Horse

Sharp Defence (USA)

12yo gelding · Trainer Richard John OBrien

2 wins from 20 runs, placed in 8.

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Runs

Win rate

10%

2 wins

Placed

40%

8 of 20

Official rating

peak 95

Prize money

£30k

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Form over time finishing position and official rating

Oct 16 → May 19

Run history

Date	Course	Race	Dist	Going	Class	Draw	Pos	Beaten	Weight	OR	Jockey	Trainer	SP	BSP
05 May 19	Hamilton Park	Top Cat - Scotlands Premier Window Blinds Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C4	5	4/5	4½L	9-2	80	Sean Davis	Richard John OBrien	2.00	2.24
29 Apr 19	Naas	Newbridge Bad Lippspringe Town Twinning Handicap	6f	Good To Yielding	—	12	4/22	4L	8-11	80	O J Orr	Richard John OBrien	9.00	10.0
01 Mar 19	Dundalk	Bet 5 Get 30 For All Our New Customers At BetVictor Claiming Race	6f	Standard	—	6	2/10	¾L	9-2	83	Alan Persse	Andrew Hughes	4.00	—
08 Feb 19	Dundalk	666 Roulette @ Ace Casino Kildare Town Claiming Race	7f	Standard	—	10	4/10	5L	9-9	84	Alan Persse	Andrew Hughes	17.0	—
03 Oct 18	Cork	2019 Annual Membership Available Now Handicap	6f 110y	Good	—	5	7/11	4¼L	9-12	85	Ronan Whelan	R J Osborne	13.0	18.0
22 Sep 18	Ayr	Microtech Group Handicap	7f	Heavy	C3	10	7/12	6¾L	8-10	86	Rowan Scott	R J Osborne	26.0	38.5
21 Aug 18	Hamilton Park	BB Foodservice William The Lion Handicap	6f	Good To Soft	C4	11	4/13	1¼L	9-7	85	Rowan Scott	R J Osborne	15.0	17.9
04 Aug 18	Hamilton Park	British Stallion Studs EBF Soba Conditions Stakes	5f	Good	C3	5	3/5	3¼L	8-12	85	Rowan Scott	R J Osborne	12.0	19.9
20 Jul 18	Hamilton Park	Heineken UK Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C2	2	6/10	7L	8-11	87	David Probert	R J Osborne	26.0	43.6
31 Mar 18	Musselburgh	toteplacepot Handicap	7f	Soft	C3	4	9/10	66¾L	9-2	90	Josephine Gordon	Adrian McGuinness	7.50	8.69
02 Sep 17	Chester	Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial Handicap	7f 110y	Good	C2	7	9/12	9L	8-6	94	Royston Ffrench	John Patrick Shanahan	9.00	9.81
18 Aug 17	Dundalk	Bar One Racing Mourne Handicap	6f	Standard	—	8	2/13	½L	9-3	94	Ronan Whelan	John Patrick Shanahan	8.00	—
21 Jul 17	Hamilton Park	John Smiths Scottish Stewards Cup Handicap	6f	Good	C2	3	11/14	8¼L	9-2	95	Tadhg O'Shea	John Patrick Shanahan	10.0	11.0
04 Jul 17	Hamilton Park	racinguk.com Handicap	6f	Soft	C4	9	1/9	—	9-8	87	Tadhg O'Shea	John Patrick Shanahan	4.50	4.90
19 May 17	Hamilton Park	Sodexo William Wallace Handicap	6f	Good To Firm	C4	3	4/5	1¼L	9-7	83	Tadhg O'Shea	John Patrick Shanahan	2.62	2.79
11 May 17	Chester	Boodles Diamond Handicap	7f 110y	Good	C2	4	5/10	4¼L	8-10	89	Wayne Lordan	John Patrick Shanahan	7.00	7.94
30 Apr 17	Salisbury	Betfred Racing Like Us On Facebook Maiden Stakes (Div I)	7f	Firm	C5	6	1/8	—	9-1	83	Tadhg O'Shea	John Patrick Shanahan	1.80	1.94
15 Apr 17	Musselburgh	totetrifecta EBF Maiden Stakes	7f	Good To Firm	C4	7	2/7	nse	9-0	—	Tadhg O'Shea	John Patrick Shanahan	4.50	4.61
18 Nov 16	Dundalk	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10 Race)	6f	Standard	—	5	2/14	nk	9-5	—	Wayne Lordan	John Patrick Shanahan	2.75	—
29 Oct 16	Leopardstown	Tote European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10 Race)	7f	Yielding	—	8	3/17	10L	9-5	—	Leigh Roche	John Patrick Shanahan	26.0	—