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Sire profile

National Defense (GB)

Best progeny: Bravo Zulu (IRE), Mount King (IRE), Courageous Strike (GB)

Avg winning distance: Flat 8.1f · NH 2m3f
As damsire: 0 winners from 0 runners
Country: GB

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 3 winners from 9 runners
Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 1 winner from 5 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 14 of 47 runners (30%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 43 from 565 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £375,539 GB · €152,849 IRE
Best progeny: Bravo Zulu (IRE), Mount King (IRE), Courageous Strike (GB)

Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026	Flat	9	3	63	5	7.9%	£59,141	€1,377
2026/27	NH	5	1	14	1	7.1%	£3,636	€8,299
2025	Flat	14	3	76	7	9.2%	£61,144	€4,970
2025/26	NH	7	2	30	2	6.7%	£17,960	€4,390
2024	Flat	19	7	122	12	9.8%	£71,373	€54,345
2024/25	NH	6	1	22	1	4.5%	£8,313	€2,400
2023	Flat	27	6	125	8	6.4%	£82,992	€45,213
2023/24	NH	4	0	7	0	0.0%	-	€565
2022	Flat	17	4	70	7	10.0%	£47,924	€23,360
2022/23	NH	1	0	2	0	0.0%	£1,068	-
2021	Flat	10	0	34	0	0.0%	£21,988	€7,930

Flat seasons are calendar years; NH seasons follow the official British and Irish dates.

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Current season runners and winners


Prefer The Sister (IRE)	Flat	6	mare	Pandoras Secret (IRE)	James Owen	11	3	4	27.3%	£18,688	-	23 Aug 26	74
Nakassama (IRE)	Flat/NH	6	gelding	Kassama (FR)	Noel C. Kelly	5	2	2	40.0%	£22,572	€9,148	21 Aug 26	82
Mount King (IRE)	Flat	6	gelding	Christmas Joy (IRE)	Tim Easterby	13	1	2	7.7%	£8,587	-	5 Oct 26	62
Bravo Zulu (IRE)	Flat	5	gelding	Runway Giant (USA)	David Loughnane	11	0	2	0.0%	£6,591	-	4 Jul 26	76
Dynamite Defense (IRE)	Flat/NH	5	gelding	Misscomplacent (GB)	Sarah-Jayne Davies	8	0	4	0.0%	£3,284	-	12 Oct 26	74
Weston Court (IRE)	Flat	5	gelding	Mollie's Girl (IRE)	Ronald Harris	10	0	1	0.0%	£3,056	-	9 Aug 26	45
Giselles Defence (IRE)	Flat	6	gelding	Cotton Camera (IRE)	Sean Davis	9	0	0	0.0%	-	€528	5 Sep 26	52
Another Beautiful (GB)	Flat	6	mare	Voleuse De Coeurs (IRE)	Ivan Furtado	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-	19 Jun 26	48
San Franco (IRE)	NH	6	gelding	Panther Moon (IRE)	Dermot A McLoughlin	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-	13 Jun 26	97
Monroe Dasher (IRE)	Flat	4	gelding	Starbright (IRE)	A. J. Martin	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-	15 Jul 26	44
Catofthecanals (IRE)	NH	4	filly	Parlous (IRE)	Anthony McCann	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-	25 May 26	-
Clarnagh Maid (IRE)	NH	6	mare	Wandering Star (IRE)	Gordon Elliott	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	8 Oct 26	103

Flat 2026 and NH 2026/27; up to 100 runners, winners first.

