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Dynamite Defense

Dynamite Defense is a five-year-old with a career record that requires some honest context: one win from nineteen races, a win rate of just 5%, or roughly one in every twenty attempts. That sole victory came at Dundalk on 27 September 2024 — now eighteen months ago — and nothing since has come close to repeating it. The last six races tell a story of steady disappointment: a fourth place being the best of it, followed by three sixths and a seventh, with the most recent run a blank dash on the form card. A short break of thirty-two days has followed, and the question now is whether fresher legs can unlock something that has been hard to find.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
5 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
National Defense
Mother
Misscomplacent
Owner
Deva Racing Ga
Rating
52

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
19
Career races
1
Wins
5.3%
Win rate
avg ~10%
21.1%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
32 days
Since last race

🏁 Next Race

Today
Worcester
About 2 miles · Ideal conditions · 8 runners

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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The partnership with jockey J M Sheridan has produced nothing from six attempts together, which is not the kind of record that inspires confidence on either side. Dynamite Defense does show its best form over a mile and a furlong to a mile and two furlongs, winning one from six races at those distances — a rate of 17%, or roughly one in six — which is a notably better hit rate than elsewhere in its career, even if the overall numbers remain modest. At Class 4 level, the horse has drawn a blank from three races, which suggests it is finding that tier of competition a tough ask rather than a comfortable home.

The one genuinely positive thread here is the trainer. Olly Murphy's yard at Wilmcote in Warwickshire has sent out 144 winners this season, which is the output of a stable operating with real momentum and serious intent. Murphy is not someone who runs horses without a plan, and the fact that Dynamite Defense remains in training at five, with a break just taken, suggests the team believes there is still a race to be won somewhere. Whether that faith is rewarded is another matter — but at its best distance, on a good day, this horse has shown it can do it. It has done it before. It just needs to find that day again.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on standard ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 17% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 10 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Standard (all-weather)
Loves
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
1M1F – 1M2F
Loves
7F – 1M
Unknown
1M3F – 1M4F
Avoids
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
Long Distance (2M+)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 4 (standard)
Avoids
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 Feb
DNF
Lingfield Park
1m6f – 2m · Standard · 12 runners
20 Aug
5th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
25 Jul
7th
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 16 runners
8 Jul
6th
Uttoxeter
1m6f – 2m · Good · 8 runners
1 Jul
6th
Stratford-on-Avon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 10 runners
7 Jun
4th
Worcester
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 9 runners
4 May
4th
Sligo
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 11 runners
25 Apr
3rd
Limerick
1m3f – 1m4f · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
9 Apr
6th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 11 runners
28 Mar
6th
Dundalk
1m3f – 1m4f · Standard · 16 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
0%
Win rate
0/6
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
50%
Win rate
1/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
Lewis Saunders
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Dylan O'Connor
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Mr Josh Myers Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Dundalk
Galloping
2 1 win, 1 other 28 Mar 50%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
2 2 other 25 Jul 0%
Worcester
Galloping
2 2 other 20 Aug 0%
Stratford-on-Avon
Sharp
1 1 other 1 Jul 0%
Roscommon
Sharp
1 1 other 20 May 0%
The Curragh
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Aug 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 third 25 Apr 0%
Sligo
Sharp
1 1 other 4 May 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
1 1 other 25 Feb 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
1 1 other 22 Jul 0%
Gowran Park
Undulating
1 1 second 9 May 0%
Fairyhouse
Galloping
1 1 other 30 May 0%
Tipperary
Galloping
1 1 other 1 Sep 0%
Punchestown
Galloping
1 1 second 17 Sep 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 other 10 Oct 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
1 1 other 9 Apr 0%