Horse

Dark Defender (GB)

13yo gelding · Trainer Harvey Bastiman

8 wins from 66 runs, placed in 16.

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Runs

Win rate

12%

8 wins

Placed

24%

16 of 66

Official rating

peak 90

Prize money

£76k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Jul 19 → Oct 21

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
26 Oct 21	Catterick	Join RacingTV For The Jumps Season Handicap	6f	Soft	C4	4	10/10	16¾L	8-8	72	Harry Russell	Harvey Bastiman	26.0	30.0
16 Oct 21	Catterick	williamhill.com Best Odds Guaranteed Veterans Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	11	7/11	6¼L	8-9	73	Oliver Stammers	Harvey Bastiman	26.0	24.8
04 Oct 21	Pontefract	House That Jack Built Handicap	6f	Soft	C5	17	15/17	23¼L	9-9	74	S H James	Harvey Bastiman	26.0	30.1
17 Aug 21	Hamilton Park	William The Lion Handicap	6f	Good	C4	11	10/11	8½L	9-6	74	A Mullen	Harvey Bastiman	26.0	29.2
04 Aug 21	Pontefract	Keith Hammill Memorial Handicap	6f	Soft	C4	10	1/8	—	9-7	70	S H James	Harvey Bastiman	23.0	31.2
10 Jul 21	York	John Smiths Sprint Handicap	6f	Good	C4	14	17/19	12¼L	8-6	73	Dylan Hogan	Harvey Bastiman	126.0	193.1
28 May 21	Haydock Park	Aspull Common Handicap	6f	Soft	C5	2	8/8	4¾L	9-6	74	Louis Steward	Harvey Bastiman	9.00	9.60
21 May 21	Catterick	racingtv.com Handicap	6f	Soft	C5	6	3/7	2L	9-3	74	Billy Garritty	Harvey Bastiman	13.0	14.3
01 May 21	Thirsk	New Helmsley Lodges At Cliff Stud Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C4	12	16/16	17L	9-3	76	S H James	Harvey Bastiman	34.0	50.0
15 Apr 21	Ripon	Markington Handicap	6f	Good	C4	2	12/14	9¾L	9-4	77	Joe Fanning	Harvey Bastiman	11.0	13.0
03 Nov 20	Redcar	Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal Handicap	7f	Soft	C4	15	10/12	15½L	9-8	78	Joe Fanning	Rebecca Bastiman	34.0	44.0
17 Oct 20	Catterick	William Hill Lengthen #YourOdds Veterans Handicap	6f	Soft	C4	3	4/11	2¾L	9-6	79	S H James	Rebecca Bastiman	9.00	11.0
29 Sep 20	Ayr	Scotty Brand Handicap	6f	Good	C4	7	9/11	4L	9-12	80	Joe Fanning	Rebecca Bastiman	10.0	13.2
18 Sep 20	Ayr	QTS Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C2	22	2/23	1L	9-3	79	Joe Fanning	Rebecca Bastiman	41.0	87.2
04 Sep 20	Thirsk	JW 4x4 Northallerton Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	11	11/20	9¼L	9-6	79	S H James	Rebecca Bastiman	41.0	60.0
13 Aug 20	Hamilton Park	Training Courses Available At scottishracingacademy.co.uk Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	2	8/10	9¾L	9-8	81	D Tudhope	Rebecca Bastiman	19.0	26.5
29 Oct 19	Catterick	Sarah Lipsetts 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap	7f	Heavy	C4	7	7/8	6¾L	9-3	80	D Allan	Rebecca Bastiman	15.0	16.2
11 Oct 19	York	Parsonage Hotel And Cloisters Spa Handicap	5f	Soft	C3	7	15/22	10¼L	8-12	82	Phil Dennis	Rebecca Bastiman	23.0	35.7
20 Sep 19	Ayr	William Hill Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap	6f	Good	C2	23	10/24	3¾L	9-10	83	Joe Fanning	Rebecca Bastiman	41.0	90.0
28 Jul 19	Pontefract	tiesplanet.com - Ties For Every Occasion Handicap	6f	Good	C3	7	6/9	7¾L	9-8	85	D Tudhope	Rebecca Bastiman	8.00	9.20
19 Jul 19	Hamilton Park	Heineken UK Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap	6f	Soft	C2	9	7/13	8L	8-5	87	Rowan Scott	Rebecca Bastiman	34.0	50.5
