G0-00138Copperfield Stud

Midnight Spark

3-year-old bay colt · Arabian 100%

Closer
Best 1,800 m · dirt
Trainer A. Copperfield

Best at a mile on dirt. Stamina C and Speed C are his strengths. Temperament D: he can be keen and erratic.

12 runs · 3 wins · 0 2nd · 1 3rd · 4,870 earned

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

Last time out4th · Kestrel Downs Handicap (0-55) Watch the finish

Career story

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

Won on his debut in the Harrowgate Maiden Stakes by a neck.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Saltmarsh Novice Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths, the biggest win of his career. Only 8th of 9 on ratings beforehand.
26 Oct 2026Replay
4th of 12 in the Kestrel Downs Handicap (0-55). Rated 44 afterwards, his career high.
26 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: CSprintAMile✓ bestAMiddleELong
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
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
518
Stamina: C
591
Burst: C
515
Durability: C
518
Adaptability: C
501
Temperament: D
407

Genetics

Bay. 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 (carries black)(hidden copy)
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	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 fore), coronet (near hind), sock (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: strong-headed, long-necked, long-legged
Size: Below average (-5%)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

None revealed yet — quirks show themselves in races.

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Handicap (0-55)Kestrel Downs · Handicap	2,200 m	GoodSynthetic	5/12	StalkerApprentice	—	4th	11 3/4 L	2:24.58	44 (+1)	+210
26 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	1,000 m	HeavyDirt	4/11	CloserApprentice	—	4th	1 1/4 L	1:04.58	43 (+1)	+210
26 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	10/10	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:32.22	42 (+3)	+1,375
26 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	8/12	CloserApprentice	—	3rd	6 1/4 L	1:34.12	39 (+2)	+300
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	2/8	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	14 3/4 L	1:34.40	37	+100
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	1/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	5th	18 1/4 L	2:40.73	37 (+1)	+100
26 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	5/8	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	9 L	1:34.40	36	+50
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	2/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	7th	26 L	2:42.38	36 (-1)	—
26 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	2/8	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	14 1/4 L	2:40.81	37 (-3)	+50
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	1/9	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:33.80	40 (+8)	+1,375

Form book

Midnight Spark: 3-0-1 from 12 · beaten 9.5 L on average

Best: at Harrowgate, 1-0-1 from 3, beaten 5.1 L on average
Worst: a long trip, 0-0-0 from 3, beaten 19.5 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
Firm	0-0-0	1	14.8 L
Good	3-0-1	10	9.7 L
Heavy	0-0-0	1	1.3 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	1-0-0	2	0.7 L
Mile	2-0-1	6	7.0 L
Middle	0-0-0	1	11.8 L
Longworst	0-0-0	3	19.5 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-1	3	10.0 L
Dirt	1-0-0	3	9.1 L
Synthetic	2-0-0	6	9.4 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	1-0-0	2	0.7 L
Bellmont	0-0-0	1	14.3 L
Harrowgatebest	1-0-1	3	5.1 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-0	2	15.0 L
Saltmarsh	1-0-0	4	13.2 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-0	2	22.1 L
Stalker	3-0-0	7	7.1 L
Closer	0-0-1	3	6.5 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	3-0-1	12	9.5 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	2-0-0	7	10.7 L
Middle draw	0-0-1	4	9.8 L
High draw	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	1-0-0	1	0.0 L
Same day	2-0-1	11	10.3 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Midnight SparkG0-00138 · 3/12
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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