G0-00306Larkspur Farm

Merry Signal

3-year-old roan colt · Thoroughbred 75% · Quarter Horse 25%

Front-runner
Best 1,100 m · dirt
Trainer C. Lark

Best at sprints on dirt. Speed C and Temperament D are his strengths. Stamina D is why longer trips find him out.

7 runs · 0 wins · 0 2nd · 0 3rd · 180 earned

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

Last time out10th · Larkspur Maiden Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Merry Signal, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Bellmont Maiden Stakes, 10th of 10.
30 Oct 2026Replay
5th of 11 in the Ashcombe Maiden Stakes. Rated 29 afterwards, his career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ASprint✓ bestEMileEMiddleELong
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
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: C
516
Stamina: D
365
Burst: D
409
Durability: D
393
Adaptability: D
391
Temperament: D
412

Genetics

Strawberry Roan. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	e/e	red factor: chestnut coats
Agouti	At/a	no effect on red coats(hidden copy)
Cream	n/n	no cream dilution
Grey	n/n	won't grey out
Roan	Rn/n	white hairs through the body coat
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 fore), sock (near hind), coronet (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: tall, deep-girthed
Size: Above average (+2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Appendix Quarter Horseof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Thoroughbred75%
Quarter Horse25%

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	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	2/11	CloserApprentice	—	10th	37 3/4 L	2:13.97	20 (-2)	—
30 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	5/8	CloserApprentice	—	7th	3 L	1:08.48	22 (-2)	—
30 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodDirt	1/10	StalkerApprentice	—	8th	7 1/2 L	1:08.49	24 (-5)	—
30 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodTurf	9/11	CloserApprentice	—	5th	4 1/2 L	1:08.12	29 (+3)	+80
30 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	3/10	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	49 L	2:43.07	26 (+5)	+100
30 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	5/8	Front-runnerApprentice	—	7th	9 3/4 L	1:35.73	21 (-2)	—
30 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	5/10	StalkerApprentice	—	10th	41 3/4 L	2:14.64	23 (-7)	—

Form book

Merry Signal: 0-0-0 from 7 · beaten 21.9 L on average

Best: riding as a closer, 0-0-0 from 3, beaten 15.0 L on average
Worst: riding as a stalker, 0-0-0 from 3, beaten 32.8 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	0-0-0	7	21.9 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-0	3	5.0 L
Mile	0-0-0	1	9.7 L
Middle	0-0-0	2	39.7 L
Long	0-0-0	1	49.1 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-0	1	4.5 L
Dirt	0-0-0	2	28.3 L
Synthetic	0-0-0	4	23.0 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-0	1	4.5 L
Bellmont	0-0-0	3	17.4 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	1	49.1 L
Larkspur	0-0-0	2	23.7 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-0	1	9.7 L
Stalkerworst	0-0-0	3	32.8 L
Closerbest	0-0-0	3	15.0 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	0-0-0	7	21.9 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-0	3	31.4 L
Middle draw	0-0-0	3	18.2 L
High draw	0-0-0	1	4.5 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	41.8 L
Same day	0-0-0	6	18.6 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Merry SignalG0-00306 · 0/7
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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