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Horse profile

Lou Buck's (FR)

8yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Francois Nicolle · Last owner Jacques Detre
by Buck's Boum (FR) out of Loucessita (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
14 runs · 3 courses · from Mar 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Sep 2022 — 1,499 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 7 wins · Compiegne (FR) & Auteuil (FR) First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Lou Buck's (FR) is 7 from 14 in our archive, including 2 Listed wins. The biggest win we hold: the Prix de Marsan at Auteuil (FR) (Apr 2018). Hasn't won since May 2020. 5 of 10 starts at Auteuil (FR) have ended in wins.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 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 11.1% of 1,361 runs since Jan 2008 (175 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 8% from 263.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm13215.4%+4.3—
Good2933511.9%+0.8—
Good to Soft2332510.7%−0.4—
Soft5576812.2%+1.14 from 7
Heavy263218%−3.13 from 7
Standard (AW)200%−11.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f9111.1%0—
1m5f – 2m3053110.2%−0.9—
2m1f – 2m4f5846511.1%06 from 10
2m5f – 3m3634311.8%+0.71 from 3
Over 3m1001111%−0.10 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Loucessita (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Louise Royale (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m1f–2m1½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Louise Royale (FR)812m1f—
Poliblue (FR)412m1½f—
Love Link (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 4 57% +0.90
Heavy 7 3 43% −2.40

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 10 5 50% −1.20
Compiegne (FR) 3 2 67% +0.70
Pau (FR) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 6 60% +0.30
2m5f – 3m 3 1 33% −0.80
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Bertrand Lestrade 11 5 45% −2.20
Gaetan Masure 2 2 100% +1.70
Baptiste Dubourg 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 13 7 54% −0.50
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 3 0 0% −3.00
2020 4 2 50% −0.30
2018 6 5 83% +2.80

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 3 38% −2.70
Hurdle 6 4 67% +1.20

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 Jockey SP
13 Sep 22+524d Auteuil (FR) Prix Ucello II (Chase) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 6 ran UR/6 — 10-10 Bertrand Lestrade 12/5
07 Apr 21+18d Compiegne (FR) Prix Journaliste (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 20.5f · Very Soft · 11 ran 5/11 ¾ 10-12 Bertrand Lestrade 23/10F
20 Mar 21+41d Auteuil (FR) Prix Troytown (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 30 10-8 Bertrand Lestrade 13/2
07 Feb 21+70d Pau (FR) 134th Grande Course de Haies de Pau (Hurdle) () (5yo+) (Turf) 20.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 5½ 10-12 Bertrand Lestrade EvensF
29 Nov 20+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix la Haye Jousselin (Chase) (5yo+) (Turf) 27.5f · Heavy · 10 ran F/10 — 10-10 Baptiste Dubourg 11/1
08 Nov 20+181d Auteuil (FR) Prix General Donnio (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf) 22f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 1¼ 10-8 Bertrand Lestrade 7/10F
11 May 20+70d Compiegne (FR) Prix William Head (Chase) () (5yo+) (Turf) 22.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-8 Gaetan Masure 6/5F
02 Mar 20+536d Compiegne (FR) Prix de la Somme (Hurdle) (Conditions) (5yo+) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 10-10 Gaetan Masure 1/2F
13 Sep 18+92d Auteuil (FR) Prix Henri Gleizes (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 1/9 11-3 Bertrand Lestrade 7/10F
13 Jun 18+25d Auteuil (FR) Prix du Boulonnais (Chase) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 17.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 10-8 Bertrand Lestrade 2/5F
19 May 18+27d Auteuil (FR) Prix Alain du Breil - Course de Haies d'Ete des Quatre Ans (Hurdle) (4yo) (Turf) 19.5f · Very Soft · 9 ran 4/9 2 10-8 Bertrand Lestrade 33/10
22 Apr 18+28d Auteuil (FR) Prix de Marsan (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-3 Bertrand Lestrade EvensF
25 Mar 18+21d Auteuil (FR) Prix Virelan (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 18f · Heavy · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 Bertrand Lestrade 7/10F
04 Mar 18 Auteuil (FR) Prix Varaville (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) 18f · Very Soft · 7 ran 1/7 10-12 Bertrand Lestrade EvensF

Quick answers

How many races has Lou Buck's (FR) won?
Lou Buck's (FR) won 7 of 14 archived starts between 2018 and 2022, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 9 times in total (64.3% of starts).
Who trained Lou Buck's (FR)?
Lou Buck's (FR) was trained by Francois Nicolle on the most recent run on record, at Auteuil (FR) on 13 September 2022.
Who is Lou Buck's (FR)'s sire?
Lou Buck's (FR) is by Buck's Boum (FR) out of Loucessita (FR), whose sire is Pistolet Bleu.
What going does Lou Buck's (FR) prefer?
Lou Buck's (FR) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 7 starts (57.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Lou Buck's (FR)'s sire's record?
Buck's Boum (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 1,361 runs since Jan 2008 (175 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8% from 263.
Who are Lou Buck's (FR)'s siblings?
Out of Loucessita (FR), Lou Buck's (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Louise Royale (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m1f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.