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Defence Witness

7-year-old gelding with a 17% win rate who thrives on slightly soft ground.
Quick Facts
Age
7 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Brown
Father
Court Cave
Mother
Colleen Dubh
Owner
Ursa Major -England
Rating
94

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
18
Career races
3
Wins
16.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
55.6%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
8 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on good_to_soft ground: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%)
Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to soft
Loves
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Heavy (very wet)
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M6F – 2M
Long Distance (2M+)
Ok
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4
Class 5
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, tight turning
Loves
Left-handed, tight
Loves
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Right-handed, tight turning
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Left-handed, undulating
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Mar
7th
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
19 Feb
2nd
Sedgefield
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
21 Jan
🏆 Won
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 14 runners
1 Jan
2nd
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 4 runners
16 Dec
3rd
Catterick Bridge
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
29 Jun
5th
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
24 May
🏆 Won
Cartmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 8 runners
17 Mar
8th
Southwell
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
9 Dec
3rd
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
29 Nov
4th
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
12.5%
Win rate
1/8
Won / Rode
Jonathan England Current Jockey
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
33.3%
Win rate
1/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Catterick Bridge
Sharp
5 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds 21 Jan 40%
Cartmel
Tight
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 29 Jun 33.3%
Musselburgh
Sharp
2 1 third, 1 other 9 Dec 0%
Hexham
Undulating
2 2 other 4 Oct 0%
Southwell
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Mar 0%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 other 6 Jun 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 third 15 Feb 0%
Perth
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Aug 0%
Kelso
Undulating
1 1 other 21 Mar 0%
Sedgefield
Sharp
1 1 second 19 Feb 0%