Defiance (IRE)
Defiance won the British Ebf Maiden Stakes at Sandown over 1m to 1m1f on good to soft in Aug 2023 at Class 4 level. The gelding has one win and four places from nine turf starts and last ran at Newbury in Sep 2025 where he finished 10 of 11 in the Dubai Duty Free Handicap off an official rating of 100. He has never won beyond 1m1f.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.95Fair A/E n=9 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 97dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 116
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 92C | 77 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 116A | 90 | — |
| Good | 3 | 107A | 97 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 116A | 92 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 90A | 83.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,670 runs since Jan 2008 (752 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 817 | 91 | 11.1% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,990 | 236 | 11.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,091 | 131 | 12% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,481 | 198 | 13.4% | +1.7 | — |
| Heavy | 553 | 58 | 10.5% | −1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,723 | 181 | 10.5% | −1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −7.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 713 | 66 | 9.3% | −2.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,600 | 178 | 11.1% | −0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,871 | 348 | 12.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,667 | 218 | 13.1% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 593 | 62 | 10.5% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 171 | 20 | 11.7% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 29 | 4 | 13.8% | +2.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Zachary Hickes (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Royal Quest (IRE)).
Family form: Zachary Hickes (GB) won at Wolverhampton (AW), 13 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Hickes (GB) | 7 | 2 | 1m3½f–1m6f | Class 4 |
| Royal Quest (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 1m | Class 3 |
| Banner Moonshine (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Andaman Fifty (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom Downs | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvestre De Sousa | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| James Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 25+29d | Newbury | Dubai Duty Free Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held in the pack early - urged for effort with 3f left - found nothing in the closing stages - well beaten in 10th | 10/11 | 12 | 9-12 | 100 | 72C | 77C | William Buick | 9/2J |
| 22 Aug 25+24d | Hamilton | Ecosave Installations Lanark Silver Bell Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Sat just off the front pair on the rail - driven up approaching 2f out to press for the lead - hampered inside the final furlong and unable to match the winner's finishing speed - kept on for second beaten 2 lengths | 2/8 | 2 | 9-12 | 99 | 116A | 94A | Silvestre De Sousa | 2/1F |
| 29 Jul 25+53d | Goodwood | Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap Settled midfield early - shifted wide and made progress through the pack with a furlong to run - kept battling to the line - edged out for second but no match for winner | 3/18 | hd | 9-1 | 99 | 76C | 99A | Silvestre De Sousa | 9/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+350d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held up in the pack - pushed along and drifted left over 2f out - stayed on late to take fourth | 4/13 | ½ | 9-3 | 99 | 92C | 96A | Silvestre De Sousa | 11/2 |
| 21 Jun 24+41d | Ascot | King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) | 14/14 | 21 | 9-2 | 102 | 45C | 82C | Silvestre De Sousa | 50/1 |
| 11 May 24+18d | Lingfield | William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes (Listed) | 7/9 | shd | 9-2 | 103 | 107A | 81A | James Doyle | 7/2 |
| 23 Apr 24+206d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Blue Riband Trial (Listed) | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-3 | 103 | 97B | 91B | James Doyle | 10/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+51d | Newmarket | Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) | 6/9 | 1½ | 9-2 | — | 90A | 86A | Tom Marquand | 33/1 |
| 10 Aug 23 | Sandown | British Ebf Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/9 | 9-7 | — | 77B | 91A | David Egan | 17/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Defiance (IRE) won?
- Defiance (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained Defiance (IRE)?
- Defiance (IRE) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 20 September 2025.
- Who is Defiance (IRE)'s sire?
- Defiance (IRE) is by Camelot (GB) out of Alouja (IRE), whose sire is Raven's Pass.
- What going does Defiance (IRE) prefer?
- Defiance (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Defiance (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 20 September 2025. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Defiance (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Camelot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,670 runs since Jan 2008 (752 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Defiance (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Alouja (IRE), Defiance (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Zachary Hickes (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Royal Quest (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.