G0-00215Ashcombe Park

Morning Willow

6-year-old buckskin stallion · Akhal-Teke 85% · Arabian 15%

Closer
Best 2,350 m · synthetic
Trainer H. Ashcombe

Best at a long trip on synthetic. Adaptability C and Speed C are his strengths. Temperament D: he can be keen and erratic.

29 runs · 0 wins · 2 2nd · 6 3rd · 3,665 earned

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

Last time out8th · Kestrel Downs Maiden Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Morning Willow, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Harrowgate Maiden Stakes, 11th of 12.
26 Oct 2026Replay
3rd of 9 in the Larkspur Handicap (0-55). Rated 42 afterwards, his career high.
29 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: DSprintCMileAMiddleALong✓ best
Surface: ETurfEDirtASynthetic✓ best
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: C
489
Stamina: D
465
Burst: D
435
Durability: D
465
Adaptability: C
546
Temperament: D
377

Genetics

Smoky Brown. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/E	black pigment (no red carried)
Agouti	At/a	seal brown / dark bay (carries black)(hidden copy)
Cream	Cr/n	one dose: partial dilution (palomino, buckskin, smoky black)
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: Star
Legs: No leg markings
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: low
Build: long-legged, deep-girthed
Size: Average (+1%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Crossbred (Akhal-Teke × Arabian)of 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Akhal-Teke85%
Arabian15%

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	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	5/9	StalkerApprentice	—	8th	33 1/4 L	2:13.45	33 (-4)	—
30 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	1/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	8th	11 1/4 L	1:35.20	37 (-2)	—
30 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	1/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	3 1/4 L	1:34.09	39 (+2)	+300
30 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	1,600 m	GoodDirt	11/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	10th	5 3/4 L	1:41.55	37 (-2)	—
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	11/11	CloserApprentice	—	2nd	3 1/2 L	1:07.52	39 (+2)	+400
30 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	7/8	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	3 1/4 L	1:33.12	37 (+1)	+175
30 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodDirt	3/8	CloserApprentice	—	3rd	2 1/4 L	1:07.92	36 (+1)	+240
30 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	7/8	StalkerApprentice	—	3rd	14 1/2 L	2:10.82	35 (+1)	+240
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	2/9	CloserApprentice	—	4th	5 L	2:08.51	34	+140
30 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodTurf	7/12	StalkerApprentice	—	12th	21 L	2:12.49	34 (-4)	—

Form book

Morning Willow: 0-2-6 from 29 · beaten 9.8 L on average

Best: at Bellmont, 0-0-1 from 4, beaten 5.0 L on average
Worst: a middle, 0-1-1 from 8, beaten 14.7 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	0-0-0	6	14.1 L
Good	0-2-6	23	8.7 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-1-1	9	7.2 L
Mile	0-0-1	7	5.9 L
Middleworst	0-1-1	8	14.7 L
Long	0-0-3	5	12.0 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-1	11	12.2 L
Dirt	0-1-4	10	9.9 L
Synthetic	0-1-1	8	6.3 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-1-1	4	11.9 L
Bellmontbest	0-0-1	4	5.0 L
Harrowgate	0-0-2	5	10.8 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-1	6	14.1 L
Larkspur	0-0-1	6	9.3 L
Saltmarsh	0-1-0	4	5.5 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-2	9	9.0 L
Stalker	0-1-1	11	14.0 L
Closer	0-1-3	9	5.4 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	0-2-6	29	9.8 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-3	9	6.5 L
Middle draw	0-0-2	8	11.8 L
High draw	0-2-1	12	10.9 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	12.7 L
Same day	0-2-6	28	9.7 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Morning WillowG0-00215 · 0/29
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Star; No leg markings.