Best Defence (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

28-Sep-20
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

National Defense

Dam

Dowager Girl

Prize Money

27875

Owners

C J Lundholm, J J De Lyall, L Henderson, Mrs L McKechnie, Mrs M McDermott, A A A Racing, A B Schier, Big Arms Racing, B J Sommerville, Creepers, C T Mcaneney, G A Bishop, J A Russo, Mrs J Mckechnie, P G Wilson, S M Davey, P D Saunders, R W Dale & Mrs V Harris

About

Best Defence, a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, is trained by Clint Lundholm of Dubbo. He is by National Defense out of Dowager Girl. The horse remains a maiden after 12 attempts. In his most recent start at Narromine on 29 Apr 2025, he was ridden by Zoe Hunt and finished second behind Micro Mikki.

Raced At

Gilgandra • Narromine • Dubbo • Wellington • Port Macquarie

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Gilgandra 01-Aug-26 800m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:45.090 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.840 1st Elson Boy ( J G Stiff ) 2nd Best Defence ( Z Hunt ) 0.53L 3rd Blue De Beers ( J Pracey-holmes ) 1.55LZ Hunt 0.53L2 (7)
Narromine 29-Apr-25 1100m HEAVY 8 R2 CH&G Mdn Set Weight $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.580, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Micro Mikki ( S K Ingelse 59 ) 2nd Best Defence ( Z Hunt 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.09L 3rd Mr Gunna Do ( K Dunbar 59 ) 1.30L See full resultsZ Hunt 59kg, Cd 57kg 0.09L2 (8)
Dubbo 07-Apr-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $2,600 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.740, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Dusty Vermeer ( K Dunbar 59 ) 2nd Imastatement ( C Gallagher 56.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Best Defence ( G Buckley 59 ) 0.14L See full resultsG Buckley 59kg 0.14L3 (10)
Wellington 28-Mar-25 900m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Hcp $800 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:52.560, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 5th 1st Bolo Miss ( M A Cahill 58.5 ) 2nd Sunday Scaries ( H Johnston 56.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 1.57L 3rd Twining Class ( A Banks 59 ) 1.62L 6th Best Defence ( B Cray 55.5 ) 2.64L See full resultsB Cray 55.5kg 2.64L6 (10)
Port Macquarie 11-Mar-25 1006m SOFT 7 R2 Mdn Hcp $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:00.200, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 1st Don't Tell Jack ( J Newman 56 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Zo Frilling ( G Buckley 56.5 ) 0.60L 3rd Honey Perfume ( M Fitzgerald 59 ) 0.61L 6th Best Defence ( S Grima 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 6.14L See full resultsS Grima 57.5kg, Cd 56kg 6.14L6 (9)