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Defying Gravity (GB)

6yo gelding · Trainer Andrew Hamilton · Owner A B Hamilton
by Leading Light (IRE) out of Newt (GB) (Sixties Icon)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Oct 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Off 107 days Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Defying Gravity is a gelding by Leading Light out of a Sixties Icon mare who is yet to win from nine starts on turf though he has placed twice. His best effort came when second of eight at Perth in May 2026. He last ran at Perth in Jul 2026 in a Class 5 handicap chase off a mark of 80, which was his career-high rating. He has raced three times at Perth without winning.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating80At career-high mark
80 64–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 107 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Perth, 13 May 2026

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 →

Jumps 7 figures · best 117B · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft3117B1073 · 117 / 107
Good291B872 · 91 / 87
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m483B604 · 83 / 60
Over 3m1——1 · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 94B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 13 May 2026 Official rating 80 at the last run, 2 Jul 2026

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 7 figures · best 98A · median 89
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft398A943 · 98 / 94
Good286A85.52 · 86 / 85.5
Heavy1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m493C87.54 · 93 / 87.5
Over 3m1——1 · —
2m5f – 3m1——1 · —
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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 from 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Leading Light (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,195 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm23834.8%+26.6—
Good7647910.3%+2.10 from 4
Good to Soft521387.3%−0.90 from 3
Soft633436.8%−1.40 from 1
Heavy241114.6%−3.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1300%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f600%−8.2—
1m – 1m1f400%−8.2—
1m2f – 1m4f1700%−8.2—
1m5f – 2m613376%−2.20 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f839748.8%+0.60 from 1
2m5f – 3m582569.6%+1.40 from 3
Over 3m134129%+0.80 from 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

Dam
Newt (GB) (Sixties Icon)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mudslide Molly (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Perth 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Maggs 3 0 0% −3.00
Conor Rabbitt 2 0 0% −2.00
Alan Doyle 2 0 0% −2.00
Peter Kavanagh 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Fenelon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
HT 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 0 0% −6.00
2025 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
02 Jul 26+36d Perth Horizon Parking UK's Leading Parking Company Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards back of field - jumped awkwardly and parted company at 2nd UR/7 — 10-3 80—— Peter Kavanagh 11/2
27 May 26+3d Cartmel Join Rebecca Menzies Racing Club Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Good · 10 ran Held up towards the back - dropped away 4 out - kept battling to the line - finished 8th 8/10 2½ 9-13 7591B85A William Maggs 6/1
24 May 26+11d Kelso Komatsu Forest Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 5 ran Hesitant at the start and away tardily - jinked hard right and threw rider at the opening fence UR/5 — 10-6 80—— William Maggs 11/8F
13 May 26+20d Perth Murrayshall Cairns Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled towards the back early - jumping awkwardly through midfield - began to close from four out - roused to move upsides before two out - sent on soon after - stumbled slightly at the last - overtaken briefly and edged left running to the line - found more and closed again under pressure - narrowly denied at the finish 2/8 shd 9-13 71107A94B William Maggs 8/1
23 Apr 26+23d Perth One Place. Every Race. Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 14 ran Settled close to the pace early - error at the 3rd - pressed for effort after three out - clipped the second-last - lost touch before the final fence - eventually well held in third 3/14 15 9-13 7183B86A Conor Rabbitt 9/1
31 Mar 26+120d Newcastle Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - closed on the front group approaching 3 out - pressed for effort 2 out - moved into fifth on the run-in - unable to find more before the line 5/13 1 10-2 64117B98A Shane Fenelon 28/1
01 Dec 25+19d Ayr Western House Hotel Vouchers For Christmas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 11 ran Held up at the back throughout - never got involved - finished well beaten in 10th 10/11 29 10-11 —57C89C Alan Doyle 300/1
12 Nov 25+18d Ayr Coral Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran Settled off the pace early - pressed for effort approaching 3 out - dropped away steadily to finish 12th 12/14 12 10-9 —63C85C Conor Rabbitt 500/1
25 Oct 25 Kelso Stay For The After Party 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Never on terms - held up towards the back - beaten a long way from home - well beaten in 14th 14/14 19 11-1 —-7C93C Alan Doyle 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Defying Gravity (GB) won?
Defying Gravity (GB) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trains Defying Gravity (GB)?
Defying Gravity (GB) is trained by Andrew Hamilton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 July 2026.
Who is Defying Gravity (GB)'s sire?
Defying Gravity (GB) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Newt (GB), whose sire is Sixties Icon.
What is Defying Gravity (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 2 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Defying Gravity (GB)'s sire's record?
Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,195 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
Who are Defying Gravity (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Newt (GB), Defying Gravity (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2025. 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.