The Defender (AUS) Horse
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The Defender is a six-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, by Winning Rupert out of Prosecution. He is trained by Jamie McConachy and owned by K J Lynch, Mrs H J Lynch, Mrs M R Hebbard & G T Livanos. From 20 starts he has chalked up four wins, two second‑place finishes and five third‑place finishes, earning $84,180 in prize money. His latest start came at Rockhampton on 27 October 2026, where he placed 1st of an 8 runner field.
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Rockhampton • Thangool • Mackay • Emerald • Geelong • Seymour • Flemington • Wangaratta • Werribee • Kyneton • WarracknabealRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton 13-Nov-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 Phil Peel Jewellers BM70 Handicap Barrier 8, SP: 1.95 | C.McIver 58kg | 1 (8) |
| Rockhampton 27-Oct-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 CL3-SW (of $21,000) Barrier 3, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd | C Mc Iver 60 1.51L | 1 (8) |
| Thangool 12-Sep-26 1400m FIRM 2 R5 CL3 $15,200 (of $22,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.480, SP: 1.40 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st The Defender ( N Olzard 60 ) 2nd Too Many Kisses ( A Meissner 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 2.16L 3rd General Wolffe ( W Satherley 58.5 ) 3.96L See full results | N Olzard 60 | 1 (8) |
| Mackay 03-Sep-26 1200m GOOD 4 R6 0-55 $11,600 (of $21,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.910, SP: 1.65 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.650 1st The Defender ( C Mciver 59 ) 2nd Supid Date ( S N Cormack 56.5 ) 1.38L 3rd Sujeed ( W G Satherley 60 ) 1.52L See full results | C Mciver 59kg | 1 (11) |
| Emerald 17-Aug-26 1200m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $10,200 (of $17,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.810, SP: 1.65 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.910 1st The Defender ( R S Olivera 59.5 ) 2nd Coronation Day ( A Heinrich 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.24L 3rd Anthropology ( N Olzard 57.5 ) 5.77L See full results | R S Olivera 59.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Rockhampton 22-Jul-26 1000m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:58.150 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.390 1st The Defender ( C Mciver ) 2nd Pennyville ( N L Summers ) 3.83L 3rd Manoftheland ( N M Olzard ) 8.50L | C Mciver | 1 (5) |
| Geelong 14-Mar-26 1312m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.180, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.720 1st Carriedo ( E K Pozman 57 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Brightly Dance ( L Meech 57 ) 1.25L 3rd Boomeroo ( L Riordan 57 ) 4.50L 4th The Defender ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 4.90L See full results | B Rawiller 59.5kg 4.90L | 4 (12) |
| Seymour 20-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 9, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | B Rawiller 59.5kg 1.35L | 4 (14) |
| Flemington 23-Jan-26 800m GOOD 4 R3 Jump Out-G4 | B Rawiller | 3 (8) |
| Wangaratta 22-Dec-25 1400m SOFT 6 R3 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 3, SP: 11.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 3rd | B Rawiller 59.5kg 2.75L | 2 (14) |
| Werribee 07-Dec-25 1400m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW (of $55,000) Barrier 3, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 1st | B Rawiller 59.5kg 1.82L | 6 (12) |
| Seymour 13-Nov-25 1200m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 10, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th | F Kersley 59.5kg 5.56L | 9 (11) |
| Kyneton 09-Oct-25 1103m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 8, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th | B Rawiller 59.5kg 13.46L | 7 (9) |
| Warracknabeal 30-Aug-25 1005m SOFT 5 R1 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 5, SP: 7.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 6th | B Rawiller 59.5kg 3.06L | 3 (10) |
| Flemington 04-Aug-25 800m GOOD 4 R8 JumpOut-G4 | B Rawiller | 2 (8) |
| Flemington 25-Jul-25 800m SOFT 6 R8 JumpOut-S6 | J Bowditch | 6 (6) |
| Caulfield Heath 16-Apr-25 1200m GOOD 3 R3 MDN (of $55,000) Barrier 8, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 7th | J Bowditch 59.5kg 6.31L | 5 (9) |