The Defender (AUS)

Country

Australia

Foal Date

19-Oct-20

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay

Sire

Winning Rupert

Dam

Prosecution

Prize Money

$23295

Trainer

Mark & Levi Kavanagh

Owners

Mrs I P Kavanagh, B J Felstead, R R Banks, Matik Bloodstock One, Thoroughbred Solutions No.8 (Mgr: Ms N D Horne), R Elsheikh, Not The Picnics (Mgr: D J Cieciura), S G Hill, J P R Racing (Mgr: P Fox), S F Tanner, A Jackson, A Walker, A R Hughes, S T Gillespie, W R Mckibben, P J Richards & G J Jacobs

About

The Defender is a 5yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Mark & Levi Kavanagh at Flemington. He is by Winning Rupert out of Prosecution. He has yet to win, having finished unplaced in 10 starts. In his most recent outing at Warracknabeal on 30th Aug 2025, Brad Rawiller rode him to a 3rd‑place finish, behind the winner Tesoro Mio.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Warracknabeal 30-Aug-25 1005m SOFT 5 R1 3YO+ Mdn Set Weight $2,880 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:58.920, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th	B Rawiller 59.5kg 3.06L	3 (10)
Caulfield Heath 16-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 3 R3 Mdn Set Weight $1,650 (of $55,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.420, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720	J Bowditch 59.5kg 6.31L	5 (9)
Avoca 29-Mar-25 1100m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $4,590 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:05.900, SP: 3.80 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.490	L Riordan 59.5kg 1.50L	2 (10)
Geelong 15-Mar-25 1100m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:04.970, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.440	F W Kersley 59.5kg 1.75L	3 (10)
Bendigo 02-Mar-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Set Weight $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.150, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.360	J Bowditch 59.5kg 2.00L	3 (9)
Bendigo 15-Feb-25 1000m GOOD 4 R4 Mdn Set Weight $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.490, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720	J Bowditch 59.5kg 5.65L	4 (13)
Werribee 31-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R2 Mdn Set Weight $1,215 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:59.090, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.420	J Bowditch 59.5kg 1.40L	4 (11)
Wangaratta 24-Aug-24 1100m SOFT 5 R4 Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:04.800, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.720	L Meech 59.5kg 6.65L	8 (14)
Geelong 26-Jul-24 1247m SOFT 7 R2 Mdn Set Weight $2,160 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.470, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.900	C Newitt 59.5kg 3.71L	3 (10)
Wangaratta 20-Jun-24 1100m SOFT 6 R1 Mdn Set Weight $3,375 (of $37,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:04.810, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.460	C Newitt 59.5kg 0.81L	3 (10)