G0-00044Harrowgate House
Velvet Spark
3-year-old bay colt · Thoroughbred 100%
- Front-runner
- Best 2,350 m · turf
- Trainer E. Harrow
Best at a long trip on turf. Speed B and Durability C are his strengths. Adaptability D: he needs his own trip and ground.
Last time out1st · Kestrel Downs Novice Stakes Watch the finish
Aptitudes
How much of Velvet Spark’s ability shows in each condition. A keeps it all; E loses a lot.
- Trip
- DSprintCMileBMiddleALong✓ 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
- B640
- Stamina
- C481
- Burst
- C492
- Durability
- C493
- Adaptability
- D445
- Temperament
- D466
Genetics
Bay. The genotype behind the coat.
| 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 | 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 |
| 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
- Plain face
- Legs
- No leg markings
- Sabino
- n/n
- White tendency
- low
- Build
- long-necked, strong-headed
- Size
- Above average (+3%)
- Inbreeding
- None
- Purebred Thoroughbred
- Thoroughbred100%
Quirks
Form
Form book
Velvet Spark: 2-2-1 from 11
- Best: a high draw, 1-0-0 from 3, beaten 5.1 L on average
- Worst: a middle, 0-0-1 from 3, beaten 11.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2-2-1 | 11 | 6.7 L |
Trip
| Condition | W-2-3 | Runs | Btn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | 0-0-0 | 2 | 5.2 L |
| Mile | 1-1-0 | 4 | 5.5 L |
| Middleworst | 0-0-1 | 3 | 11.7 L |
| Long | 1-1-0 | 2 | 3.2 L |
Surface
| Condition | W-2-3 | Runs | Btn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turf | 1-0-0 | 1 | 0.0 L |
| Dirt | 1-1-0 | 5 | 8.3 L |
| Synthetic | 0-1-1 | 5 | 6.5 L |
Pedigree
- Gen 0Velvet Spark
- Sire
- Dam

