G0-00195Old Vicarage Stables

Northern Sonnet

5-year-old bay stallion · Arabian 100%

Closer
Best 2,300 m · dirt
Trainer T. Penrose

Best at a long trip on dirt. Stamina B and Adaptability C are his strengths. Burst D is his weak spot.

20 runs · 4 wins · 1 2nd · 2 3rd · 7,435 earned

A Club horse. You’ll meet it on the card at Kestrel Downs.

Last time out3rd · Bellmont Handicap (0-55) Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Northern Sonnet, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Kestrel Downs Maiden Stakes, 3rd of 11.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Ashcombe Maiden Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths, his first win at start 9. Only 9th of 9 on ratings beforehand.
27 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Ashcombe Novice Stakes by 1 1/2 lengths. Only 10th of 11 on ratings beforehand.
27 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Ashcombe Handicap (0-55) by 8 1/2 lengths, the biggest win of his career. Only 6th of 8 on ratings beforehand.
28 Oct 2026Replay
3rd of 10 in the Bellmont Handicap (0-55). Rated 45 afterwards, his career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

How much of Northern Sonnet’s ability shows in each condition. A keeps it all; E loses a lot.

Trip: ESprintEMileBMiddleALong✓ best
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestDSoftEHeavy
Plan: CFront-runnerCStalkerACloser✓ best

Trip bands: Sprint 1,000–1,200 m · Mile 1,400–1,600 m · Middle 2,000 m · Long 2,400 m.

Abilities

Speed: D
476
Stamina: B
600
Burst: D
398
Durability: C
512
Adaptability: C
568
Temperament: D
427

Genetics

Bay. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/e	black pigment (carries red)(hidden copy)
Agouti	A/a	bay: black kept to the points (carries black)(hidden copy)
Cream	n/n	no cream dilution
Grey	n/n	won't grey out
Roan	n/n	no roan
Dun	n/n	no dun
Liver	L/L	no liver modifier
Sabino	n/n	no sabino pattern

Body, pattern and performance genes
Champagne	n/n	no champagne
Silver	n/n	no silver
Pearl	n/n	no pearl
Tobiano	n/n	no tobiano
Leopard complex	n/n	no leopard complex
Pattern-1	n/n	no PATN1
Splash white	n/n	no splash
Height (LCORL)	n/n	no extra height
Feathering	Fe/Fe	no feathering
Speed gene (MSTN)	C/T	miler: no shift
Big heart	n/n	no big heart
Iron legs	n/n	no iron legs
Curled ears	n/n	straight ears
Dished face	n/n	straight profile

Face: Snip
Legs: coronet (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: compact, long-legged
Size: Below average (-5%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Arabianof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Arabian100%

Quirks

None revealed yet — quirks show themselves in races.

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
30 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (0-55)Bellmont · Handicap	1,800 m	FirmTurf	3/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	5 1/2 L	1:52.65	45 (+1)	+360
29 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	1/12	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	2:35.11	44 (+4)	+1,650
29 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	2,400 m	GoodDirt	1/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	11 1/4 L	2:36.98	40 (+1)	+210
29 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,400 m	SoftTurf	8/8	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	3/4 L	2:39.33	39 (+3)	+600
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (0-55)Saltmarsh · Handicap	1,800 m	GoodSynthetic	6/11	CloserApprentice	—	8th	19 1/4 L	1:55.23	36	—
29 Oct	Harrowgate Handicap (0-55)Harrowgate · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodDirt	3/8	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	9 L	2:08.27	36	+120
28 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,800 m	GoodTurf	10/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	7th	10 3/4 L	3:10.47	36	—
28 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (0-55)Bellmont · Handicap	1,000 m	GoodSynthetic	9/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	8th	16 1/2 L	1:03.03	36 (-2)	—
28 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	2/8	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	2:37.94	38 (+4)	+1,650
27 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	11/11	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:33.02	34 (+5)	+1,375

Form book

Northern Sonnet: 4-1-2 from 20 · beaten 9.6 L on average

Best: at Ashcombe, 4-1-0 from 6, beaten 1.9 L on average
Worst: at Saltmarsh, 0-0-0 from 4, beaten 17.7 L on average

W-2-3 = wins, seconds, thirds. Btn = average distance behind the winner (winners count 0). Greyed: under 3 runs, too few to read much into.

Going

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Firm	0-0-1	2	10.9 L
Good	4-0-1	17	10.0 L
Soft	0-1-0	1	0.8 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-1	6	11.3 L
Mile	1-0-0	3	9.0 L
Middle	1-0-1	6	12.4 L
Long	2-1-0	5	4.6 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	1-1-1	5	6.7 L
Dirt	0-0-1	6	10.6 L
Synthetic	3-0-0	9	10.6 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombebest	4-1-0	6	1.9 L
Bellmont	0-0-1	3	11.0 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	3	9.2 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-1	3	12.8 L
Larkspur	0-0-0	1	11.2 L
Saltmarshworst	0-0-0	4	17.7 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-0-1	6	10.4 L
Stalker	2-1-0	7	7.4 L
Closer	1-0-1	7	11.1 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	4-1-2	20	9.6 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	3-0-1	9	9.2 L
Middle draw	0-0-1	4	11.4 L
High draw	1-1-0	7	9.1 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-1	1	6.4 L
Same day	4-1-1	19	9.8 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Northern SonnetG0-00195 · 4/20
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Snip; coronet (off hind).