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Horse profile

Defying Gravity (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, May 2013) · Last trainer Mrs L Pomfret · Last owner I P Crane
by Old Vic (GB) out of Night Escape (IRE) (Satco)
13 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 May 2013 — 4,914 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2013 Won at Listowel Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile

Defying Gravity (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Jun 2010. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer). Last raced off 92, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating92↓ 12lb off peak
92 92–104

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 99C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 19 May 2012 Official rating 92 at the last run, 14 May 2013

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 →

Jumps 9 figures · best 119A · median 98
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm4119A109—
Good to Soft298C96—
Good299C93—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7119A99—
Over 3m1———
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 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
Old Vic (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm30413.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm3974411.1%−0.61 from 4
Good1,79724213.5%+1.80 from 5
Good to Soft1,1691159.8%−1.90 from 2
Soft2,05324912.1%+0.40 from 2
Heavy1,44715710.9%−0.8—
Standard (AW)2300%−11.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f400%−11.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2428.3%−3.4—
1m5f – 2m1,49917311.5%−0.2—
2m1f – 2m4f2,24926011.6%−0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m2,39828411.8%+0.11 from 9
Over 3m7429212.4%+0.70 from 2

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
Night Escape (IRE) (Satco)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Old Supporter (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m3f–2m6f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Old Supporter (IRE)5662m3f–2m6f—
Night Sir (IRE)290——
Goldcity Jewel (IRE)30——
Coursey Rover (IRE)50——
Concert Night (IRE)30——
Swallow Watch (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% +2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 1 100% +5.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 1 11% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bridget Andrews 4 0 0% −4.00
Niall P Madden 4 0 0% −4.00
M P Fogarty 3 1 33% +3.00
Paul Moloney 1 0 0% −1.00
Roger Loughran 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% −5.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00
2010 6 1 17% +0.00
2009 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 12 1 8% −6.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2013 · 2 runs
14 May 13+40d Southwell tfrost.co.uk Suppliers To Horse Racing Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-3 92— Bridget Andrews 20/1
04 Apr 13+320d Aintree John Smith's Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 24 ran 13/24 39 12-0 9698C Bridget Andrews 150/1
2012 · 2 runs
19 May 12+40d Uttoxeter Mount Argus Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 5/7 ½ 11-5 9699C Bridget Andrews 11/1
09 Apr 12+306d Fakenham Queen's Cup, An Eastern Counties Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 54 11-5 9394C Bridget Andrews 4/1
2011 · 2 runs
08 Jun 11+17d Clonmel Jogforjockeys.ie Handicap Chase (0-102) 20f · Yielding · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-3 93— Niall P Madden 14/1
22 May 11+275d Limerick Twilight Evening Live Music 17th June Handicap Chase (0-109) 24f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-13 96— Niall P Madden 20/1
2010 · 6 runs
20 Aug 10+17d Kilbeggan Loughnagore Handicap Chase (0-109) 25f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-1 98— Niall P Madden 16/1
03 Aug 10+16d Ffos Las Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 6/8 26 10-4 10477C Paul Moloney 9/2
18 Jul 10+43d Tipperary www.thetote.com Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase (0-130) 20f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 1¼ 9-12 10087C Niall P Madden 5/1
05 Jun 10+26d Listowel George Fitzmaurice Hunters Chase 24f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 1/17 11-0 100112A M P Fogarty 5/1
10 May 10+7d Killarney Dan Linehan's Bar Hunters Chase 22f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 3/15 1¾ 10-11 —119A M P Fogarty 10/1
03 May 10+288d Down Royal Cemex Hunters Chase 23f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 4/6 shd 11-3 —106B M P Fogarty 3/1
2009 · 1 run
19 Jul 09 Tipperary (IRE) Children's Entertainment Hurdle 24f · Yielding To Soft · 20 ran 8/20 18 11-4 —93C Roger Loughran 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Defying Gravity won?
Defying Gravity (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2009 and 2013, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
Who trained Defying Gravity?
Defying Gravity (IRE) was trained by Mrs L Pomfret on the most recent run on record, at Southwell on 14 May 2013.
Who is Defying Gravity's sire?
Defying Gravity (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Night Escape (IRE), whose sire is Satco.
What going does Defying Gravity prefer?
Defying Gravity (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Defying Gravity's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 14 May 2013. The highest on record is 104.
What is Defying Gravity's sire's record?
Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Defying Gravity's siblings?
Out of Night Escape (IRE), Defying Gravity (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Old Supporter (IRE) (6). The wins came over 2m3f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2009. 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.