History for the Horse: DEFENCE COUNSEL
| Center | RNo | Date | Odds | Cl | Dist | AR | A/S | AWt | CWt | Jockey | Dr | Sh | BP | FP | WinnerT | Timedif | LBh | Winner |
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| BS26 | 57 | 30May26 | 20 | CL3 | 1200 M | 53 | 5g | 56.5 | 56 | D Patel | 8 | A | 9 | 9 | 1-14.19 | 1-16.42 | 13L | SPLENDID DREAM |
| Started evenly, settled in the rear division, raced eighth and deep on the track mid-race, turned for home around ninth, could not improve in the straight and stayed towards the back at the finish | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS26 | 14 | 03May26 | 20 | CL3 | 1200 M | 53 | 5g | 56.5 | 56 | R Rayan Ahmed | 9 | A | 3 | 3 | 1-12.56 | 1-14.19 | 10L | MONEY BAGS |
| Level break, raced very wide early and was prominent behind the pace at 700, turned for home in striking range, kept on resolutely in the straight without threatening the winner to claim the minor placing in third | ||||||||||||||||||
| BW2526 | 6 | 01Nov25 | 20 | CL3 | 1400 M | 58 | 4g | 60 | 60 | L Alex Rozario | 7 | A | 2 | 8 | 1-23.89 | 1-26.26 | 13 3/4L | RIEKO |
| Raced prominently in second behind the leader early, began to drop back after the bend, weakened completely in the straight and finished last, clearly below his earlier form. | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS25 | 147 | 26Jul25 | 6 | CL3 | 1200 M | 48 | 4g | 54 | 51 | Abhishek Mhatre | 4 | A | 3 | 1 | 1-14.98 | 1-14.98 | -L | DEFENCE COUNSEL |
| 3rd till turn, improved with every stride and covered nearly 3 lengths in the last furlong to thrash Knotty Scotty close home with a bang | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS25 | 84 | 22Jun25 | 3 | CL4 | 1100 M | 39 | 4g | 59.5 | 59 | P Trevor | 5 | A | 1 | 1 | 1-06.78 | 1-06.78 | -L | DEFENCE COUNSEL |
| Start to finish in a resolute manner | ||||||||||||||||||
| BS25 | 5 | 17May25 | 20 | CL4 | 1400 M | 39 | 4g | 59.5 | 59 | R N Manjhi | 7 | A | 4 | 10 | 1-31.72 | 1-35.04 | 19 3/4L | SEE THE LIGHT |
| 8th till 800, 4th on the wide outside till turn, went back | ||||||||||||||||||
| BW2425 | 108 | 25Jan25 | 5/10 | CL4 | 1400 M | 42 | 4c | 61 | 61 | Suraj Narredu | 8 | A | 2 | 3 | 1-25.69 | 1-26.87 | 7 1/4L | CORINTHIAN |
| In hopeless chase of the winner throughout - needs to be reverted back to a sprint | ||||||||||||||||||
| BW2425 | 67 | 20Dec24 | 16/10 | M3Y | 1200 M | 28 | 3c | 57 | 57 | Suraj Narredu | 1 | A | 1 | 1 | 1-13.34 | 1-13.34 | -L | DEFENCE COUNSEL |
| hit front from an advantageous draw and led all the way won toying with the opposition - can win again | ||||||||||||||||||
