Difensivo (AUS) Horse
About
Difensivo is a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia trained by Nacim Dilmi. He is by the stallion Castelvecchio out of Silk Sheets. To date he has recorded a single win. On 13th Jan 2026 at Muswellbrook he secured his biggest triumph, taking the $27000.00 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Muswellbrook 13-Jan-26 1000m SOFT 6 R1 MDN-SW $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.540, SP: 2.15 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Difensivo ( M Bell 57.5 ) 2nd Are You Kidding ( A Bullock 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.93L 3rd Silent Serenade ( J Pracey-holmes 55.5 ) 3.38L See full results | M Bell 57.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Gosford 28-Dec-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 CG&E MDN-SW $4,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:02.680, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Capture Me ( A Adkins 57.5 ) 2nd Sparkling Fire ( J Collett 57.5 ) 3.44L 3rd Difensivo ( S Clipperton 57.5 ) 3.60L See full results | S Clipperton 57.5kg 3.60L | 3 (8) |
| Beaumont 13-Dec-25 1200m SOFT 6 R1 CG&E MDN $2,300 (of $42,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.340, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 1st Monopolistic ( L Magorrian 59 ) 2nd Curado ( M Fitzgerald 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.26L 3rd Mysterious Master ( Z Wadick 59 , Cd 57.5 ) 4.89L 4th Difensivo ( A Bullock 58 ) 7.14L See full results | A Bullock 58kg 7.14L | 4 (6) |
| Muswellbrook 28-Nov-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.400, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.600 1st Vittozzi ( S S Llewellyn 57.5 ) 2nd Difensivo ( M Bell 58 ) 1.28L 3rd Hidden Star ( G Buckley 57 ) 5.62L See full results | M Bell 58kg 1.28L | 2 (9) |
| Beaumont 27-Oct-25 1150m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:08.780, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.750 1st Snowslide ( A Roper 55 ) 2nd Ho Aloha ( A B Collett 55 ) 1.34L 3rd Federal Reserve ( R Jones 56.5 ) 2.41L 9th Difensivo ( G Buckley 56.5 ) 6.17L See full results | G Buckley 56.5kg 6.17L | 9 (11) |
| Newcastle 09-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R8 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:59.740 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.280 1st Myriad ( S S Llewellyn ) 2nd Difensivo ( G Buckley ) 2.28L 3rd Newy ( A Gibbons ) 2.41L | G Buckley 2.28L | 2 (7) |
| Newcastle 24-Sep-25 800m GOOD 4 R12 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:48.130 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.630 1st Step Right In ( R Jones ) 2nd Difensivo ( G Buckley ) 5.95L 3rd Chisato ( W Stanley ) 6.46L | G Buckley 5.95L | 2 (7) |
| Beaumont Newcastle 02-Jun-25 800m HEAVY 9 R13 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.950 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.060 1st Toughenup Sun ( D K Mclellan ) 2nd Mercy Me ( A Morgan ) 2.51L 3rd Trumper ( A Bullock ) 3.65L 5th Difensivo ( B Osmond ) 7.83L | B Osmond 7.83L | 5 (5) |
| Hawkesbury 20-Jan-25 800m SOFT 7 R12 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 00:46.910 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.350 1st Cobra Club ( T Clark ) 2nd Cada Estrella ( O S Chambers ) 1.10L 3rd Taxation ( H Davies ) 1.18L 6th Difensivo ( G Buckley ) 6.33L | G Buckley 6.33L | 6 (7) |
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