Defence Witness (IRE)

Staying · Soft · 2 wins

Breeding Court Cave (IRE) × Colleen Dubh (IRE)

9 Runs
2 Wins
22% Strike
104 Peak RPR
9 Days off
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Career Trajectory

last 9 runs · form score 0–100
24 May 2025 · Cartmel · 1st/7 (won 0) 29 Jun 2025 · Cartmel · 5th/8 (btn 2) 16 Dec 2025 · Catterick · 3rd/7 (btn 22) 1 Jan 2026 · Catterick · 2nd/4 (btn 2.5) 21 Jan 2026 · Catterick · 1st/12 (won 0) 19 Feb 2026 · Sedgefield · 2nd/5 (btn 3.25) 21 Mar 2026 · Kelso · 7th/10 (btn 2.5) 10 Apr 2026 · Sedgefield · 2nd/3 (btn 2.5) 23 May 2026 · Cartmel · 6th/9 (btn 2.5)
  • Win
  • Placed
  • Mid-pack
  • Rear
  • DNF
  • OR mark
Peak form
100
Mean
59
Win %
22%
Placed %
67%
Trend
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Course Record

4 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Catterick — well clear of the 67% career baseline.

  • Catterick SPEC 100% 1-2-3
  • Cartmel 33% 1-0-3
  • Sedgefield 100% 0-2-2
  • Kelso 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

4 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

  • Jonathan England 50% 1-1-4
  • Jamie Hamilton 100% 1-2-3
  • Theo Gillard 100% 0-1-1
  • Richie McLernon NOW 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

  • Sam England NOW 67% 2-4-9

Recent Runs

last 9 races · newest first
  1. 6th/9 23 May 2026 9 days ago

    Cartmel

    • 3m1½f
    • Good
    • Class 5
    • Tongue tie + cheekpieces
    btn 2.5 OR 94

    Richie McLernon

    Midfield - weakened after 2 out(tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4)

  2. 2nd/3 10 Apr 2026 52 days ago

    Sedgefield

    • 3m2½f
    • Good
    • Class 5
    • Tongue tie + cheekpieces
    btn 2.5 OR 94

    Theo Gillard

    In touch with leaders - prominent 11th - ridden and challenging after 2 out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/5 tchd 10/11 and tchd 5/4)

  3. 7th/10 21 Mar 2026 72 days ago

    Kelso

    • 2m5½f
    • Good To Soft
    • Class 2
    • Tongue tie + blinkers
    btn 2.5 OR 94

    Jonathan England

    In rear - struggling when jumped right 4 out - no chance from 3 out(op 17/2)

  4. 2nd/5 19 Feb 2026 102 days ago

    Sedgefield

    • 3m2½f
    • Soft
    • Class 5
    • Tongue tie + cheekpieces
    btn 3.25 OR 94 +4

    Jonathan England

    Raced in fourth - not fluent 9th - dropped to last before 12th - headway before 4 out - pressed winner before 2 out - no extra after…

  5. 1st/12 21 Jan 2026 131 days ago

    Catterick

    • 3m1f
    • Soft
    • Class 5
    • Tongue tie + cheekpieces
    won 0 OR 90

    Jamie Hamilton

    Towards rear - headway from 5 out - went third before 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went second last - stayed on and led inside final…

  6. 2nd/4 1 Jan 2026 151 days ago

    Catterick

    • 2m3f
    • Good
    • Class 5
    • Tongue tie + cheekpieces
    btn 2.5 OR 90 -1

    Jamie Hamilton

    Held up in rear - outpaced 3 out - rallying last - switched right run-in - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 5/4…

  7. 3rd/7 16 Dec 2025 167 days ago

    Catterick

    • 2m3f
    • Good To Soft
    • Class 5
    • Tongue tie + cheekpieces
    btn 22 OR 91 -1

    Jamie Hamilton

    Held up in rear - outpaced after 4 out - went fourth 2 out - went modest third run-in - no match for first two(tchd 11/1)

  8. 5th/8 29 Jun 2025 337 days ago

    Cartmel

    • 3m1½f
    • Good To Soft
    • Class 5
    • Tongue tie + cheekpieces
    btn 2 OR 92 +2

    Jonathan England

    Prominent - not fluent 10th - soon lost ground and towards rear - no chance with winner but kept on from over 2f out(op 6/4 tchd 13/8)

  9. 1st/7 24 May 2025 373 days ago

    Cartmel

    • 2m5f
    • Good To Soft
    • Class 5
    • Tongue tie + cheekpieces
    won 0 OR 90

    Jonathan England

    Held up in rear - left in fourth when hampered by faller 10th - ridden after last - switched left when went third over 1f out - kept on…