Defence Of Fort

 (IRE)
Country
Ireland
Foal Date
27-Feb-20
Colour
chestnut
Dam
Signs And Signals
Prize Money
$32398
Trainer
P W Chapple-Hyam
Owners
Mr P W Chapple-Hyam
About

Defence Of Fort is a 5yo ch from Ireland trained by P W Chapple-Hyam. It is sired by the stallion Starspangledbanner out of the dam Signs And Signals. Defence Of Fort has won 2 races in its career so far. On 9th Jul 2022 at Ascot, Defence Of Fort achieved its most significant win to date, taking the prize in the $8100 Ebf Restricted Novice Stakes. It has been a profitable horse for the punters. If you had backed Defence Of Fort throughout its career you'd have achieved a 200% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Newbury 17-May-24 2011m GOOD R2 Hcp (of $18,900), Winning Time: 02:08.400, SP: 22/1 Midfield, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace 2f out, soon weakenedR Havlin 60.8kg, Cd 0 4.50L11 (14)
Sandown 11-Aug-23 2001m SOFT R4 Hcp $6,480 (of $6,480) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:09.630, SP: 7/1 Held up in 5th, pushed along on inside over 3f out, angled out and hung right 2f out, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed onR Ryan 60.3kg1 (9)
Newmarket 22-Jul-23 2011m GOOD R4 Hcp (of $10,800) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:05.100, SP: 20/1 Led, headed 7f out, tracked leader, pushed along and weakened 2f outC Hutchinson 59kg, Cd 0 15.50L11 (12)
Haydock 27-May-23 1643m GOOD R3 Hcp (of $51,540) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:41.440, SP: 16/1 Off the pace in last pair, never on termsJ Watson 54.9kg, Cd 0 8.75L7 (11)
Newbury 22-Oct-22 1408m HEAVY R2 (of $28,355) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:29.790, SP: 25/1 Rearing in stalls, steadied start and awkwardly away, raced keenly in rear, never involvedH Doyle 58.1kg, Cd 0 9.75L7 (9)
Sandown 20-Aug-22 1408m GOOD R2 $3,216 (of $34,026) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:29.560, SP: 4/1 Raced keenly in touch on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, kept on same paceJ Watson 58.5kg, Cd 0 8.50L4 (7)
Ascot 09-Jul-22 1408m GOOD R1 Nv $8,100 (of $8,100) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:27.720, SP: 12/1 Midfield, switched left over 2f out and soon headway, led well over 1f out, ridden and went clear final furlong, easilyJ Watson 57.2kg1 (13)