Missile Defence (AUS) Horse
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About
Missile Defence is a five-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Smart Missile out of Soffraaj. He is under the care of trainer Andrew Bourke and owned by Miss S L Crane & A Bourke. In 35 starts he has secured four wins, placed second five times and third two times, earning total prize money of $126,608. His most recent start was at Bathurst on 16 October 2026, where he finished 104th of a 10 runner field. The latest victory came at Goulburn on 3 July 2026.
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Canberra • Bathurst • Narrandera • Goulburn • Moruya • Canberra Acton • Hawkesbury • Queanbeyan • Albury • Cowra • OrangeRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 03-Nov-26 900m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT | S Guymer 1.18L | 2 (8) |
| Bathurst 16-Oct-26 1100m GOOD 4 R8 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | D Cole 58kg | 104 (10) |
| Narrandera 12-Jul-26 1400m SOFT 7 R8 CG&E BM58 $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:27.030, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.410 1st National Asset ( B Vale 58 ) 2nd King Incanto ( J Duffy 61 ) 1.64L 3rd Malinga Missile ( D Budler 57.5 ) 2.45L 8th Missile Defence ( D Cole 64 , Cd 62 ) 4.58L See full results | D Cole 64kg, Cd 62kg 4.58L | 8 (12) |
| Goulburn 03-Jul-26 1400m SOFT 7 R7 CTRY BM58 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:26.070, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:38.830 1st Missile Defence ( D Cole 62 , Cd 60 ) 2nd Chairman's List ( Q Krogh 58 ) 2.83L 3rd Platinum Ridge ( A B Collett 60 ) 4.66L See full results | D Cole 62kg, Cd 60 | 1 (12) |
| Moruya 19-Jun-26 1425m SOFT 5 R5 CTRY BM58 $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:26.050, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.590 1st Caravanserai ( J Martin 62 ) 2nd London Boy ( S Guymer 60.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Olington Lane ( P Boudvillain 62 ) 0.60L 4th Missile Defence ( D Cole 62 , Cd 60 ) 1.10L See full results | D Cole 62kg, Cd 60 1.10L | 4 (14) |
| Canberra Acton 12-Jun-26 900m SYNTHETIC R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.580 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.710 1st Famoso ( D Budler ) 2nd Missile Defence ( D Cole ) 0.92L 3rd Party It Down ( S L Fawke ) 2.00L | D Cole 0.92L | 2 (10) |
| Bathurst 12-May-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 CTRY BM58 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:21.760, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 1st Missile Defence ( D Cole 60 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Tillman ( P Boudvillain 56 ) 0.54L 3rd Green Pineapple ( A Mccabe 58.5 ) 0.72L See full results | D Cole 60, Cd 58kg | 1 (11) |
| Hawkesbury 02-May-26 1500m GOOD 4 R2 HIGHWAY-C2 (of $120,000) Barrier 11, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th | T Schiller 54.5kg 6.36L | 12 (13) |
| Queanbeyan 21-Apr-26 1460m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th | J Van Overmeire 58kg 0.23L | 1 (11) |
| Goulburn 11-Apr-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 BM50 (of $16,000) Barrier 2, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | C Ramsbotham 60.5kg 0.16L | 2 (11) |
| Moruya 04-Apr-26 1425m SOFT 6 R6 BM50 (of $16,000) Barrier 9, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | D Cole 60 2.3L | 2 (9) |
| Albury 19-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 7 R5 CTRY CL1 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | D Cole 56kg 5.16L | 9 (12) |
| Cowra 09-Mar-26 1375m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 (of $27,000) Barrier 11, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th | D Cole 56kg 3.28L | 5 (12) |
| Goulburn 27-Feb-26 1400m SOFT 6 R3 CTRY CL1 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | D Cole 56kg 6.2L | 4 (8) |
| Orange 09-Feb-26 1400m HEAVY 10 R4 CL1 (of $27,000) Barrier 2, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th | D Cole 56kg 7.81L | 6 (10) |