	Horse Of Year Exodas Hcp (55)	1200m	Chris Mc Iver
17 Aug 2026	R1	Fairbairn Bakery Mdn Plate	1200m	Raul Silvera Olivera