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Horse profile

Sans Defense (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2008) · Last trainer J Bertran De Balanda · Last owner Baron Edouard De Rothschild
by Singspiel (IRE) out of Sinueuse (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
5 runs · 1 course · from Sep 2007
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jun 2008 — 6,704 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2008 · 1st of 3 Won last time out Won at Auteuil (FR)
KTB Profile

Sans Defense (IRE) is 1 from 5. Won last time out at Auteuil (FR).

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 22 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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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
Singspiel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,376 runs since Jan 2008 (378 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.5% from 118.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm45920%+8—
Good to Firm86811913.7%+1.7—
Good1,05410810.2%−1.8—
Good to Soft4425111.5%−0.5—
Soft524519.7%−2.31 from 2
Heavy1722313.4%+1.40 from 3
Standard (AW)1,26916513%+1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f791721.5%+9.5—
6f – 7f4616013%+1—
1m – 1m1f97311611.9%−0.1—
1m2f – 1m4f1,61320212.5%+0.5—
1m5f – 2m7889111.5%−0.5—
2m1f – 2m4f318309.4%−2.61 from 5
2m5f – 3m118108.5%−3.5—
Over 3m2613.8%−8.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Sinueuse (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ivory Black (GB)10——
Estonienne (GB)10——
Wilholden (FR)20——
Little Moonlight (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% —
Soft 2 1 50% —

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bastien Benard 2 0 0% —
Steven Colas 1 1 100% —
Samuel Massinot 1 0 0% —
Sylvain Dupuis 1 0 0% —

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 3 1 33% —
2007 2 0 0% —

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 Jockey SP
13 Jun 08+19d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Chantilly (Hurdle) 19.5f · Very Soft · 3 ran 1/3 10-4 Steven Colas —
25 May 08+47d Auteuil (FR) Gras Savoye Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque (Handicap Hurdle) 19.5f · Very Soft · 3 ran 2/3 3 10-9 Bastien Benard —
08 Apr 08+157d Auteuil (FR) Prix Necor (Handicap Hurdle) 19.5f · Heavy · 3 ran 2/3 3 10-9 Bastien Benard —
03 Nov 07+35d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Salon du Cheval de Paris 2007 (Prix Marc Anthony) (Hurdle) (Handicap) () 19.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 5/6 5 10-6 Samuel Massinot —
29 Sep 07 Auteuil (FR) Prix Tournay (Hurdle) 18f · Heavy · 4 ran 2/4 15 10-3 Sylvain Dupuis —

Quick answers

How many races has Sans Defense (IRE) won?
Sans Defense (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Sans Defense (IRE)?
Sans Defense (IRE) was trained by J Bertran De Balanda on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 13 June 2008.
Who is Sans Defense (IRE)'s sire?
Sans Defense (IRE) is by Singspiel (IRE) out of Sinueuse (FR), whose sire is Fabulous Dancer.
What is Sans Defense (IRE)'s sire's record?
Singspiel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,376 runs since Jan 2008 (378 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.5% from 118.
Who are Sans Defense (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sinueuse (FR), Sans Defense (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.