Difensivo (AUS) Horse
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Difensivo, a 3yo chestnut gelding from Australia, is trained by Nacim Dilmi. He is by Castelvecchio out of Silk Sheets. He has recorded one win in his career. On 13 Jan 2026 at Muswellbrook, Difensivo secured his most important victory, earning the $27,000 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury 02-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 7 R5 CL1 $1,400 (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:58.030, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.430 1st At Her Mercy ( J Ford 57 ) 2nd Seven Days ( T Schiller 56.5 ) 0.73L 3rd Melanite ( A Collett 61 ) 0.77L 5th Difensivo ( D Gibbons 56.5 ) 3.06L See full results | D Gibbons 56.5kg 3.06L | 5 (9) |
| Gosford 18-Jun-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R2 MID CL1 $8,000 (of $45,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.550, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.430 1st Vingt Neuf Noir ( C Schofield 57 ) 2nd Difensivo ( A Morgan 56.5 ) 1.16L 3rd The Magic Man ( L Magorrian 55.5 ) 1.48L See full results | A Morgan 56.5kg 1.16L | 2 (8) |
| Scone 31-May-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R6 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.570, SP: 7.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Detain ( N Palmer 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Crook ( Z A Hunt 60 ) 1.74L 3rd Sapphire Kiss ( G Buckley 55.5 ) 3.32L 11th Difensivo ( R Jones 56 ) 8.39L See full results | R Jones 56kg 8.39L | 11 (14) |
| Gosford 18-May-26 1000m SOFT 5 R4 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:01.540 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080 1st Gaelic Gem ( A B Collett ) 2nd Difensivo ( D Gibbons ) 1.68L 3rd Lugh ( R Bayliss ) 1.68L | D Gibbons 1.68L | 2 (7) |
| Beaumont 04-May-26 800m GOOD 4 R7 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.330 Sectionals: 600m 00:32.790 1st Lune D'excellence ( A Gibbons ) 2nd Zouking ( R Hutchings ) 0.39L 3rd Sapling ( W Stanley ) 0.57L 7th Difensivo ( S Llewellyn ) 2.23L | S Llewellyn 2.23L | 7 (9) |