G0-00089Ashcombe Park

River Spark

4-year-old dapple grey colt · Arabian 100%

Front-runner
Best 2,300 m · turf
Trainer H. Ashcombe

Best at a long trip on turf. Durability C and Stamina C are his strengths. Burst E is his weak spot.

14 runs · 1 win · 0 2nd · 4 3rd · 5,060 earned

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

Last time out3rd · Bellmont Handicap (70-95) Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made River Spark, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Harrowgate Feature Listed Stakes, 8th of 8.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Harrowgate Handicap (50-75) by a length, his first win at start 3.
26 Oct 2026Replay
3rd of 9 in the Bellmont Handicap (70-95). Rated 81 afterwards, his career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ESprintDMileBMiddleALong✓ best
Surface: ATurf✓ bestEDirtESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestESoftEHeavy
Plan: AFront-runner✓ bestCStalkerCCloser

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
425
Stamina: C
536
Burst: E
348
Durability: C
584
Adaptability: D
469
Temperament: D
422

Genetics

Grey — born bay, greying with career. 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
Cream	n/n	no cream dilution
Grey	G/n	born coloured, greys out with career
Roan	n/n	no roan
Dun	n/n	no dun
Liver	L/l	carries liver (needs two to show)(hidden copy)
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 (near hind), sock (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: long-legged, tall, fine-headed
Size: Below average (-4%)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

Gate-shy

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
30 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (70-95)Bellmont · Handicap	1,600 m	FirmTurf	1/9	StalkerApprentice	—	3rd	3 L	1:39.93	81 (+2)	+600
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Handicap (70-95)Kestrel Downs · Handicap	1,600 m	GoodSynthetic	3/12	StalkerApprentice	—	10th	17 1/4 L	1:42.64	79 (-1)	—
30 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (70-95)Ashcombe · Handicap	3,200 m	GoodSynthetic	7/9	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	44 1/2 L	3:43.00	80	+100
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (70-95)Saltmarsh · Handicap	2,200 m	GoodDirt	2/9	StalkerApprentice	—	3rd	2 3/4 L	2:21.37	80 (+3)	+600
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (70-95)Saltmarsh · Handicap	2,200 m	SoftTurf	6/8	CloserApprentice	—	5th	6 1/4 L	2:27.46	77	+200
27 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (70-95)Saltmarsh · Handicap	1,000 m	GoodDirt	11/12	CloserApprentice	—	11th	10 1/2 L	1:02.32	77 (-2)	—
27 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (70-95)Larkspur · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	8/8	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	18 3/4 L	2:08.37	79 (+3)	+600
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (70-95)Saltmarsh · Handicap	2,800 m	GoodSynthetic	10/11	StalkerApprentice	—	3rd	4 L	3:08.99	76 (+4)	+600
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (50-75)Saltmarsh · Handicap	3,200 m	HeavyDirt	6/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	5th	24 1/4 L	3:56.56	72 (-2)	+160
26 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (70-95)Bellmont · Handicap	1,800 m	HeavyDirt	2/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	9th	16 1/4 L	2:04.26	74 (-3)	—

Form book

River Spark: 1-0-4 from 14 · beaten 13.7 L on average

Best: riding as a closer, 1-0-0 from 3, beaten 5.6 L on average
Worst: a long trip, 0-0-1 from 3, beaten 24.3 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	1-0-1	2	1.4 L
Good	0-0-3	9	15.9 L
Soft	0-0-0	1	6.2 L
Heavy	0-0-0	2	20.2 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-0	3	12.8 L
Mile	1-0-1	3	6.7 L
Middle	0-0-2	5	12.2 L
Longworst	0-0-1	3	24.3 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	1-0-1	4	6.5 L
Dirt	0-0-1	6	13.6 L
Synthetic	0-0-2	4	21.2 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-0	1	44.5 L
Bellmont	0-0-1	3	11.2 L
Harrowgate	1-0-0	3	10.0 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-0	1	17.3 L
Larkspur	0-0-1	1	18.9 L
Saltmarsh	0-0-2	5	9.6 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-1	3	19.8 L
Stalker	0-0-3	8	14.5 L
Closerbest	1-0-0	3	5.6 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-0-4	14	13.7 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-2	4	9.8 L
Middle draw	1-0-0	4	11.3 L
High draw	0-0-2	6	18.0 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	13.2 L
Same day	1-0-4	12	14.4 L
1–2 days	0-0-0	1	6.2 L

Pedigree

Gen 0River SparkG0-00089 · 1/14
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Snip; coronet (near hind), sock (off hind).