03 Jul 19	Thirsk	Sri Lanka Staying Strong Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C3	4	7/9	6¾L	9-6	88	Lewis Edmunds	Rebecca Bastiman	17.0	22.0
08 Jun 19	Haydock Park	Betway Dash Handicap	6f	Heavy	C3	13	9/15	9¼L	9-1	89	David Probert	Rebecca Bastiman	15.0	18.1
10 May 19	Ripon	New Look Catterick Opens 17th June Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	9	1/9	—	9-7	83	D Tudhope	Rebecca Bastiman	5.50	6.27
29 Apr 19	Thirsk	Like Racing TV On Facebook Handicap	6f	Good	C4	3	5/14	3¾L	9-2	83	Rowan Scott	Rebecca Bastiman	34.0	72.9
21 Sep 18	Ayr	William Hill Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap	6f	Heavy	C2	21	15/23	6½L	9-3	84	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	26.0	—
21 Aug 18	Hamilton Park	BB Foodservice William The Lion Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	4	1/13	—	9-4	79	Jason Hart	Keith Dalgleish	15.0	17.5
07 Aug 18	Ayr	Volunteer At Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap	5f	Good	C4	5	3/7	3¼L	9-12	80	Joe Fanning	Keith Dalgleish	3.00	3.20
30 Jul 18	Ayr	Parkdean Resorts Handicap	6f	Good	C4	1	4/10	1L	9-13	80	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	10.0	12.0
20 Jul 18	Hamilton Park	Heineken UK Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C2	13	10/10	15¼L	8-4	83	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	23.0	24.8
22 Jun 18	Ayr	AM The Members Card Handicap	6f	Good	C3	1	8/8	5¾L	9-1	85	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	13.0	16.9
22 May 18	Ayr	Conferences At Ayr Racecourse Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C3	8	4/7	1½L	9-8	87	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	5.00	5.90
16 May 18	York	Infinity Tyres Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C2	13	14/19	12¾L	8-5	87	Luke Morris	Keith Dalgleish	34.0	78.3
30 Apr 18	Thirsk	Racing UK HD On Sky 432 Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	14	6/15	2L	9-6	87	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	9.00	10.5
25 Mar 18	Doncaster	32Red Handicap	6f	Soft	C3	8	3/14	1¼L	8-11	87	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	26.0	44.0
11 Nov 17	Doncaster	Betfred Mobile Wentworth Stakes ()	6f	Soft	G	8	11/14	12¼L	9-3	87	A Mullen	Keith Dalgleish	101.0	411.3
30 Sep 17	Haydock Park	Alan Mirfin 75th Birthday Handicap	6f	Heavy	C3	8	8/15	8¼L	9-0	88	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	26.0	40.0
09 Sep 17	Ascot	Superstars Handicap	5f	Soft	C3	6	5/10	2½L	9-1	89	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	8.00	10.6
05 Aug 17	Hamilton Park	British Stallion Studs EBF Soba Conditions Stakes	5f	Good To Soft	C3	4	5/6	8¾L	8-10	90	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	5.50	6.80
21 Jul 17	Hamilton Park	John Smiths Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap	6f	Good	C2	5	2/14	1¼L	8-9	88	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	29.0	36.5
10 Jul 17	Ayr	racinguk.com/hd Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	2	1/13	—	9-6	82	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	8.50	12.0
01 Jul 17	Doncaster	M&G Services Asbestos Abatement & Surveying Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	5	4/13	1¼L	8-13	82	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	8.00	11.0
24 Jun 17	Ayr	Leith Handicap	6f	Good	C4	4	3/7	1½L	9-13	82	Rowan Scott	Keith Dalgleish	7.50	9.40
