Vif Ardent (FR)
Vif Ardent won two of 23 starts on turf between Jun 2017 and Sep 2023. Both wins came in France, at Dieppe over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground in Jun 2020 and at Auteuil over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground in Jun 2018. He recorded one win from 12 starts at Auteuil and one win from two starts at Dieppe. His last run was at Craon in Sep 2023.
- 2–23Wins / Runs
- 8.7%Strike rate
- 6 (26.1%)Placed
- −9.90£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.36Fair A/E n=23 · 1.13 incl. margin
- 103dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,768 runs since Jan 2008 (380 horses).
Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 274.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +85.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 63 | 8 | 12.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Good | 833 | 126 | 15.1% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 510 | 72 | 14.1% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,547 | 196 | 12.7% | −1.4 | 1 from 18 |
| Heavy | 793 | 122 | 15.4% | +1.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | −1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 76 | 14 | 18.4% | +4.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 689 | 113 | 16.4% | +2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,680 | 230 | 13.7% | −0.4 | 1 from 15 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,049 | 145 | 13.8% | −0.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 274 | 28 | 10.2% | −3.9 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Vanillier (FR) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Vanillier (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanillier (FR) | 33 | 5 | 2m3f–3m1f | Grade 1 |
| No No Jolie (FR) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Viking's Way (FR) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Version Soft (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vicomte Le Brave (FR) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 18 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.10 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auteuil (FR) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −5.90 |
| Compiegne (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clairefontaine (FR) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pau (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dieppe (FR) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Craon (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 15 | 1 | 7% | −8.90 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Beaurain | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Florent Bayle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Maximilien Farcinade | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Adrien Merienne | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.10 |
| Mr Thomas Guineheux | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Paul Lotout | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Felix De Giles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Geoffrey Re | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.90 |
| Blinkers | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.10 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 17 | 2 | 12% | −3.90 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Vif Ardent won?
- Vif Ardent (FR) won 2 of 23 archived starts between 2017 and 2023, a strike rate of 8.7%. Placed 6 times in total (26.1% of starts).
- Who trained Vif Ardent?
- Vif Ardent (FR) was trained by P & C Peltier on the most recent run on record, at Craon (FR) on 3 September 2023.
- Who is Vif Ardent's sire?
- Vif Ardent (FR) is by Network (GER) out of Virgata (FR), whose sire is Turgeon.
- What going does Vif Ardent prefer?
- Vif Ardent (FR) has the best record on heavy 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 Vif Ardent's sire's record?
- Network (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.1% of 3,768 runs since Jan 2008 (380 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 10.2% from 274.
- Who are Vif Ardent's siblings?
- Out of Virgata (FR), Vif Ardent (FR) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Vanillier (FR) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Vanillier (FR)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.