Guard Duty (2017) Horse

Foal Date
08-Jun-17
Colour
bay
Sire
Kapgarde
Dam
Ile De See
Prize Money
119858
Owners
Owners Group 074
About

Guard Duty is a 9yo gelding trained by E C Lavelle. He is by the stallion Kapgarde out of Ile De See. To date, Guard Duty has won four races. On 2 Mar 2025 at Newbury, he secured his biggest victory, collecting $30,494 in the Class 3 Handicap. He has been a profitable runner for bettors; backing him throughout his career would have yielded about a 90% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Windsor 01-Jan-26 4023m GOOD R6 CL2 HcpH $11,960 (of $98,370), Winning Time: 04:45.220, SP: 5.50 1st Listentoyourheart ( T Durrell 148 ) 2nd East India Express ( F Gordon 158 ) 0.30L 3rd Guard Duty ( G Sheehan 164 ) 4.80L See full resultsG Sheehan 74.4kg 4.80L3 (12)
Newbury 29-Nov-25 4130m SOFT R4 CL2 HcpH $10,036 (of $39,348), Winning Time: 05:08.630, SP: 15.00 1st French Ship ( H Cobden 162 ) 2nd Guard Duty ( G Sheehan 160 ) 1.75L 3rd Lud'or ( C Quinn 162 ) 3.50L See full resultsG Sheehan 72.6kg 1.75L2 (15)
Uttoxeter 16-Mar-25 4690m SOFT R2 CL2 HcpH (of $98,370), SP: 7.00 1st Red Risk ( H Cobden 162 ) 2nd Joyeux Machin ( H Skelton 160 ) 0.30L 3rd Patriotik ( I Williams 149 ) 1.00L 9th Guard Duty ( G Sheehan 159 ) 20.90L See full resultsG Sheehan 72.1kg 20.90L9 (17)
Newbury 02-Mar-25 4130m SOFT R6 CL3 HcpH $16,371 (of $30,494), Winning Time: 08:43.300, SP: 5.00 Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, challenged on bit last, led flat, very easily 1st Guard Duty ( H Cobden 166 ) 2nd Loverdose ( H Kimber 156 ) 1.00L 3rd Go To War ( N D Boinville 166 ) 3.75L See full resultsH Cobden 75.3kg1 (11)
Windsor 19-Jan-25 4020m SOFT R3 CL3 NvHcpH $10,562 (of $19,674), Winning Time: 05:04.790, SP: 6.50 In rear, jumped left 2nd, pushed along and headway on run to 2 out, ridden after 2 out, took 3rd before last, led just after last, stayed on strongly run-in 1st Guard Duty ( G Sheehan 166 ) 2nd Hartington ( B Powell 165 ) 4.00L 3rd Super Sabre Sam ( S Twiston-davies 160 ) 2.00L See full resultsG Sheehan 75.3kg1 (10)
Lingfield 18-Dec-24 3920m SOFT R4 CL3 HcpH $2,600 (of $10,526), Winning Time: 05:01.490, SP: 4.00 Not always fluent, held up in rear, awkward 2nd, not fluent 3rd, smooth headway to dispute lead before 2 out, sustained duel with winner before last where not fluent, stayed on run-in, headed close home, held near finish 1st Godot ( P Armson 148 ) 2nd Guard Duty ( G Sheehan 157 ) 0.30L 3rd Ring O Roses ( R P Mclernon 164 ) 12.00L See full resultsG Sheehan 71.2kg 0.30L2 (6)
Haydock 04-Dec-24 3800m SOFT R6 CL4 HcpH (of $9,837), Winning Time: 04:58.000, SP: 4.33 Led when hung left and bumped rival 1st, soon headed, led before next, jumped left and mistake 3rd, headed 5th, led approaching 7th when badly hampered by loose horse, carried right and unseated rider 1st Hazy Glen ( J Hamilton 165 ) 2nd Haarar ( J England 152 ) 3.00L 3rd Blue Fin ( W Maggs 166 ) 0.20L UPL Guard Duty ( T Bellamy 162 ) 0.00L See full resultsT Bellamy 73.5kg 0.00LUPD (8)
Uttoxeter 26-Jul-24 3170m GOOD R1 CL4 NvH $936 (of $7,574), Winning Time: 03:51.660, SP: 2.00 Keen early, held up in rear, headway before 3 out where not fluent, soon ridden, mistake 2 out, soon chased leaders, not fluent last, faded run-in 1st Virtual Rock ( J Bowen 156 ) 2nd Bowling Buddy ( S Bowen 156 ) 5.00L 3rd Guard Duty ( T Bellamy 163 ) 15.00L See full resultsT Bellamy 73.9kg 15.00L3 (13)
Uttoxeter 10-Jul-24 3170m SOFT R1 NvH $4,193 (of $4,193), Winning Time: 03:59.430, SP: 10/3 Held up last, not fluent 4th, headway from 4 out, closed on leaders and going best after 3 out, left in lead 2 out, asserted but not fluent last, ran on well and always doing enough run-in 1st Guard Duty ( T Bellamy 154 ) 2nd Virtual Rock ( H Cobden 154 ) 5.00L 3rd Dartman ( J Stewart 150 ) 8.50L See full resultsT Bellamy 69.9kg1 (9)
Ffos Las 30-May-24 3180m GOOD R1 MdH $484 (of $4,193), Winning Time: 03:42.940, SP: 5/2 Mid-division, clipped heels approaching 1st, handy on outer after 2nd, soon led, slow jump and headed 3rd, not fluent 4 out and dropped to 4th, out-jumped 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, bad mistake last and weakened run-in 1st Double Dragon ( B Godfrey 150 ) 2nd Nowmelad ( L Edwards 156 ) 1.25L 3rd Boyles Hill ( A Wedge 156 ) 0.75L 4th Guard Duty ( T Bellamy 156 , Cd 0 ) 7.50L See full resultsT Bellamy 70.8kg, Cd 0 7.50L4 (13)
Warwick 12-Feb-23 3220m GOOD R7 CL5 NHF $502 (of $3,935), Winning Time: 03:44.720, SP: 7.00 Tracked leaders, raced keenly, pushed along 2f out, ran on same pace 1st Favour And Fortune ( T Cannon 165 ) 2nd Alright Dai ( H Skelton 158 ) 7.50L 3rd Guard Duty ( J R Wildman 165 ) 8.00L See full resultsJ R Wildman 74.8kg 8.00L3 (11)
Southwell 29-Nov-22 3180m SOFT R4 CL5 NHF $2,614 (of $4,721), Winning Time: 03:54.440, SP: 7.00 Towards rear, smooth headway under pressure 3f out, led over 1f out, ran green towards finish, kept on close home 1st Guard Duty ( J R Wildman 154 ) 2nd Pyffo ( A O'neill 154 ) 2.25L 3rd Genovese ( H Atkins 161 ) 3.25L See full resultsJ R Wildman 69.9kg1 (10)