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Bravo Zulu (IRE)	gelding	Runway Giant (USA)	David Loughnane	2023-2026	35	8	4	22.9%	£64,748	-
Mount King (IRE)	gelding	Christmas Joy (IRE)	Tim Easterby	2022-2026	54	5	11	9.3%	£46,862	€5,130
Courageous Strike (GB)	gelding	Mademoiselle Marie (FR)	Paul Nicholls	2023-2026	22	4	7	18.2%	£19,000	€38,450
Surely Not (IRE)	gelding	Thanks (IRE)	Dominic Ffrench Davis	2022-2023	9	4	1	44.4%	£48,212	-
Giselles Defence (IRE)	gelding	Cotton Camera (IRE)	Sean Davis	2023-2026	49	4	11	8.2%	£35,780	€8,126
Prefer The Sister (IRE)	mare	Pandoras Secret (IRE)	James Owen	2024-2026	32	4	11	12.5%	£30,949	-
Nakassama (IRE)	gelding	Kassama (FR)	Noel C. Kelly	2023-2026	27	3	9	11.1%	£29,036	€23,413
Mount Kosciuszko (GB)	gelding	Sans Equivoque (GER)	Richard Hannon	2021-2022	12	3	4	25.0%	£21,465	-
Weston Court (IRE)	gelding	Mollie's Girl (IRE)	Ronald Harris	2023-2026	34	2	2	5.9%	£11,664	-
Fylingdale (IRE)	mare	Pulp Idol (USA)	Tim Easterby	2021-2024	21	2	1	9.5%	£9,330	-
Not Forgotten (IRE)	gelding	Discreet Spy (USA)	M Halford & T Collins	2022-2024	17	1	6	5.9%	-	€20,845
Dynamite Defense (IRE)	gelding	Misscomplacent (GB)	Sarah-Jayne Davies	2024-2026	26	1	7	3.8%	£4,035	€12,415
Cage Rattler (IRE)	gelding	Misscomplacent (GB)	Sandy Forster	2022-2026	29	1	4	3.4%	£5,378	€8,750
National Emblem (IRE)	gelding	Clenaghcastle Lady (IRE)	Cian Collins	2022-2023	9	1	0	11.1%	-	€10,460
Twilight Gleaming (IRE)	mare	Thames Pageant (GB)	Wesley A Ward	2021-2023	2	0	1	0.0%	£17,912	-
Bulmer Bank (GB)	gelding	Readyandaway (USA)	Michael & David Easterby	2023-2025	14	0	3	0.0%	£9,253	-
Mount Fairweather (GB)	horse	Spiaggia (IRE)	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2021	5	0	2	0.0%	-	€6,870
National Generaux (IRE)	gelding	Just Special (GB)	K J Condon	2021-2022	4	0	2	0.0%	-	€5,695
Clarnagh Maid (IRE)	mare	Wandering Star (IRE)	Gordon Elliott	2025-2026	6	0	2	0.0%	-	€4,280
High Morale (GB)	colt	Christmas Joy (IRE)	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	2023	3	0	2	0.0%	-	€4,140
Beerenberg (GB)	gelding	Mademoiselle Marie (FR)	Brian Barr	2021-2022	11	0	2	0.0%	£3,960	-
Another Beautiful (GB)	mare	Voleuse De Coeurs (IRE)	Ivan Furtado	2023-2026	15	0	3	0.0%	£3,943	-
Allarmista (GB)	mare	Alta Moda (GB)	Charlie & Mark Johnston	2021-2022	8	0	3	0.0%	£3,322	-
Penelopeblueyes (IRE)	mare	City Vaults Girl (IRE)	Adrian Keatley	2021-2023	16	0	1	0.0%	£3,280	-
Bletchley Pride (GB)	gelding	Mariee (GB)	Tim Easterby	2024	4	0	2	0.0%	£3,106	-
Scipio's Defense (IRE)	mare	Scipio's Dream (IRE)	Johnny Murtagh	2021-2022	8	0	1	0.0%	-	€2,255
San Franco (IRE)	gelding	Panther Moon (IRE)	Dermot A McLoughlin	2024-2026	12	0	1	0.0%	-	€1,500
Carnaby Princess (GB)	filly	Quite Sharp (GB)	Tim Easterby	2023-2024	7	0	0	0.0%	£993	-
Ourdefence (IRE)	filly	Readyandaway (USA)	John Flint	2023	7	0	0	0.0%	£924	-
Territorial Waters (IRE)	filly	Poker Hospital (GB)	Roger Fell	2022-2023	5	0	1	0.0%	£883	-
Fortuna Dufflecoat (GB)	horse	Almamia (GB)	David Loughnane	2022	2	0	0	0.0%	£767	-
Finn Star (IRE)	gelding	Attracted To You (IRE)	Sylvester Kirk	2022-2023	9	0	0	0.0%	£437	-
National Star (IRE)	gelding	Starbright (IRE)	Ben Lund	2021	5	0	0	0.0%	£300	-
Ally Pally (IRE)	filly	Myth Creation (USA)	Mrs J. Harrington	2023	2	0	0	0.0%	-	€300
Clifton Light (IRE)	filly	Clifton Miss (IRE)	Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch	2024-2025	5	0	0	0.0%	-	€220
Catofthecanals (IRE)	filly	Parlous (IRE)	Anthony McCann	2026	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Dance The Flame (IRE)	filly	Samite (USA)	Ross O'Sullivan	2023	6	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Love Me Doree (IRE)	mare	Jeunesse Doree (IRE)	Dermot A McLoughlin	2023	4	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Go Bunny (IRE)	filly	Typify (GB)	Ollie Pears	2022	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Dauntless Girl (IRE)	filly	Kasankaya (IRE)	Jessica Macey	2022	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Phineas Finn (IRE)	gelding	Proud And Elated (FR)	Michael Attwater	2023	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-
In My Defense (IRE)	mare	Wild Step (GER)	Muredach Kelly	2023	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Magic Defense (IRE)	gelding	Manuka Magic (IRE)	Kieran Purcell	2023-2024	5	0	0	0.0%	-	-
National Style (IRE)	filly	Dressed For Best (IRE)	R P Cody	2023-2024	3	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Defence Master (IRE)	gelding	Neuf Des Coeurs (GB)	Paul Stafford	2025	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Monroe Dasher (IRE)	gelding	Starbright (IRE)	A. J. Martin	2025-2026	6	0	0	0.0%	-	-
Salt Treaty (IRE)	gelding	Salty Sugar (GB)	William Muir & Chris Grassick	2023	2	0	0	0.0%	-	-

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has National Defense sired?: National Defense (GB) has sired 14 winners from 47 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2021 (30%), with 43 wins from 565 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
What is the average winning distance of National Defense's progeny?: The average winning distance of National Defense (GB)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.1 furlongs on the Flat.
How are National Defense's progeny doing this season?: National Defense (GB) has had 3 winners from 9 runners in the 2026 Flat season and 1 winner from 5 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have National Defense's progeny won?: National Defense (GB)'s progeny have earned £375,539 in Britain and €152,849 in Ireland since 2021.

Updated 2026-10-12

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