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Horse profile

Avant Gardiste (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2008) · Last trainer David Pipe · Last owner Twice Lucky
by Victory Note (USA) out of Lady For A Day (FR) (Kendor)
14 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2007
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 14 Jul 2008 — 6,686 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2008 · 3rd of 10 2 wins · Towcester & Wincanton Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Avant Gardiste (FR) is 2 from 14, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2008. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 115.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster All wins at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating115At career-high mark
115 95–115

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Towcester, 19 Jun 2008 Official rating 115 at the last run, 14 Jul 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 130A · median 106.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good4120A114.5—
Good to Firm4130A100.5—
Good to Soft2104A92.5—
Soft2109C97.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m8130A106.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3116A113—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Victory Note (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 635 runs since Jan 2008 (77 horses).

Strongest on good going: 11.8% from 119. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.8% from 135. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.5% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1000%−8.8—
Good to Firm78810.3%+1.51 from 4
Good1191411.8%+31 from 4
Good to Soft7767.8%−10 from 2
Soft101109.9%+1.10 from 3
Heavy5036%−2.80 from 1
Standard (AW)200157.5%−1.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f17317.6%+8.8—
6f – 7f11465.3%−3.5—
1m – 1m1f15774.5%−4.3—
1m2f – 1m4f9566.3%−2.5—
1m5f – 2m1352417.8%+92 from 9
2m1f – 2m4f971010.3%+1.50 from 4
2m5f – 3m2000%−8.80 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Lady For A Day (FR) (Kendor)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Fille Legere (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 7f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Fille Legere (FR)217f—
Zewabra (FR)20——
Do Your Best (FR)10——
Milord Des Aigles (FR)170——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +5.00
Good to Firm 4 1 25% −1.12
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wincanton 5 1 20% +4.00
Newton Abbot 2 0 0% −2.00
Towcester 2 1 50% +0.88
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Folkestone 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 9 2 22% +2.88
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Cook 6 1 17% +3.00
Tom Scudamore 3 1 33% −0.12
Campbell Gillies 1 0 0% −1.00
Jason Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00
Johnny Farrelly 1 0 0% −1.00
Derek Laverty 1 0 0% −1.00
Bernie Wharfe 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 2 18% +0.88
Visor 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 10 2 20% +1.88
2007 4 0 0% −4.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 10 runs
14 Jul 08+25d Newton Abbot Exquisite Catering Company Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 12 11-12 115116A Tom Scudamore 5/2
19 Jun 08+26d Towcester Dreamland Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 11-2 115130A Tom Scudamore 15/8
24 May 08+16d Stratford Jon Pinfold Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 6 11-1 104113A Danny Cook 5/2F
08 May 08+9d Wincanton Play Golf Here This Summer Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 2/14 2 11-4 96111A Danny Cook 5/2F
29 Apr 08+9d Wincanton Ian Sandell Finale Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 19 ran 1/19 10-10 96120A Danny Cook 8/1
20 Apr 08+52d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Midsomer Norton Conditionals' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 15 ran 4/15 13 10-12 96103A Campbell Gillies 8/1
28 Feb 08+12d Taunton Racing Post 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conds/Amat) Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 3/16 nk 10-2 95104A Danny Cook 20/1
16 Feb 08+16d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Dorchester Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m5½f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 14/21 30 10-7 9881C Danny Cook 33/1
31 Jan 08+29d Towcester MK Chamber Of Commerce Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 9-12 98— Danny Cook 12/1
02 Jan 08+24d Folkestone Everyone's Got An Opinion, What's Yours Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 2 10-8 9986A Tom Scudamore 8/1
2007 · 4 runs
09 Dec 07+59d Warwick Warwick Racecourse For Conferences Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Soft · 17 ran 3/17 4 10-5 98109C Jason Maguire 8/1
11 Oct 07+36d Wincanton Higos Platinum Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 12 10-7 9883C Johnny Farrelly 18/1
05 Sep 07+22d Hereford Carlsberg Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 2 10-7 —90C Derek Laverty 33/1
14 Aug 07 Newton Abbot Bells Scotch Whisky Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-5 —— Bernie Wharfe 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Avant Gardiste won?
Avant Gardiste (FR) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 7 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Avant Gardiste?
Avant Gardiste (FR) was trained by David Pipe on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 14 July 2008.
Who is Avant Gardiste's sire?
Avant Gardiste (FR) is by Victory Note (USA) out of Lady For A Day (FR), whose sire is Kendor.
What going does Avant Gardiste prefer?
Avant Gardiste (FR) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Avant Gardiste's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 14 July 2008. That is also the highest on record.
What is Avant Gardiste's sire's record?
Victory Note (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 635 runs since Jan 2008 (77 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.8% from 119. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.8% from 135. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 4.5% from 157.
Who are Avant Gardiste's siblings?
Out of Lady For A Day (FR), Avant Gardiste (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fille Legere (FR) (1). The wins came over 7f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.