Canny Defense (AUS) Horse
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Canny Defense is a 5yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Raharna McDonald in Mildura. His sire is National Defense and his dam is Sublime Lass. He has won three races in his career so far. On 27 June 2026 at Morphettville Parks, he secured his most significant win to date, claiming the $55,000.00 Cl2 Hcp.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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) |
| Morphettville 20-Jun-26 1500m HEAVY 10 R6 4UP 0-64 $8,900 (of $50,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:36.780, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.210 1st Nicajon ( C N Rawiller 59.5 ) 2nd Canny Defense ( S Metcalfe 57 ) 0.44L 3rd Wind Rush ( T J Pannell 58 ) 0.55L See full results | S Metcalfe 57kg 0.44L | 2 (14) |
| Balaklava 14-Jun-26 1200m SOFT 7 R7 0-58 $2,450 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:12.100, SP: 3.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st Impending Diamond ( S Logan 58 ) 2nd Stolen Kiss ( P Brewster 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2.05L 3rd Canny Defense ( S Potter 60 , Cd 58 ) 3.46L See full results | S Potter 60, Cd 58kg 3.46L | 3 (14) |