Canny Defense (AUS) Horse
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Canny Defense is a 6yo chestnut gelding (male) from Australia trained by Raharna McDonald. He is sired by the stallion National Defense out of the dam Sublime Lass. He has won 3 races in his career. On 27th Jun 2026 at Morphettville Parks, Canny Defense secured his most significant win to date, earning the $55000.00 Cl2 Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville Parks 22-Aug-26 1400m SOFT 7 R5 CG&E 0-68 $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.190, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.490 1st Fast Tempo ( J Holder 57 ) 2nd Ironbar ( A Warren 55 , Cd 53 ) 1.80L 3rd Pierroplane ( K Crowther 57 ) 1.92L 10th Canny Defense ( S Metcalfe 58 ) 8.51L See full results | S Metcalfe 58kg 8.51L | 10 (12) |
| Morphettville Parks 15-Aug-26 1569m HEAVY 8 R5 BM66 $1,850 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:40.410, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.990 1st Nicish ( B King 62 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Tyusix ( S K Ingelse 57 , Cd 54 ) 0.24L 3rd Mr Trafficanti ( T Hutchinson 57 , Cd 54 ) 1.06L 5th Canny Defense ( S Metcalfe 59 ) 1.29L See full results | S Metcalfe 59kg 1.29L | 5 (8) |
| Bendigo 30-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 6 R8 BM66 $1,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:38.530, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 6th, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.700 1st Hawk Power ( N Farley 58 ) 2nd Placentia Bay ( D Bates 58.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Baltic Blizzard ( J Mcneil 55 ) 1.40L 5th Canny Defense ( B Vale 59.5 ) 3.05L See full results | B Vale 59.5kg 3.05L | 5 (11) |
| Morphettville Parks 18-Jul-26 1550m SOFT 6 R7 4UP 0-68 $4,450 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.790, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.470 1st Calypso King ( F W Kersley 57.5 ) 2nd Maxildo ( C Tootell 56 , Cd 54 ) 0.90L 3rd Canny Defense ( C Rawiller 58.5 ) 1.31L See full results | C Rawiller 58.5kg 1.31L | 3 (12) |
| Morphettville Parks 27-Jun-26 1568m SOFT 6 R1 CL2 $30,000 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:38.320, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:37.700 1st Canny Defense ( S Metcalfe 58 ) 2nd Pierroplane ( K Crowther 57.5 ) 0.58L 3rd Affaire Vue ( D Tourneur 54 ) 1.17L See full results | S Metcalfe 58kg | 1 (10) |