G0-00135Saltmarsh Racing

Wild Willow

4-year-old dapple grey filly · Akhal-Teke 75% · Arabian 25%

Front-runner
Best 2,350 m · dirt
Trainer J. Salt

Best at a long trip on dirt. Adaptability C and Stamina C are her strengths. Burst E is her weak spot.

13 runs · 1 win · 1 2nd · 2 3rd · 12,800 earned

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

Last time out5th · Larkspur Listed Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

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

Made her debut in the Harrowgate Feature Group 3, 4th of 8.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Saltmarsh Listed Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths, her first win at start 4. Rated 107 afterwards, her career high.
28 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ESprintDMileBMiddleALong✓ best
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestDSoftEHeavy
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
458
Stamina: C
485
Burst: E
357
Durability: D
443
Adaptability: C
529
Temperament: D
405

Genetics

Grey — born buckskin, greying with career. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/E	black pigment (no red carried)
Agouti	A/a	bay: black kept to the points (carries black)(hidden copy)
Cream	Cr/n	one dose: partial dilution (palomino, buckskin, smoky black)
Grey	G/n	born coloured, greys out with career
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: coronet (near hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: long-necked, tall
Size: Averageno 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-Teke75%
Arabian25%

Quirks

Crowd-shy

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
30 Oct	Larkspur Listed StakesLarkspur · Listed	2,800 m	SoftTurf	4/9	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	16 1/4 L	3:16.93	97	+320
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Feature Group 3Kestrel Downs · Graded	1,600 m	GoodTurf	2/8	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	20 1/4 L	1:41.63	97	+480
30 Oct	Bellmont Feature Listed StakesBellmont · Listed	1,200 m	GoodDirt	1/8	Front-runnerApprentice	—	7th	5 3/4 L	1:14.55	97 (-2)	—
30 Oct	Ashcombe Feature Group 3Ashcombe · Graded	2,200 m	GoodDirt	8/10	StalkerApprentice	—	3rd	3 3/4 L	2:22.34	99 (+3)	+2,880
29 Oct	Bellmont Feature Listed StakesBellmont · Listed	2,400 m	GoodTurf	1/11	CloserApprentice	—	10th	34 1/2 L	2:40.25	96 (-2)	—
29 Oct	Kestrel Downs Feature Listed StakesKestrel Downs · Listed	2,000 m	HeavyDirt	4/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	7th	17 L	2:16.39	98	—
29 Oct	Larkspur Feature Listed StakesLarkspur · Listed	1,800 m	GoodSynthetic	11/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	8th	15 L	1:55.05	98 (-1)	—
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Feature Group 3Saltmarsh · Graded	2,200 m	GoodDirt	4/8	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	26 L	2:25.98	99 (-1)	+480
29 Oct	Harrowgate Listed StakesHarrowgate · Listed	3,200 m	GoodSynthetic	8/9	CloserApprentice	—	7th	16 1/2 L	3:44.11	100 (-7)	—
28 Oct	Saltmarsh Listed StakesSaltmarsh · Listed	3,200 m	GoodSynthetic	10/11	CloserApprentice	—	1st	won	3:37.22	107 (+5)	+4,400

Form book

Wild Willow: 1-1-2 from 13 · beaten 16.7 L on average

Best: a high draw, 1-1-1 from 5, beaten 11.1 L on average
Worst: turf, 0-0-1 from 5, beaten 22.5 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
Good	1-1-1	10	17.5 L
Soft	0-0-1	2	12.6 L
Heavy	0-0-0	1	17.1 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-0	1	5.7 L
Mile	0-0-1	2	14.6 L
Middle	0-0-1	4	15.5 L
Long	1-1-0	6	20.1 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turfworst	0-0-1	5	22.5 L
Dirt	0-0-1	4	13.1 L
Synthetic	1-1-0	4	13.0 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-1	1	3.7 L
Bellmont	0-0-0	2	20.2 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	2	24.4 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-0	2	18.7 L
Larkspur	0-0-0	2	15.7 L
Saltmarsh	1-1-1	4	13.9 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-1-1	6	16.6 L
Stalker	0-0-1	4	16.6 L
Closer	1-0-0	3	17.0 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-1-2	13	16.7 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-0	4	19.4 L
Middle draw	0-0-1	4	20.9 L
High drawbest	1-1-1	5	11.1 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	32.4 L
Same day	0-1-2	11	16.8 L
1–2 days	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Wild WillowG0-00135 · 1/13
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Star; coronet (near hind).