Defence Witness (2019) Horse
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Defence Witness is a seven-year-old brown gelding, by Court Cave out of Colleen Dubh. He is under the care of S England and owned by Ursa Major -england. Over 22 career starts he has amassed four wins and eight placings, earning total prize money of $41,850. His most recent outing was at Hexham on 21 October 2026, where he finished 7th out of 9 runners. The last victory he recorded came at Catterick on 21 January 2026.
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Hexham • Cartmel • Sedgefield • Kelso • Catterick • Southwell • Musselburgh • Perth • UttoxeterRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hexham 21-Oct-26 4866m GOOD R6 CL5 HcpCh (of $19,266), SP: 9.50 1st C'mon So ( P W Wadge 145 ) 2nd Stay Hopeful ( S Bowen 151 ) 4.25L 3rd Super Citizen ( B S Hughes 168 ) 6.00L 7th Defence Witness ( J England 164 ) 21.80L See full results | J England 74.4kg 21.80L | 7 (9) |
| Cartmel 23-May-26 5127m SOFT R6 CL5 HcpCh $230 (of $8,021), Winning Time: 06:24.210, SP: 3.50 1st Halfway House Lad ( C Jones 150 ) 2nd Mistymal ( C Pritchard 151 ) 0.50L 3rd Lights Are Green ( J Bewley 153 ) 4.50L 6th Defence Witness ( R P Mclernon 162 ) 27.00L See full results | R P Mclernon 73.5kg 27.00L | 6 (11) |
| Sedgefield 10-Apr-26 5284m GOOD R4 CL5 HcpCh $2,848 (of $6,191), SP: 2.00 1st Goodoldbill ( P Kavanagh 142 ) 2nd Defence Witness ( T Gillard 157 ) 2.50L 3rd Mobile Mamma ( J Hamilton 149 ) 30.00L See full results | T Gillard 71.2kg 2.50L | 2 (5) |
| Kelso 22-Mar-26 4346m SOFT R4 CL2 NvHcpCh (of $39,517), Winning Time: 05:32.550, SP: 12.00 1st Diamond Dealer ( T Durrell 168 ) 2nd Always A Reason ( R Chapman 154 ) 2.25L 3rd Joecooker ( J Hamilton 161 ) 2.75L 7th Defence Witness ( J England 142 ) 16.05L See full results | J England 64.4kg 16.05L | 7 (10) |
| Sedgefield 20-Feb-26 5284m GOOD R4 CL5 HcpCh $2,870 (of $6,239), SP: 2.00 1st Goodoldbill ( C Maggs 142 ) 2nd Defence Witness ( J England 168 ) 3.25L 3rd Community Rebel ( B S Hughes 150 ) 17.00L See full results | J England 76.2kg 3.25L | 2 (5) |
| Catterick 21-Jan-26 5079m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 5/1 Held up in rear, ridden and headway to chase leaders before 3 out, kept on and disputed second approaching last, stayed on well run-in, led near finish | Jamie Hamilton 72.6kg | 1 (12) |
| Catterick 01-Jan-26 3869m GOOD CL5 Chase, SP: 10/11 Disputed third, shaken up 12th, pushed along next, outpaced 3 out, ridden and kept on from 2 out, went second towards finish, no match for winner | Jamie Hamilton 73kg 2 1/2l | 2 (4) |
| Catterick 16-Dec-25 3869m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 12/1 Held up in rear, ridden before 3 out, went fourth 2 out, kept on and went modest third run-in | Jamie Hamilton 72.1kg 22l | 3 (7) |
| Cartmel 29-Jun-25 5127m GOOD TO SOFT (SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 11/8 Prominent on inner, lost position before 11th, mid-division, closed up before 4 out, pushed along and held after last | Jonathan England 72.6kg 2l | 5 (8) |
| Cartmel 24-May-25 4256m GOOD CL5 Chase, SP: 6/4 Held up in rear, towards rear 3rd, hampered by faller 9th and left in 4th, pushed along after last, kept on, ridden and stayed on well 1f out on flat, led post | Jonathan England 72.1kg | 1 (7) |
| Southwell 17-Mar-25 4883m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 11/2 Not always fluent, held up in midfield, driven before 9th, tailed off before 2 out | Tom Midgley 75.3kg 2 1/2l | 8 (9) |
| Musselburgh 09-Dec-24 4791m GOOD TO SOFT CL5 Hurdle, SP: 9/2 Tracked leaders on inner, went 2nd at 9th, pushed along before 3 out, lost position 2 out, stayed on one pace | Ryan Mania 70.8kg 4 1/2l | 3 (10) |
| Musselburgh 29-Nov-24 4753m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 Chase, SP: 1/1 Midfield, driven before 4 out, in touch 3 out, soon lost position, faded approaching last where mistake | Ryan Mania 72.6kg 4l | 4 (6) |
| Hexham 04-Oct-24 4866m GOOD CL5 Chase, SP: 3/1 Midfield, not fluent 4 out, soon pushed along, lost touch with leaders after 2 out, ran on gamely under pressure before last, weakened run in | Danny McMenamin 73.9kg 3l | 6 (12) |
| Perth 17-Aug-24 4816m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on same pace | Danny McMenamin 72.6kg 2 3/4l | 6 (15) |
| Cartmel 22-Jul-24 4454m SOFT CL5 Hurdle, SP: 6/1 Off the pace in 6th, pushed along and headway out wide between last two, went modest 3rd last | Ryan Mania 74.4kg 11l | 3 (9) |
| Hexham 23-Jun-24 4684m GOOD CL5 Hurdle, SP: 16/1 Mid-division, pushed along and chased leaders after 2 out, ridden and weakened before last | Ryan Mania 74.8kg 1 3/4 length | 7 (14) |
| Uttoxeter 06-Jun-24 3171m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL5 Hurdle, SP: 4/1 Rear mid-division, pushed along 3 out, no response | Ryan Mania 74.4kg 14l | 9 (9) |
| Newcastle 15-Feb-24 4080m HEAVY CL4 Hurdle, SP: 3/1 Tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd 3 out, kept on until outpaced by front pair approaching last | Ryan Mania 74.4kg 13l | 3 (10) |
| Catterick 11-Jan-24 3883m SOFT CL4 Hurdle, SP: 13/2 Chased leaders, went 2nd briefly 3rd, lost place 5th, went 4th after 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, soon no chance with front pair | Ryan Mania 71.2kg 17l | 3 (8) |
| Catterick 24-Nov-23 3160m GOOD TO SOFT (GOOD IN PLACES) CL5 NH Flat, SP: 16/5 Raced keenly in 3rd, angled out inside final furlong, quickened to lead inside final 100 yards | Ryan Mania 70.8kg | 1 (4) |