Defending (AUS) Horse
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About
Defending is an eight-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Oratorio out of Surrendering. He races under the training of Daniel & Ben Pearce and is owned by Mrs D L Pearce, Mrs C Pearce, Mrs V L Pascoe and others. Out of 54 starts, he has secured eight victories, placed second seven times and third six times, accumulating total earnings of $310,425. His most recent start took place at Ascot on 3 November 2026, where he finished 2nd out of a field of 12. The latest win was recorded at Ascot on 11 March 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ascot 14-Nov-26 1500m GOOD 4 R1 TUNNEL VISION HANDICAP Barrier 1, SP: 4.80 | C.A.Cooper 58.5kg | 1 (12) |
| Ascot 03-Nov-26 1500m SOFT 5 R9 BROOKS HIRE HANDICAP Barrier 4, SP: 7.00 | H.J.Nottle 58.5kg 0.17L | 2 (12) |
| Ascot 10-Oct-26 1400m SOFT 5 R4 0MWLY (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:25.170, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.960 1st My Jimmy ( J Azzopardi 55 ) 2nd So Si God ( C Parnham 57 ) 0.04L 3rd Street Band ( N Riordan 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.76L 13th Defending ( H Nottle 61 , Cd 59.5 ) 4.92L See full results | H Nottle 61kg, Cd 59.5kg 4.92L | 13 (16) |
| Belmont 26-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R7 RTG 66+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.440, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.570 1st Like Clockwork ( W A Pike 54 ) 2nd Horcrux ( J K H Tsang 59 , Cd 56 ) 2.54L 3rd Street Band ( N J Riordan 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 3.41L 7th Defending ( B Parnham 58.5 ) 5.80L See full results | B Parnham 58.5kg 5.80L | 7 (11) |
| Belmont 12-Sep-26 1200m SOFT 5 R8 RTG 66+ $1,440 (of $80,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:11.030, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Hurricane Harley ( W A Pike 56.5 ) 2nd Champagne Crusader ( C L Azzopardi 56 ) 0.20L 3rd Snow God ( P J Harvey 57.5 ) 3.52L 10th Defending ( Z Johnston-porter 58.5 ) 6.70L See full results | Z Johnston-porter 58.5kg 6.70L | 10 (13) |
| Lark Hill 24-Aug-26 950m SOFT 5 R2 3UP-TRL 72+, Winning Time: 00:58.780 1st Royal Toronado ( W A Pike ) 2nd Pond Master ( A Galati ) 1.29L 3rd Defending ( T Faithfull ) 2.09L | T Faithfull 2.09L | 3 (5) |
| Ascot 11-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R10 GRAD HCP 60+ $11,160 (of $60,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.070, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Fifth Essence ( C T Johnston-porter 58.5 ) 2nd Defending ( H Nottle 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.47L 3rd Showlas ( J Noske 57 ) 0.91L See full results | H Nottle 61kg, Cd 59kg 0.47L | 2 (12) |
| Ascot 21-Mar-26 1500m GOOD 4 R7 GRAD HCP 60+ (of $60,000) Barrier 4, SP: 4.80 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | H Nottle 59kg 1.03L | 3 (10) |
| Ascot 11-Mar-26 1600m GOOD 4 R6 0MWLY (of $35,000) Barrier 4, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th | H Nottle 57.5kg 0.22L | 1 (11) |
| Pinjarra Scarpside 22-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R9 0MWLY (of $35,000) Barrier 5, SP: 2.35 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | H Nottle 58kg 0.64L | 3 (12) |
| Pinjarra Park 14-Feb-26 1600m GOOD 4 R2 WESTSPEED 0MWLY (of $40,000) Barrier 10, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | H Nottle 57kg 0.52L | 2 (10) |
| Ascot 31-Jan-26 1500m GOOD 4 R6 Westspeed Plat (of $40,000) Barrier 1, SP: 2.90 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | H Nottle 57kg 1.35L | 4 (11) |
| Ascot 24-Jan-26 1600m GOOD 4 R9 GRAD HCP 60+ (of $60,000) Barrier 11, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th | C Cooper 57kg 2.36L | 4 (12) |
| Ascot 10-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R9 GRAD HCP 60+ (of $60,000) Barrier 11, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th | C Cooper 58kg 4.39L | 8 (11) |
| Ascot 20-Dec-25 1200m GOOD 4 R10 TBWA STALLION (of $125,000) Barrier 7, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | C Cooper 54.5kg 2.44L | 5 (13) |
| Lark Hill 01-Dec-25 950m GOOD 4 R4 3UP 72+ TRL | C Parnham 1.66L | 6 (7) |
| Lark Hill 17-Nov-25 950m GOOD 4 R4 3UP 72+ TRL | T Faithfull 5.04L | 7 (8) |