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Horse profile

Jazz Band (FR)

7yo gelding · Trainer Yannick Luyckx · Owner Yannick Luyckx
by Karaktar (IRE) out of Morvandelle (FR) (Video Rock)
2 runs · 2 courses · from May 2026
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 19 Jul 2026 · 8th of 10 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Jazz Band is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since May 2026. He finished eighth of 10 at Vittel in Jul 2026. By Karaktar, whose progeny in the archive have won 92 of 686 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest trip of 2m5f – 3m. His dam has produced three winners from six runners to date, including Demi Sang with seven wins.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

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

No KTB Rating figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 734 runs since Sep 2021 (147 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 9.5% from 263. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.6% from 140.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm3133.3%+20.6—
Good881618.2%+5.50 from 1
Good to Soft821720.7%+8—
Soft2943411.6%−1.1—
Heavy263259.5%−3.20 from 1
Standard (AW)400%−12.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−12.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2300%−12.7—
1m5f – 2m1211411.6%−1.1—
2m1f – 2m4f4325011.6%−1.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m1402618.6%+5.90 from 1
Over 3m17317.6%+4.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2021 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Morvandelle (FR) (Video Rock)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Demi Sang (FR) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m2f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Commodore (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Demi Sang (FR)4572m–2m5fClass 3
Commodore (FR)2633m–3m2fGrade 3
Episode (FR)1612m3½fClass 5
Slovanie (FR)10——
Alligator (FR)10——
Botte De Nevers (FR)30——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
19 Jul 26+67d Vittel (FR) Prix General Christian D'arbonneau 2m5f · Good · 10 ran 8/10 6 10-11 109 Antoine Coupu 16/1
13 May 26 Compiegne (FR) Prix Colonel Bernard Marlin (Claiming Chase) (Turf) 2m3½f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 17 10-10 115 Axel Lepage 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Jazz Band won?
Jazz Band (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Jazz Band?
Jazz Band (FR) is trained by Yannick Luyckx, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 July 2026.
Who is Jazz Band's sire?
Jazz Band (FR) is by Karaktar (IRE) out of Morvandelle (FR), whose sire is Video Rock.
What is Jazz Band's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 19 July 2026. The highest on record is 115.
What is Jazz Band's sire's record?
Karaktar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.7% of 734 runs since Sep 2021 (147 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 9.5% from 263. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 18.6% from 140.
Who are Jazz Band's siblings?
Out of Morvandelle (FR), Jazz Band (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Demi Sang (FR) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Commodore (FR)). The wins came over 2m–3m2f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.