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Horse profile

Border Defence (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2008) · Last trainer P A Blockley · Last owner Bacon Isaac Gooding Booth Claridge
by Princely Heir (IRE) out of Dakhira (GB) (Emperor Jones)
7 runs · 5 courses · from Apr 2007
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Apr 2008 — 6,770 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2008 · 10th of 12 Last raced off OR 54
KTB Profile

Border Defence (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 50C the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 12 Oct 2007 Official rating 54 at the last run, 14 Apr 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 7 figures · best 53C · median 34
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)353C34—
Good250C41.5—
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f453C41.5—
Under 6f236C35—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Princely Heir (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 420 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1500%−6.70 from 1
Good to Firm6834.4%−2.3—
Good4124.9%−1.80 from 2
Good to Soft29310.3%+3.60 from 1
Soft3825.3%−1.4—
Heavy2015%−1.7—
Standard (AW)209178.1%+1.40 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f5135.9%−0.80 from 2
6f – 7f139139.4%+2.70 from 4
1m – 1m1f9866.1%−0.6—
1m2f – 1m4f6323.2%−3.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m5135.9%−0.8—
2m1f – 2m4f1417.1%+0.4—
2m5f – 3m400%−6.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dakhira (GB) (Emperor Jones)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Lieutenant Dan (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Lieutenant Dan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Lieutenant Dan (IRE)2827f–1mClass 6

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Frankie McDonald 5 0 0% −5.00
Kevin Ghunowa 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Whitworth 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 6 0 0% −6.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 1 run
14 Apr 08+175d Windsor Goldring Security Services Claiming Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 10/12 13 8-12 5434C Frankie McDonald 33/1
2007 · 6 runs
22 Oct 07+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Joe Tate 'Lifetime In Racing' Nursery Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 11/13 6 9-0 5821C Frankie McDonald 33/1
12 Oct 07+10d York Acorn Web Offset Nursery Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 2 7-12 5750C Frankie McDonald 100/1
02 Oct 07+38d Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 12 ran 5/12 3 8-10 5753C Frankie McDonald 33/1
25 Aug 07+136d Windsor toteplacepot E.B.F. Novice Median Auction Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 1¾ 8-12 —33C Frankie McDonald 100/1
11 Apr 07+9d Bath P & C Morris Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 5f · Firm · 13 ran 10/13 1½ 8-12 —36C Kevin Ghunowa 66/1
02 Apr 07 Southwell (AW) Golf And Racing At Southwell Maiden Auction Stakes (AW) Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 2½ 8-12 —34C Simon Whitworth 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Border Defence won?
Border Defence (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2007 and 2008.
Who trained Border Defence?
Border Defence (IRE) was trained by P A Blockley on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 14 April 2008.
Who is Border Defence's sire?
Border Defence (IRE) is by Princely Heir (IRE) out of Dakhira (GB), whose sire is Emperor Jones.
What is Border Defence's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 14 April 2008. The highest on record is 58.
What is Border Defence's sire's record?
Princely Heir (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 420 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Border Defence's siblings?
Out of Dakhira (GB), Border Defence (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Lieutenant Dan (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Lieutenant Dan (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.