Lucky Bastard (FR)
Lucky Bastard finished 8 of 9 at Chantilly in Mar 2025 on his only start, which came in the Prix de la Traversiere on standard going over 1m to 1m1f and was his first time in headgear. The gelding, by Van Beethoven out of an unraced daughter of Zoffany, has a dam who has produced one runner with no winners to date. His sire’s progeny have recorded 10 wins from 115 runs in the archive since Jan 2008.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 128 runs since Apr 2024 (32 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +3.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 25 | 3 | 12% | +4.2 | — |
| Soft | 34 | 4 | 11.8% | +4 | — |
| Heavy | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −2.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 33 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 29 | 1 | 3.4% | −4.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | +6.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2024 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | |||||||
| 04 Mar 25 | Chantilly (FR) | Prix de la Traversiere (Maiden) (Unraced 3yo Colts & Geldings) (All-Weather Track) (Polytrack) | 8/9 | 1¾ | 9-2 | Clement Lecoeuvre | 30/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Lucky Bastard won?
- Lucky Bastard (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
- Who trained Lucky Bastard?
- Lucky Bastard (FR) was trained by Vaclav Luka Jr on the most recent run on record, at Chantilly (FR) on 4 March 2025.
- Who is Lucky Bastard's sire?
- Lucky Bastard (FR) is by Van Beethoven (CAN) out of Ideal Day (FR), whose sire is Zoffany.
- What is Lucky Bastard's sire's record?
- Van Beethoven (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 128 runs since Apr 2024 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Lucky Bastard's siblings?
- Out of Ideal Day (FR), Lucky Bastard (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.