12 Jun 17	Ayr	totepool Betting On All UK Racing Handicap	5f	Soft	C4	3	2/7	1½L	10-4	82	Dougie Costello	Keith Dalgleish	9.50	11.0
10 May 17	Chester	Adaris Global Foreign Exchange Handicap	7f	Good	C4	3	12/13	25¼L	9-6	84	Jim Crowley	Keith Dalgleish	12.0	13.0
19 Apr 17	Newmarket	Weatherbys General Stud Book Online Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C2	7	7/8	10¾L	8-8	85	Luke Morris	Keith Dalgleish	17.0	21.0
26 Mar 17	Naas	Naas Racecourse Lauches The 2017 Flat Season Handicap	6f	Soft To Heavy	—	13	9/18	6L	8-12	86	Connor Beasley	Keith Dalgleish	13.0	26.3
14 Oct 16	Haydock Park	Crispy Cod Knowsley Road Handicap	6f	Good	C3	3	15/15	22L	9-2	88	Joe Fanning	Keith Dalgleish	17.0	20.0
16 Sep 16	Ayr	William Hill Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C2	4	20/24	14¾L	9-7	90	Jim Crowley	Keith Dalgleish	9.00	14.1
04 Sep 16	York	Hanson Springs Stakes (Handicap)	6f	Good To Soft	C3	3	1/9	—	9-1	85	Jim Crowley	Keith Dalgleish	5.50	5.26
20 Aug 16	Chester	Controlled Event Solutions Handicap	5f 110y	Good	C4	6	4/10	1¾L	9-7	85	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	6.00	6.40
06 Aug 16	Ayr	QTS Ladies Night Grand Spectacular Handicap	5f	Good To Soft	C4	5	3/10	¾L	9-7	85	Jason Hart	Keith Dalgleish	5.00	5.88
23 Jul 16	Newcastle	Collingwood Fleet Insurance Handicap	6f	Standard	C4	8	9/13	7¾L	9-7	85	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	9.00	10.6
04 Jul 16	Ayr	Racing UK Profits Returned To Racing Handicap	5f	Soft	C3	1	1/8	—	8-11	78	Joe Fanning	Keith Dalgleish	4.33	5.11
28 Jun 16	Hamilton Park	totepool Chatelherault Palace Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C4	2	4/9	2¼L	9-5	78	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	6.00	7.20
18 Jun 16	Ayr	Glasgow Prestwick Airport Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C4	5	4/9	7¼L	9-7	79	Robert Winston	Keith Dalgleish	3.50	3.73
27 May 16	Haydock Park	ApolloBet Bet On Lotteries Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	7	6/14	2¾L	9-5	80	Tom Queally	Keith Dalgleish	8.50	9.01
14 May 16	Newmarket	Betfair Price Rush Sprint Trophy (Handicap)	6f	Good To Firm	C2	12	7/11	5L	8-1	82	Joe Fanning	Keith Dalgleish	15.0	18.0
03 Oct 15	Redcar	totepool Two-Year-Old Trophy ()	6f	Good	G	5	9/20	9L	8-9	83	Kieren Fallon	Keith Dalgleish	26.0	45.5
20 Sep 15	Hamilton Park	Bet toteplacepot Auction Nursery Handicap	5f	Good To Firm	C5	2	4/4	2¾L	9-7	85	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	2.25	2.20
06 Sep 15	York	Judith Marshall Memorial Stakes (Nursery Handicap)	7f	Good	C4	2	6/9	4¼L	9-7	85	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	4.33	4.20
19 Aug 15	York	Betway Stakes (Nursery Handicap)	6f	Good To Soft	C2	9	8/18	9½L	9-1	86	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	9.50	12.9
24 Jul 15	Thirsk	Sailun Tyres Nursery Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C3	1	5/7	4½L	9-7	86	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	3.25	3.52
11 Jul 15	York	John Smiths Stakes (Nursery Handicap)	6f	Good	C2	3	1/8	—	9-1	82	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	8.00	10.8
08 Jun 15	Ayr	Bet toteplacepot / EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes	6f	Good	C5	6	1/7	—	9-5	—	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	15.0	17.3
28 May 15	Haydock Park	ApolloBet Mobile Games Maiden Stakes	6f	Good	C5	6	6/10	8¾L	9-5	—	Phillip Makin	Keith Dalgleish	34.0	100.0