Royal Defender Horse Form Profile

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Age: 6 years

Trainer: David Pipe

Owner: Prof Caroline Tisdall And Bryan Drew

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
2	23rd Apr 2024 Good To Soft 3m 0f 60y Class 5	17:50 Southwell Royal Defender 12st 0lb J: Jack Tudor T: David Pipe	Struggled to cope with heavy ground when upped to 2m5f for recent handicap debut but was placed in a 2m novice on good to soft in the autumn and remains unexposed; swaps cheekpieces for blinkers here.	14/1
6	25th Mar 2024 Soft 2m 5f 137y Class 4	15:20 Exeter Royal Defender 11st 6lb J: Jack Tudor T: David Pipe	Bought for 155,000gns after winning Irish maiden point (3m) in May 2022; his rules form has been patchy but he was a fair third in a Lingfield novice hurdle (2m, good to soft) last November and is open to improvement now up in trip in first-time cheekpieces on handicap debut; watch the betting.	5/1

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No / Draw

Date / Going /
Distance / Class

Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer

Verdict

Starting price

23rd Apr 2024

Good To Soft

3m 0f 60y

Class 5

12st 0lb

Struggled to cope with heavy ground when upped to 2m5f for recent handicap debut but was placed in a 2m novice on good to soft in the autumn and remains unexposed; swaps cheekpieces for blinkers here.

14/1

25th Mar 2024

Soft

2m 5f 137y

Class 4

11st 6lb

Bought for 155,000gns after winning Irish maiden point (3m) in May 2022; his rules form has been patchy but he was a fair third in a Lingfield novice hurdle (2m, good to soft) last November and is open to improvement now up in trip in first-time cheekpieces on handicap debut; watch the betting.

5/1