Spirited Defence (AUS) Horse
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Spirited Defence is a 6yo bay gelding from Australia, trained by Andrew Noblet in Ballarat. He is by National Defense out of Auburn Streak. He has secured five wins so far. On 25 Aug 2026 at Ballarat Synthetic he captured his biggest victory, taking the $40,000 Bm78 Hcp. Punters have found him profitable; backing him throughout his career would have produced a 39% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sandown Hillside 09-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 7 R10 BM78 (of $50,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.480, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 1st Buccleuch ( B Egan 61 ) 2nd Prestige Forever ( C Hollowood 59.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.75L 3rd Fear No Evil ( J Childs 57 ) 3.00L 11th Spirited Defence ( J Allen 59 ) 5.98L See full results | J Allen 59kg 5.98L | 11 (14) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 25-Aug-26 1500m SYNTHETIC R4 BM78 $22,000 (of $40,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:30.130, SP: 4.80 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.160 1st Spirited Defence ( J Allen 57 ) 2nd Surreal I Am ( J Mott 58 ) 2.25L 3rd Reset The Jazz ( J G Radley 60 ) 2.65L See full results | J Allen 57kg | 1 (9) |
| Sportsbet-Ballarat SYNTHETIC 13-Aug-26 850m R4 JumpOut-Synth 1st Spirited Defence ( J Allen ) 2nd Titanic ( S Field ) 3rd Tarakash ( H Durnan ) | J Allen | 1 (3) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 06-Aug-26 1200m SYNTHETIC R5 BM70 $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.200, SP: 2.60 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 1st Miss Mahjong ( D Bates 56.5 ) 2nd Charming Nic ( H T Coffey 59.5 ) 0.20L 3rd Shaalute ( P M Moloney 60 ) 0.95L 4th Spirited Defence ( J Allen 61 ) 1.15L See full results | J Allen 61kg 1.15L | 4 (9) |
| Pakenham SYNTHETIC 20-Jul-26 1200m SYNTHETIC R9 BM70 $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.030, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.680 1st Lake Forest ( L J Neindorf 59 ) 2nd Prince Of Brooky ( B R Kinninmont 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.06L 3rd Shaalute ( R L Hammond 60 , Cd 58.5 ) 1.81L 4th Spirited Defence ( T Stockdale 61 ) 4.56L See full results | T Stockdale 61kg 4.56L | 4 (12) |