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Vanguard Star (IRE)

3yo gelding · Form & record 2022-05-02 to 2023-06-23 — from our verified UK & Irish results database. Trained by Joseph Patrick OBrien.

Pedigree Starspangledbanner (AUS) × ?

Ratings Official 79 · best RPR 88 · best TS 71

Runs

Wins

11.1%

Strike rate

44.4%

Place rate

0.58

Actual / Expected

-61.1%

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Full form — last 9 runs

Btn = beaten lengths · OR = official rating · RPR = Racing Post Rating · TS = Topspeed. Blank cells are values we don't hold for that run — never a zero.

Date	Off	Course	Dist	Going	Cl	Pos	Btn	Jockey	Wgt	OR	RPR	TS	SP
2023-06-23	7d	Limerick	6.5f	Soft	–	7/7	–	Conor Stone-Walsh t	122	79	36	–	5/1
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2023-06-16	30d	Fairyhouse	6f	Good	–	7/12	–	Jake Coen t	136	81	82	68	8/1
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2023-05-17	62d	Cork	5f	Good	–	6/10	–	Jake Coen t	129	85	84	49	9/2
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2023-03-16	27d	Dundalk (AW)	6f	Standard	–	3/6	–	Shane Crosse t	131	86	88	69	6/4
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2023-02-17	119d	Dundalk (AW)	6f	Standard	–	1/14	–	Shane Crosse t	134	77	88	53	5/2
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
2022-10-21	8d	Dundalk (AW)	5f	Standard	–	3/10	–	Hugh Horgan	130	79	79	71	8/1
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2022-10-13	130d	Curragh	5f	Soft	–	3/8	–	Dylan Browne McMonagle	133	–	65	25	11/4
Friarstown Stud Irish EBF Maiden
2022-06-05	34d	Listowel	6.5f	Soft	–	4/6	–	Shane Crosse	133	–	69	32	7/1
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
2022-05-02	DEB	Curragh	5f	Soft	–	5/5	–	Shane Crosse	131	–	71	26	10/1
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Record by layoff

Days since the previous run. Does this one go well fresh, or need a run? Career debut excluded — no prior run means no layoff.

Time since last run	Runs	Wins	SR
Quick (under 2wk)	2	0	0.0%
Normal (2-4wk)	2	0	0.0%
Freshened (1-2m)	1	0	0.0%
Layoff (2-6m)	3	1	33.3%

Record by distance

Trip	Runs	Wins	SR
Sprint (5-6f)	9	1	11.1%

Record by going

Going	Runs	Wins	SR
Soft	4	0	0.0%
Standard	3	1	33.3%

Record by course

Course	Runs	Wins	SR
Dundalk (AW)	3	1	33.3%

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Data: official UK & Irish results, 2022-05-02–2023-06-23. Historical and not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.