Difensivo (AUS) Horse
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Difensivo is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Nacim Dilmi. His sire is Castelvecchio and his dam is Silk Sheets. To date he has recorded one victory. On 13 January 2026 at Muswellbrook he captured his most important win, the $27,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Taree 30-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 5 R8 BM58 $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.670, SP: 1.75 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.330 1st Bethsheba ( A Gibbons 57.5 ) 2nd Wild Pharaoh ( M Bennett 58.5 ) 0.32L 3rd Difensivo ( A Bullock 58.5 ) 1.32L See full results | A Bullock 58.5kg 1.32L | 3 (11) |
| Muswellbrook 13-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 6 R1 MDN-SW $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.540, SP: 2.15 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Difensivo ( M Bell 57.5 ) 2nd Are You Kidding ( A Bullock 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.93L 3rd Silent Serenade ( J Pracey-holmes 55.5 ) 3.38L See full results | M Bell 57.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Gosford 28-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 CG&E MDN-SW $4,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.680, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Capture Me ( A Adkins 57.5 ) 2nd Sparkling Fire ( J Collett 57.5 ) 3.44L 3rd Difensivo ( S Clipperton 57.5 ) 3.60L See full results | S Clipperton 57.5kg 3.60L | 3 (8) |
| Beaumont 13-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 6 R1 CG&E MDN $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.340, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Monopolistic ( L Magorrian 59 ) 2nd Curado ( M Fitzgerald 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.26L 3rd Mysterious Master ( Z Wadick 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 4.89L 4th Difensivo ( A Bullock 58 ) 7.14L See full results | A Bullock 58kg 7.14L | 4 (6) |
| Muswellbrook 28-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.400, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Vittozzi ( S S Llewellyn 57.5 ) 2nd Difensivo ( M Bell 58 ) 1.28L 3rd Hidden Star ( G Buckley 57 ) 5.62L See full results | M Bell 58kg 1.28L | 2 (9) |
| Beaumont 27-Oct-25 1150m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:08.780, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st Snowslide ( A Roper 55 ) 2nd Ho Aloha ( A B Collett 55 ) 1.34L 3rd Federal Reserve ( R Jones 56.5 ) 2.41L 9th Difensivo ( G Buckley 56.5 ) 6.17L See full results | G Buckley 56.5kg 6.17L | 9 (11) |
| Newcastle 09-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R8 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.740 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Myriad ( S S Llewellyn ) 2nd Difensivo ( G Buckley ) 2.28L 3rd Newy ( A Gibbons ) 2.41L | G Buckley 2.28L | 2 (7) |
| Newcastle 24-Sep-25 800m GOOD 4 R12 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.630 1st Step Right In ( R Jones ) 2nd Difensivo ( G Buckley ) 5.95L 3rd Chisato ( W Stanley ) 6.46L | G Buckley 5.95L | 2 (7) |
| Beaumont 02-Jun-25 800m HEAVY 9 R13 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.950 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060 1st Toughenup Sun ( D K Mclellan ) 2nd Mercy Me ( A Morgan ) 2.51L 3rd Trumper ( A Bullock ) 3.65L 5th Difensivo ( B Osmond ) 7.83L | B Osmond 7.83L | 5 (5) |
| Hawkesbury 20-Jan-25 800m SOFT 7 R12 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.910 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.350 1st Cobra Club ( T Clark ) 2nd Cada Estrella ( O S Chambers ) 1.10L 3rd Taxation ( H Davies ) 1.18L 6th Difensivo ( G Buckley ) 6.33L | G Buckley 6.33L | 6 (7) |