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Horse profile

Jan Vermeer (IRE)

4yo colt (at last run, Jul 2011) · Last trainer A P O'Brien · Last owner Michael Tabor
by Montjeu (IRE) out of Shadow Song (IRE) (Pennekamp)
11 runs · 8 courses · from Sep 2009
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Jul 2011 — 5,585 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2011 · 4th of 4 3 wins · Curragh, Saint-Cloud (FR) & Gowran Park First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Jan Vermeer (IRE) is 3 from 11, including a Group 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud (FR) (Nov 2009). Hasn't won since May 2010. Last raced off 109, 10lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 10lb off peak
Official rating109↓ 10lb off peak
109 109–119

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 98B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 24 Jun 2011 Official rating 109 at the last run, 21 Jul 2011

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 →

Flat 9 figures · best 103A · median 92
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good to Firm4103A98.5—
Soft298B90.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f699A95—
1m – 1m1f2103A93—
6f – 7f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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
Montjeu (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 7,971 runs since Jan 2008 (665 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 686.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5747%−5.3—
Good to Firm1,24215912.8%+0.52 from 4
Good2,14126212.2%−0.10 from 1
Good to Soft1,11014813.3%+10 from 1
Soft1,68219411.5%−0.81 from 4
Heavy68611216.3%+40 from 1
Standard (AW)1,0531009.5%−2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f600%−12.3—
6f – 7f330319.4%−2.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f8139711.9%−0.42 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,72436013.2%+0.91 from 7
1m5f – 2m2,42631312.9%+0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f1,15712210.5%−1.8—
2m5f – 3m4144510.9%−1.4—
Over 3m1011110.9%−1.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Shadow Song (IRE) (Pennekamp)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Together (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Together (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Together (IRE)1327fGroup 3
Kingdom (IRE)1727f–1m4f—
Terrific (IRE)727f–1m—
Hasten (IRE)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 1 25% +7.00
Good to Firm 4 2 50% +1.50
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 1 25% −1.50
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Longchamp (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Saint-Cloud (FR) 1 1 100% +10.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +2.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 7 1 14% −4.50
1m – 1m1f 3 2 67% +11.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Seamie Heffernan 4 1 25% −1.00
Johnny Murtagh 3 1 33% −0.50
Joseph O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 1 100% +10.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 3 30% +6.50
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2010 4 1 25% −1.50
2009 3 2 67% +11.00

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
2011 · 4 runs
21 Jul 11+27d Leopardstown Jockey Club Of Turkey Meld Stakes (group 3) 1m1f · Soft · 4 ran 4/4 1½ 9-9 10983B Seamie Heffernan 13/2
24 Jun 11+9d Curragh Irish Daily Mail International Stakes (Group 3) 1m2f · Soft · 4 ran 2/4 6 9-9 11398B Joseph O'Brien 5/4
15 Jun 11+20d Ascot Prince Of Wales's Stakes (British Champions' Series) (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good · 7 ran 6/7 43 9-0 11583C Joseph O'Brien 28/1
26 May 11+316d Sandown Piper Heidsieck Champagne Brigadier Gerard Stakes (Group 3) Class 1 · 1m2f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 3/8 11 9-0 11591A William Buick 5/1
2010 · 4 runs
14 Jul 10+17d Longchamp (FR) Juddmonte Grand Prix De Paris (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) 1m4f · Very Soft · 9 ran 3/9 5 9-2 —— Johnny Murtagh 11/4
27 Jun 10+22d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (group 1) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 1½ 9-0 11999A Seamie Heffernan 4/1
05 Jun 10+13d Epsom Downs Investec Derby (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 4/12 4 9-0 11992A Johnny Murtagh 9/4F
23 May 10+203d Curragh Airlie Stud Gallinule Stakes (group 3) 1m2f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 9-8 11998A Johnny Murtagh 6/4F
2009 · 3 runs
01 Nov 09+36d Saint-Cloud (FR) Criterium International (Colts & Fillies) 1m · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-0 —— Colm O'Donoghue 10/1
26 Sep 09+14d Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Maiden 1m · Good To Firm · 15 ran 1/15 9-3 —103A Seamie Heffernan 2/1
12 Sep 09 Curragh Bollinger Champagne E.B.F. Maiden 7f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran 4/14 ½ 9-3 —83A Seamie Heffernan 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Jan Vermeer won?
Jan Vermeer (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Jan Vermeer?
Jan Vermeer (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 21 July 2011.
Who is Jan Vermeer's sire?
Jan Vermeer (IRE) is by Montjeu (IRE) out of Shadow Song (IRE), whose sire is Pennekamp.
What going does Jan Vermeer prefer?
Jan Vermeer (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Jan Vermeer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 21 July 2011. The highest on record is 119.
What is Jan Vermeer's sire's record?
Montjeu (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 7,971 runs since Jan 2008 (665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 686.
Who are Jan Vermeer's siblings?
Out of Shadow Song (IRE), Jan Vermeer (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Together (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Together (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from September 2009. 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.