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Horse profile

Vanguard

Oscar (IRE) × Timerry (IRE) (Alphabatim (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2008

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 10 Dec 2015, Punchestown (IRE) (F/15)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Headgear	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
10 Dec 15	Punchestown (IRE)	F/15	40/1	-	Mr J Hurley	James Joseph Mangan	Racing Again At Punchestown On New Year's Eve Hunters Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	2m6f	Soft to Heavy	10-11	t	Nevskij (IRE)	€5,520	248	0/13
6 Apr 15	Cork (IRE)	9/13	20/1	dist	Mr J Hurley	James Joseph Mangan	Coolmore N.H. Sires Leading Light & Ocovango Maiden Hunters Chase	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Chase	3m	Yielding	11-7	t	Definite Surprise (IRE)	€6,210	-	0/10

F/1510 Dec 15 · Punchestown (IRE)40/1
Racing Again At Punchestown On New Year's Eve Hunters Chase
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m6fSoft to Heavy
All fields
Date
10 Dec 15
Course
Punchestown (IRE)
Pos
F/15
SP
40/1
Btn
-
Jockey
Mr J Hurley
Trainer
James Joseph Mangan
Race
Racing Again At Punchestown On New Year's Eve Hunters Chase
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
2m6f
Going
Soft to Heavy
Wgt
10-11
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Nevskij (IRE)
Winner prize
€5,520
Days
248
Future form
0/13
9/136 Apr 15 · Cork (IRE)20/1
Coolmore N.H. Sires Leading Light & Ocovango Maiden Hunters Chase
Non-handicap (unclassified)3mYielding
All fields
Date
6 Apr 15
Course
Cork (IRE)
Pos
9/13
SP
20/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Mr J Hurley
Trainer
James Joseph Mangan
Race
Coolmore N.H. Sires Leading Light & Ocovango Maiden Hunters Chase
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Chase
Dist
3m
Going
Yielding
Wgt
11-7
Headgear
t
Winner / 2nd
Definite Surprise (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,210
Days
-
Future form
0/10

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
James Joseph Mangan	6 Apr 15	10 Dec 15	9/13	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

James Joseph Mangan

Trainer: James Joseph Mangan
First run: 6 Apr 15
Last run: 10 Dec 15
First run for yard: 9/13
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	6 Apr 15	10 Dec 15

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 6 Apr 15
Last run: 10 Dec 15

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchOscar (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireOscar (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireNot traced
Sire's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchTimerry (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamTimerry (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireAlphabatim (USA)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Oscar (IRE)

Timerry (IRE)

Not traced

Alphabatim (USA)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseVanguard (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2008

SireOscar (IRE)

DamTimerry (IRE)

DamsireAlphabatim (USA)

Dam's produce4 winners from 7 runners

Notable siblingBealaha Bridge (IRE)

Female line

Timerry (IRE) · 4 winners from 7 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Oscar (IRE)	Timerry (IRE)	Alphabatim (USA)	gelding	Flat 13.3f · NH 2m3½f	Flat 11.3f · NH 2m2½f

Oscar (IRE)

Sire: Oscar (IRE)
Dam: Timerry (IRE)
Damsire: Alphabatim (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.3f · NH 2m3½f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 11.3f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Oscar (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	19,235	2,063	5,223	10.7%	27.2%	2
At 2m6f to 3m1f	5,121	546	1,392	10.7%	27.2%	2
On Good to soft or yielding going	4,113	508	1,209	12.4%	29.4%	1
At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good to soft or yielding going	1,105	138	325	12.5%	29.4%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 19,235
Wins: 2,063
Placed: 5,223
Win %: 10.7%
Place %: 27.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m6f to 3m1f

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f
Runs: 5,121
Wins: 546
Placed: 1,392
Win %: 10.7%
Place %: 27.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: On Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 4,113
Wins: 508
Placed: 1,209
Win %: 12.4%
Place %: 29.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good to soft or yielding going

Condition: At 2m6f to 3m1f on Good to soft or yielding going
Runs: 1,105
Wins: 138
Placed: 325
Win %: 12.5%
Place %: 29.4%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Oscar (IRE) × Alphabatim mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	7	5	71.4%	0	60	7	9	11.7%	£7,136	€76,347

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 7
Winners: 5
Winners %: 71.4%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 60
Wins: 7
2nd/3rd: 9
Win %: 11.7%
Prize GB (£): £7,136
Prize IRE (€): €76,347

All British and Irish runners by this sire out of mares by this damsire, since 1990 (includes this horse). Black type = Group/Grade 1-3 or Listed winner.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Knock Beauty (IRE)	25	3	£0	€26,360
Townabrack (IRE)	1	1	£0	€19,530
Bealaha Bridge (IRE)	7	1	£0	€8,983
Karen Mag (IRE)	8	1	£0	€9,899
Oscar Delta (IRE)	16	1	£7,136	€11,575
Murdo Mackenzie (IRE)	1	0	£0	€0
Vanguard (IRE)	2	0	£0	€0

Knock Beauty (IRE)

Horse: Knock Beauty (IRE)
Runs: 25
Wins: 3
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €26,360

Townabrack (IRE)

Horse: Townabrack (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €19,530

Bealaha Bridge (IRE)

Horse: Bealaha Bridge (IRE)
Runs: 7
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €8,983

Karen Mag (IRE)

Horse: Karen Mag (IRE)
Runs: 8
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €9,899

Oscar Delta (IRE)

Horse: Oscar Delta (IRE)
Runs: 16
Wins: 1
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £7,136
Prize IRE (€): €11,575

Murdo Mackenzie (IRE)

Horse: Murdo Mackenzie (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Vanguard (IRE)

Horse: Vanguard (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Timerry (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 4 winners from 7 runners

Full siblings

Half siblings

By Kasmayo (GB)

Merramax (IRE)0W · 1R

By Milan (GB)

Merry Milan (IRE)1W · 20R

Female line

1Timerry (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Timerry family

In brief

When was Vanguard foaled?

Vanguard (IRE) was foaled in 2008.

Who are the sire and dam of Vanguard?

Vanguard (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Timerry (IRE), a daughter of Alphabatim (USA).

Who trained Vanguard?

Vanguard (IRE) was trained by James Joseph Mangan and owned by Ms Karen O'Driscoll at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Vanguard's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Vanguard (IRE) ran 2 times without winning.

Is Vanguard still racing?

Vanguard (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 10 December 2015 at Punchestown (IRE) in the Racing Again At Punchestown On New Year's Eve Hunters Chase (result: fell, 15 ran), and has not run there since.