Difensivo (AUS) Horse
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Difensivo, a 4yo chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Nacim Dilmi in Wyong. He is by Castelvecchio out of Silk Sheets. He has won two races in his career. On 18 July 2026 at Gosford he claimed his most important victory, taking the $42,000 Class 1 handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Taree 31-Aug-26 1000m SOFT 6 R8 BM58 $500 (of $27,200) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 00:58.330, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.580 1st Take The Jackpot ( M Weir 59.5 ) 2nd Yes Yes Boss ( A Roper 59.5 ) 0.15L 3rd Broken Wings ( C Reith 57.5 ) 0.53L 10th Difensivo ( R Hutchings 62.5 ) 4.90L See full results | R Hutchings 62.5kg 4.90L | 10 (13) |
| Wyong 16-Aug-26 1100m GOOD 4 R8 BM64 $1,150 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:02.640, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.850 1st Bring Me Chocolate ( A B Collett 55 ) 2nd Sneaky Sofia ( S S Llewellyn 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.72L 3rd Remember Jack ( H E V D Hoven 59 ) 1.90L 6th Difensivo ( L Magorrian 58 ) 4.81L See full results | L Magorrian 58kg 4.81L | 6 (10) |
| Wyong 02-Aug-26 1000m GOOD 4 R6 MID BM64 $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.200, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.620 1st Generous Harry ( M Kirk 63 , Cd 59 ) 2nd Smiling Prophet ( M Fitzgerald 56.5 ) 0.48L 3rd Cool Waters ( A R D Morgan 57.5 ) 1.86L 7th Difensivo ( L Magorrian 58 ) 9.50L See full results | L Magorrian 58kg 9.50L | 7 (8) |
| Gosford 18-Jul-26 1000m HEAVY 9 R5 CL1 $20,550 (of $42,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:59.830, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.360 1st Difensivo ( L Magorrian 56 ) 2nd Damascus Calling ( G Buckley 55 ) 0.45L 3rd Melanite ( J Morris 61 ) 0.86L See full results | L Magorrian 56kg | 1 (8) |
| Hawkesbury 02-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R5 CL1 $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.030, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.430 1st At Her Mercy ( J Ford 57 ) 2nd Seven Days ( T J Schiller 56.5 ) 0.73L 3rd Melanite ( A B Collett 61 ) 0.77L 5th Difensivo ( D Gibbons 56.5 ) 3.06L See full results | D Gibbons 56.5kg 3.06L | 5 (9) |