| Vautour | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Vautour_wins_the_Supreme_Novices%27_Hurdle_(13179916893).jpg) Vautour at the 2014 Cheltenham Festival. | |
| Sire | Robin des Champs |
| Grandsire | Garde Royale |
| Dam | Gazelle de Mai |
| Damsire | Dom Pasquini |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 19 May 2009[1] |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Haras de Saint Voir & Patrick Joubert |
| Owner | Haras de Saint Voir & Patrick Joubert Susannah Ricci |
| Trainer | Guillaume Macaire Willie Mullins |
| Record | 16: 10-5-0 9:5-3-0 (Chases) 7:5-2-0 (Hurdles) |
| Earnings | £568,187 |
| Major wins | |
| Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle (2014) Deloitte Novice Hurdle (2014) Supreme Novices' Hurdle (2014) Tattersalls Champion Novice Hurdle (2014) Killiney Novice Chase (2015) JLT Novices' Chase (2015) 1965 Chase (2015) Ryanair Chase (2016) | |
| Last updated on 8 April 2016 | |
Vautour (19 May 2009 – 6 November 2016) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt racing and won three times at the Cheltenham Festival. After beginning his racing career in France he moved to Ireland and made an immediate impact over hurdles in the spring of 2014 winning the Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle, Deloitte Novice Hurdle, Supreme Novices' Hurdle and Tattersalls Champion Novice Hurdle.
When moved up to compete in steeplechases he added wins in the Killiney Novice Chase, JLT Novices' Chase, 1965 Chase and Ryanair Chase as well as finishing a close second in the King George VI Chase. He died after a paddock accident on 6 November 2016 at the age of seven.
- ^ "Vautour pedigree". Equineline.