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Cheltenham Festival 2026

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Vanguard's Heart (JPN)

7yo b m 2019

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Vanguard's Heart (JPN)

b m 2019

Sire

Dam

Katies Heart (JPN)

Dam's Sire

Heart's Cry (JPN)

Owner

Yuki Kudo

Trainer

Tomoyuki Fujihara

Breeder

Northern Farm

Last Win

Sapporo Sat, 30th Jul, 22 8/11Fav, Takeshi Yokoyama Y Shikato (1314 days)

Last Run

Urawa Tue, 6th Jan, 26 11th, 10/1, Keita Nishi (58 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat JPN

21

1

7

5%

¥25,337,968

-19.27

Under Rules Total

21

1

7

5%

-19.27

Form Figures

2-31-06384-732229-755800-0

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 2-31-06384-732229-755800-0

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

06Jan26 Ura 7f Slow 4y+ F(5700K)

8-11[10/1]11th of 11, 22.78L behind The Rock

Change of Trainer Yuichi Shikato to Tomoyuki Fujihara

24Nov25 Tok 8f Good 3y+ F(15200K)

9-2[66/1]11th of 18, 8.78L behind Red Kingly

23Aug25 Nii 8f Good 3y+ F(15200K)

9-2[17/2]11th of 12, 14.00L behind Blueberry Fizz

Yukito Ishikawa

22Jun25 Tok 8f Standard 3y+ F(15200K)

9-2[25/1]8th of 15, 2.16L behind Meiner Forza

24May25 Tok 8f Standard 4y+ F(15200K)

9-2[7/1]5th of 13, 2.50L behind Aamu Tale

26Apr25 Tok 8f 4y+ F(15200K)

9-2[11/2]5th of 12, 1.25L behind Champagne Mark

Kohei Matsuyama

15Feb25 Tok 8f Good 4y+ F(15200K)

9-2[11/4]7th of 16, 3.78L behind Sympatheia

Hiroshi Kitamura

07Dec24 Nak 9f Standard 3y+ F(15200K)

9-2[7/2]9th of 16, 4.03L behind Or Noir

Hiroshi Kitamura

31Aug24 Nii 8f Soft 3y+ F(15200K)

9-2[11/4]2nd of 17, 1.5L behind Ho O Shelly

Hiroshi Kitamura

09Jun24 Tok 8f Good 3y+ F(15199K)

9-2[7/2]2nd of 17, 2L behind Newsies

Yukito Ishikawa

18May24 Tok 8f Standard 3y F(15199K)

9-2[6/1]2nd of 16, hd behind Dutch Iris

Yukito Ishikawa

31Mar24 Nak 8f Fast 4y+ F(15199K)

9-2[11/1]3rd of 13, 1.50L behind Tamio Star

Yukito Ishikawa

Change of Trainer Y Shikato to Yuichi Shikato

14Jan24 Nak 8f Firm 4y F(15200K)

9-2[11/1]7th of 16, 4.75L behind Roselle

23Dec23 Nak 8f 3y F(21590K)

9-2[9/1]4th of 16, 2.00L behind Win Rheia

05Aug23 Sap 7f 3y F(15200K)

9-2[9/4Fav]bf8th of 14, 3.56L behind Divertision

Takeshi Yokoyama

03Jun23 Tok 7f Standard 3y F(15200K)

9-2[3/1]3rd of 18, 1.25L behind Alacre

Takeshi Yokoyama

09Apr23 Nak 9f 4y F(15200K)

9-2[3/1]6th of 13, 4.25L behind In The Ovation

15Jan23 Nak 8f 4y F(15200K)

9-0[3/1]10th of 16, 6.31L behind Raspberry Mousse

Takeshi Yokoyama

30Jul22 Sap 7f 3y F(9899K)

8-11[8/11Fav]1st of 14, Justin Ace

Takeshi Yokoyama

12Mar22 Nak 9f 3y F(9899K)

8-11[1/12Fav]bf3rd of 16, 0 behind Success Shoot

Takeshi Yokoyama

25Dec21 Nak 9f 2y F(13399K)

8-9[4/7Fav]bf2nd of 16, behind Rouge Eveil

Takeshi Yokoyama

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which Vanguard's Heart (JPN) was mentioned

Related by Dam Katies Heart (JPN)

Runner

Wins-

Runs

%Wins

Sire

Efforia (JPN) b m 2018

1-

5

20

Epiphaneia (JPN)

Perifania (JPN) b f 2020

3-

13

23

Isola Felice (JPN) b f 2021

2-

12

17

Satono Crown (JPN)

Jocelyn (JPN) b f 2022

3-

6

50

Epiphaneia (JPN)

Eviva (JPN) b f 2023

0-

1

0

Epiphaneia (JPN)

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