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Horse profile

Marvin Marvelous (FR)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer L & M Viel · Last owner L M Viel
by Bande (IRE) out of Bara Bahau (FR) (Cadoudal)
1 run · 1 course · from Apr 2025
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Apr 2025 — 573 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 First-time headgear LTO
KTB Profile

Marvin Marvelous ran once, in the Prix d'Acheres at Compiegne over 2m1f to 2m4f on soft turf in Apr 2025, where he wore first-time headgear. The gelding, by Bande out of a Cadoudal mare, is from a dam who has produced two winners from four runners to race. Bande's progeny in the archive have won 10 of 176 runs since Jan 2008 at a 5.7% strike rate.

Based on 1 archived run · updated 28 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
Bande (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.8% of 189 runs since Jan 2008 (60 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm100%−5.8—
Good26311.5%+5.7—
Good to Soft1400%−5.8—
Soft7867.7%+1.90 from 1
Heavy6223.2%−2.6—
Standard (AW)800%−5.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−5.8—
1m2f – 1m4f1800%−5.8—
1m5f – 2m54611.1%+5.3—
2m1f – 2m4f10243.9%−1.90 from 1
2m5f – 3m1417.1%+1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bara Bahau (FR) (Cadoudal)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Star Des Valois (FR) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2f–2m2½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Star Des Valois (FR)112m2½f—
Beau Charentais (FR)112m2f—
Prince Des Valois (FR)10——
Manathan Kaboul (FR)40——

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt Jockey SP
2025 · 1 run
02 Apr 25 Compiegne (FR) Prix d'Acheres (Hurdle) (Claimer) (4yo) (Turf) 17f · Very Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-8 Dylan Lecomte 42/1

Quick answers

How many races has Marvin Marvelous won?
Marvin Marvelous (FR) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2025.
Who trained Marvin Marvelous?
Marvin Marvelous (FR) was trained by L & M Viel on the most recent run on record, at Compiegne (FR) on 2 April 2025.
Who is Marvin Marvelous's sire?
Marvin Marvelous (FR) is by Bande (IRE) out of Bara Bahau (FR), whose sire is Cadoudal.
What is Marvin Marvelous's sire's record?
Bande (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.8% of 189 runs since Jan 2008 (60 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Marvin Marvelous's siblings?
Out of Bara Bahau (FR), Marvin Marvelous (FR) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Star Des Valois (FR) (1). The wins came over 2m2f–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2025. 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.