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Indefensible could well be our break-out star of the 2026 season. He was tenderly handled as a juvenile by Ollie Pears due to his size and scope but his early appearances on the racecourse marked him down as a gelding with enormous potential.
From the moment he arrived at Ollie Pears’ yard, the trainer took a shine to him. He took his pre-training with Ollie in his stride and wintered well. In April Ollie told us: "This is a nice horse. A really nice horse." There is of course a long way to go from there to any horse fulfilling their potential and Indefensible needed a short-break in the spring as he had a growth spurt.
The early indications were that as a back-end two-year-old the gelding would need at least 7f and that is the trip he started his campaign at. His debut came in late June at Newcastle and he ran a very encouraging debut. It was at this point that it became clear that Indefensible was not short of speed and his second race came over just 6f.
It was this run that really caught our eye. Over a trip believed to be on the short-side he ran up with the speed throughout and led one furlong out. He was just picked off but stayed on to the line to finish third. It was hard not to be impressed.
Following two runs on the All-Weather, Ollie was keen to see him on the turf but a spell of hot and dry weather meant that his next run was slightly delayed. At the time the trainer explained:
“He’s a big horse for his age and at this stage I would be very reluctant to run him on ground that was too fast. He’s done everything right so far and we don’t want to set him back at all. He should handle ‘Good’ ground and may even prefer a little cut underfoot but given that he really does look like a horse with plenty of scope to improve at three we will certainly not do anything to risk that potential.”
Once he has grown and matured fully, he has the potential to be a robust and busy gelding. His sire is Inns Of Court who looks to pass this trait on to his offspring and the bottom line on Indefensible’s pedigree is littered with winners, including a 4YO (2025) full-brother.
Ollie told us:
“He’s not finished as a juvenile but we will be careful with him to get him safely to the winter. We had a lovely crop of youngsters this year and it’s possible this one could turn out to be the best of the bunch. Everything he does is impressive, he has a lovely long stride that uses really well, nothing seems like too much hard work for him but he has more raw speed than I was expecting so he really does have bags of potential to be a very decent three-year-old and possibly beyond.”
Having known Ollie for many years we know he isn’t fond of over-egging the potential of horses in his care, so when he talks about Indefensible in this way, we are inclined to sit up and take notice. The racecourse evidence suggests that there is still a lot to come from the gelding.
Indefensible’s sire, Inns Of Court was just below top-class but has proved a source of robust winners. He looks to impart plenty of speed into his progeny and considering Indefensible represents only his third crop he is developing a reputation for reliability.
Ollie trained a horse from his second crop – Inconspicuous - who won the Rous Stakes for the stable and the trainer expressed himself pleased to have another by Inns Of Court to train.
The plot thickens slightly in that his dam, Vexatious is by Shamardal. Inns Of Court has been bred with just three Shamardal mares of racing age so far – and two of the three have been winners. Statocracy is one and the other, The Strikin Viking (a 2025 3YO out of Asmeen) is currently rated 99. He won an £11,000 York Maiden. He was then 2nd in a Group 2 at the Curragh and a Group 2 at Goodwood and has been Listed placed at 3. Indefensible seems to have plenty going for him. It should be a very exciting season.
At the time of writing, Indefensible is still racing in 2025 and is likely to have possibly two or three more races this season. It is possible that he could yet register a win as a juvenile and we would expect him to sell out very quickly under the circumstances. This looks like a great opportunity to get involved in a very exciting prospect for the 2026 season.
Form & Race Plans
At the time of writing Indefensible does not have a BHA rating. We are expecting him to be rated following this third run as a juvenile and would anticipate he will have a mark of at least 70 based on his opening two runs. It could well be even higher.
Into 2026 we would anticipate that having grown and matured he is likely to be racing at 7f or a mile. We would expect him to be contesting some decent handicaps at northern tracks in the early part of the season. If Indefensible progresses as we hope, it is possible it could be that he has to travel a little further to find the right race as he moves up the ratings and may well be needing Class 2 or Class 3 handicaps.
If at any point during the season he is good enough to be contesting some top-level ‘black-type’ races he may find himself racing at some of the premier courses and possibly at some prestigious meetings.
Your online Racehorse Manager will provide full details of all developments in terms of the horse's progress and race planning as the season progresses.
Indefensible 2026 Guarantee
We expect to get 3-7 runs and sometimes more from our older horses per share period/season, however, you should expect periods of no racing as a result of recuperation from injury or training setbacks. This share period starts on April 1st 2026 and runs through the turf season and beyond - until November 1st 2026, however, we will be reporting on the horse before the share period starts (from January 2026) should we have anything of importance to share with shareholders.
During the season the horse may be rested or have time away from the track to recover and it is quite normal for a flat horse to have periods of 3-6 weeks rest between races.
We provide guarantees with all our racehorses. If this horse has a season-ending injury and has not already raced twice during the share period, we will replace him with an alternative horse for the remainder of the season. Replacement horses may not be of the same quality, are provided with no further guarantees and no alternative choice can be provided. Prizemoney cannot be paid on any replacements, but all other benefits such as yard visits and race day badges are available.
As a shareholder you must understand that we cannot guarantee your horses performance, a specific volume of runs (beyond our minimum guarantee) or that runs will be evenly spaced throughout the share period. This is the chance you take when owning any racehorse and participating in this ownership experience. If you will be disappointed with only 2-3 runs from your racehorse during the season, then please DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THIS OR ANY OTHER RACEHORSE, as you run the real risk of being disappointed. We believe in being crystal clear with our shareholders - any participation in racehorse ownership is a risk, and we are unable to make any refunds because of share periods which finish early due to injury or retirement - as training, vets and livery fees for the horse still remain whether they are racing or not and part of your lease payment covers the five months of pre-season training.
This risk is the chance all shareholders take, as we do ourselves when participating in the ownership of a racehorse.