Giselles Defence (IRE)
Owner: Crown Racing Trainer: Ian Williams Sex: gelding Age: 5
Breeding: National Defense / Cotton Camera (Lilbourne Lad)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 2 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 3 | 2 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy | 2 | |||
| Standard | 8 | 3 | ||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 38 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2025 | Chester | Soft | 1m 4f 63y | 5 | Polling Day | 9st 4lbs | 2 of 10 | Cieren Fallon | 9/2 |
| wore hood to post, held up in rear, shaken up 3f out, ridden and good headway out wide over 2f out, went second and challenging over 1f out, kept on but no match for winner | |||||||||
| 03 Jun 2025 | Leicester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 3f 179y | 5 | Just An Hour | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 6 | Ryan Kavanagh | 11/4 |
| raced in 3rd, lost place slightly turning in, headway tracking leaders over 2f out, kept on in 3rd final furlong, not pace to challenge | |||||||||
| 09 May 2025 | Chester | Good to Firm | 1m 4f 63y | 4 | Small Fry | 9st 4lbs | 3 of 12 | Ryan Kavanagh | 20/1 |
| slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, closed 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair | |||||||||
| 26 Apr 2025 | Haydock | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 42y | 4 | Afloat | 9st 1lbs | 7 of 7 | Marco Ghiani | 12/1 |
| slowly into stride and awkwardly away, always in rear, never involved | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2024 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 4 | Santorini Star | 9st 8lbs | 10 of 11 | Charles Bishop | 11/1 |
| wore red hood to post, raced keenly, prominent, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 16 Nov 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 4 | Koy Koy | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 12 | Charles Bishop | 66/1 |
| steadied start and awkwardly away, behind, hung left and some late headway, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2024 | Catterick | Soft | 1m 4f 13y | 4 | King's Scholar | 9st 12lbs | 6 of 7 | D C Costello | 50/1 |
| in rear, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2024 | Newbury | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 3 | Nap Hand | 9st 4lbs | of 11 | Ryan Kavanagh | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2024 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 125y | 4 | Court In The Act | 11st 3lbs | 8 of 8 | C J Todd | 40/1 |
| in touch in mid-division, closed 3 out, weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ludlow | Good | 1m 7f 169y | 4 | Brendas Asking | 11st 8lbs | PulledUp of 9 | Alice Stevens | 22/1 |
| wore red hood to post, towards rear, saddle slipped and pulled up before 4th | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2024 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 2f 17y | 4 | Dashinwhitesargent | 10st 1lbs | 5 of 9 | Joe Leavy | 15/2 |
| raced wide tracked leader until ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong | |||||||||
| 15 Aug 2024 | Windsor | Good to Firm | 1m 2f | 4 | Life On The Rocks | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 11 | P J McDonald | 11/1 |
| disputed lead early, soon dropped to rear of mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2024 | Hamilton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 1f 35y | 3 | Theoryofeverything | 9st 5lbs | of 9 | Ryan Kavanagh | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2024 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 2f | 5 | Giselles Defence | 10st | 1 of 9 | Joe Leavy | 2/1 |
| chased leaders, led over 3f out, edged left and 2 lengths clear over 1f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, held on | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2024 | Beverley | Good | 1m 1f 207y | 5 | God Of Fire | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | Joe Leavy | 1/1 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2024 | Epsom Downs | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 17y | 5 | Giselles Defence | 9st 13lbs | 1 of 7 | Joe Leavy | 1/1 |
| tracked leaders on inside, smooth headway between horses over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, led over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2024 | Leicester | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 2f | 5 | Siempre Arturo | 9st 7lbs | 2 of 8 | Josephine Gordon | 2/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no extra final strides | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2024 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 15y | 5 | Letsbefrank | 9st 5lbs | 9 of 14 | David Egan | 13/2 |
| chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 10 May 2024 | Chester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 4f 63y | 4 | Chase The Dollar | 9st 1lbs | 6 of 8 | Harry Burns | 9/4 |
| tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 01 May 2024 | Pontefract | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 2f 5y | 5 | Giselles Defence | 9st 1lbs | 1 of 9 | Cieren Fallon | 10/3 |
| close up, headway 2f out, ridden and joined over 1f out, ran on | |||||||||
| 20 Apr 2024 | Nottingham | Soft | 1m 2f 50y | 5 | Powerful Response | 9st 5lbs | 2 of 8 | Josephine Gordon | 15/2 |
| held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, challenged over 1f out, ran on, just held | |||||||||
| 06 Jan 2024 | Cork | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | D Art D Art | 10st 13lbs | 9 of 22 | R A Doyle | 18/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 11th approaching 3 out, son no impression, no extra | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2023 | Leopardstown | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Intellotto | 11st | 8 of 19 | C D Maxwell | 125/1 |
| held up, rear of mid-division, ridden in 11th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 4f | 0 | Yokkell | 9st 5lbs | 4 of 14 | R Whearty | 13/2 |
| mid-division, pushed along 2f out, 6th and ridden 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 4th closing stages | |||||||||
| 06 Dec 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Yokkell | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 14 | R Whearty | 15/2 |
| in touch, progress after 2 1/2f, 4th halfway, headway over 2f out, led narrowly under 2f out, strongly pressed and headed 1f out, dropped to 3rd closing stages, joined for 3rd on line | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m | 0 | Sea Chariot | 9st 12lbs | 3 of 17 | G F Carroll | 9/1 |
| mid-division, ridden to close 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, led narrowly 1f out, headed final 50 yards, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2023 | Curragh | Heavy | 1m 2f | 0 | Alfalfa | 9st 8lbs | 10 of 23 | G F Carroll | 10/1 |
| mid-division, ridden in 7th 3f out, stayed on into 4th 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2023 | Curragh | Soft to Heavy | 1m 2f | 0 | David Garrick | 10st 7lbs | 4 of 15 | A Harvey | 9/1 |
| rear of mid-division, 9th over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden and went 4th over 1f out, no extra final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Oct 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Machnamh | 9st 8lbs | of 17 | Reserve 2 | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 15 Sep 2023 | Ballinrobe | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 1f 153y | 0 | An Bradan Feasa | 11st | 6 of 7 | R A Doyle | 11/2 |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along 3 out, ridden in moderate 6th when mistake at last, no impression | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2023 | Down Royal | Good | 1m 2f 75y | 0 | God Knows | 9st 9lbs | 2 of 17 | G F Carroll | 6/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along and closer 2f out, some headway on outer in 8th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd closing stages | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2023 | Curragh | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1m | 0 | Brewel Hill | 9st 10lbs | 5 of 21 | R Whearty | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders, lost place 3f out, soon ridden, kept on closing stages of final furlong | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2023 | Galway | Yielding to Soft | 1m 73y | 0 | Malbay Madness | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 12 | G F Carroll | 22/1 |
| tracked leaders on outer, ridden in 5th 2f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 11 Jun 2023 | Navan | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | Canute | 8st 13lbs | of 12 | G F Carroll | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 09 Jun 2023 | Fairyhouse | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | Dubawi Spectre | 9st 10lbs | 5 of 6 | G F Carroll | 10/1 |
| soon led, reduced advantage 3f out, headed and under pressure over 2f out, rallied to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, weakened | |||||||||
| 16 May 2023 | Sligo | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 1m 2f 94y | 0 | Blazing Sunset | 9st 8lbs | 4 of 12 | G F Carroll | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace from 1f out | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | San Antonio | 9st 8lbs | 5 of 17 | G F Carroll | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th and no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2023 | Dundalk | Standard | 1m 2f 150y | 0 | Cooler | 9st 8lbs | 3 of 11 | G F Carroll | 14/1 |
| rear of mid-division, closer in 5th on outer and pushed along 2f out, ridden and went 3rd when veered left 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd inside final furlong | |||||||||