Vanillier (FR)
Owner: Mrs H M Keaveney Trainer: G P Cromwell Sex: gelding Age: 10
Breeding: Martaline / Virgata (Turgeon)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 5 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 May 2025 | Punchestown | Yielding | 3m 90y | 0 | Vital Island | 11st 12lbs | of 11 | Keith Donoghue | 0/0 |
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| 01 May 2025 | Punchestown | Yielding | 4m 1f 11y | 0 | Busselton | 11st 12lbs | UnseatedRider of 12 | Keith Donoghue | 3/1 |
| led, slow at 5th, bad mistake and unseated rider 12th | |||||||||
| 05 Apr 2025 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Nick Rockett | 10st 6lbs | 14 of 34 | Sean Flanagan | 12/1 |
| midfield, lost place 15th (Chair), struggling from 21st | |||||||||
| 12 Mar 2025 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 5f 56y | 2 | Stumptown | 11st | 3 of 16 | Sean Flanagan | 15/2 |
| led until nearly went wrong way after 3rd, in rear after, effort from 24th, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd towards finish | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2025 | Punchestown | Heavy | 3m 193y | 0 | Vanillier | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 15 | Keith Donoghue | 9/4 |
| tracked leader, led at 10th, pecked at 19th, increased lead 2 out, clear before last, kept on well run-in, very easily | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2024 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 5f 56y | 2 | Stumptown | 11st | 9 of 15 | J J Burke | 28/1 |
| led until 4th, chased leader, led again 6th, headed 20th, chased leader, jumped slowly 25th, lost 2nd 4 out, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2024 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Stumptown | 11st 4lbs | 6 of 13 | Sean Flanagan | 11/2 |
| rear of mid division, 11th halfway, progress into 6th after 4 out, pushed along after next, soon no extra and kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2024 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 1f | 2 | Senior Chief | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 14 | Keith Donoghue | 16/1 |
| chased leaders on inside, blundered and lost place 4 out, well beaten when pulled up after 3 out | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2024 | Aintree | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | I Am Maximus | 10st 12lbs | 14 of 32 | Sean Flanagan | 14/1 |
| mid-division on inside, pushed along and weakened quickly before 2 out | |||||||||
| 24 Feb 2024 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 3m 1f 88y | 1 | I Am Maximus | 11st | 2 of 4 | Sean Flanagan | 7/2 |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, led briefly 6 out, disputed lead from next, led again briefly 2 out, soon pushed along and headed, ridden and no impression on winner before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2024 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 5f 107y | 1 | Heart Wood | 11st 3lbs | 15 of 25 | Sean Flanagan | 50/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, hampered 1st, mistake 5th, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, no extra | |||||||||
| 31 Dec 2023 | Punchestown | Heavy | 2m 3f 15y | 0 | Sir Gerhard | 11st 6lbs | 5 of 7 | Keith Donoghue | 20/1 |
| led, slight mistake 5th and headed, 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to moderate 5th entering straight, no impression | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2023 | Cork | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 160y | 1 | El Fabiolo | 11st 4lbs | 5 of 6 | Keith Donoghue | 50/1 |
| disputed lead early, tracked leaders and 4th halfway, slight mistake 7th and lost place, no impression in rear before 4 out, kept on one pace from 2 out | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2023 | Aintree | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4m 2f 74y | 1 | Corach Rambler | 10st 6lbs | 2 of 40 | Sean Flanagan | 20/1 |
| always front rank, went 2nd at the elbow, stayed on but always held | |||||||||
| 25 Feb 2023 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | Kemboy | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 9 | Sean Flanagan | 11/1 |
| mid-division, 5th halfway, left 3rd after 12th, pushed along entering straight and kept on, ridden and stayed on well run-in, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 05 Feb 2023 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 2m 5f 44y | 0 | The Goffer | 11st 9lbs | Fell of 23 | Keith Donoghue | 8/1 |
| tracked leaders, jumped right 1st, mid-division when fell 6th | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2022 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m 3f 200y | 1 | Galopin Des Champs | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 7 | Keith Donoghue | 50/1 |
| always towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along in rear and no impression before 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2022 | Down Royal | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 120y | 1 | Fury Road | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 4 | Keith Donoghue | 9/2 |
| tracked leader early, slight mistake 1st, soon held up, ridden and no impression in 4th before 2 out, moderate before 3rd last | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2022 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 2m 7f 130y | 1 | Klassical Dream | 11st 10lbs | 6 of 8 | Keith Donoghue | 14/1 |
| led early, tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and slight mistake 2 out, dropped to 5th entering straight, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace run-in | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2022 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m 5f 201y | 1 | Stattler | 11st 6lbs | 3 of 7 | Mr Derek O'Connor | 11/4 |
| led until 2nd, soon lost place, hit 7th, pushed along briefly after 10th, closed 16th, 3rd and outpaced from 3 out, weakened before 2 out, blundered last | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2022 | Naas | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 3m 170y | 1 | Stattler | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 8 | Keith Donoghue | 13/2 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 9th, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression on leaders after 2 out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2021 | Leopardstown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 3m | 1 | Fury Road | 11st 12lbs | 3 of 8 | Keith Donoghue | 5/2 |
| soon close up and disputed at times, not fluent 6 out and slow next and pushed along briefly, ridden approaching final fence and soon 3rd, no extra and one pace straight | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2021 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 3f 160y | 1 | Master Mcshee | 11st 12lbs | of 8 | J S McGarvey | 0/0 |
| 14 Nov 2021 | Punchestown | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 6f 140y | 1 | Vanillier | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 6 | Keith Donoghue | 13/8 |
| led, jumped slightly left 8th, jumped slightly left 4 out and pressed, headed 3 out, on terms approaching next, soon regained lead, went on from before last where left clear, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2021 | Down Royal | Soft | 2m 3f 120y | 0 | Lifetime Ambition | 12st | 3 of 11 | Keith Donoghue | 10/3 |
| soon tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd bypassing 3 out, disputing 3rd when left 3rd 2 out, soon no impression on leaders | |||||||||
| 28 Apr 2021 | Punchestown | Yielding | 3m | 1 | Galopin Des Champs | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 8 | J M Moore | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 5 out, ridden in 4th after 4 out, no impression in moderate 6th before 2 out, kept on one pace from last | |||||||||
| 19 Mar 2021 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 7f 213y | 1 | Vanillier | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 17 | Jonathan Moore | 14/1 |
| led 1st until after 3rd, chased leader, in front again 2 out, 4 lengths ahead travelling strongly at the last, went further clear run -in easily | |||||||||
| 06 Feb 2021 | Leopardstown | Soft to Heavy | 2m 6f 33y | 1 | Gaillard Du Mesnil | 11st 12lbs | 10 of 13 | J M Moore | 12/1 |
| always towards rear, ridden and no impression after 3 out, no extra from next | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2020 | Limerick | Heavy | 2m 7f | 1 | Farouk D'Alene | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 9 | J M Moore | 9/2 |
| chased leaders and off pace, closer in 3rd before 7th, 4th approaching 6 out, 3rd again approaching 3 out and pushed along, pecked 2 out, soon 2nd, kept on without reaching winner run-in | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2020 | Naas | Soft to Heavy | 2m 3f | 0 | Vanillier | 12st | 1 of 23 | J M Moore | 10/3 |
| prominent, soon 2nd, slightly slow 6th and next, pushed along to challenge straight, on terms before last, led run-in, stayed on best | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2020 | Punchestown | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f 140y | 0 | Crosshill | 12st | 2 of 18 | J M Moore | 11/2 |
| chased leaders, a little keen, slight mistake 1st, 5th halfway, progress on outer and on terms 3 out, headed and mistake 2 out, soon ridden in 2nd and no impression on winner before last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 25 Oct 2020 | Wexford | Soft to Heavy | 2m 150y | 0 | Champagne Gold | 11st 6lbs | of 14 | Reserve 3 | 0/0 |


