G0-00191Old Vicarage Stables

Paper Sonnet

5-year-old bay mare · Thoroughbred 75% · Akhal-Teke 25%

Front-runner
Best 1,700 m · turf
Trainer T. Penrose

Best at a mile on turf. Burst C and Speed D are her strengths. Durability D is her weak spot.

22 runs · 1 win · 2 2nd · 2 3rd · 2,985 earned

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

Last time out9th · Larkspur Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Paper Sonnet, from the first race on.

Made her debut in the Saltmarsh Maiden Stakes, 7th of 12.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Saltmarsh Maiden Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths, her first win at start 18. Rated 39 afterwards, her career high.
29 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: BSprintAMile✓ bestEMiddleELong
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
466
Stamina: D
465
Burst: C
590
Durability: D
411
Adaptability: D
422
Temperament: D
430

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: Star
Legs: coronet (near hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: fine-headed, tall, deep-girthed
Size: Above average (+3%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Crossbred (TB × Akhal-Teke)of 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Thoroughbred75%
Akhal-Teke25%

Quirks

None revealed yet — quirks show themselves in races.

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
29 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	8/11	StalkerApprentice	—	9th	16 L	1:34.79	30 (-1)	—
29 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	7/10	StalkerApprentice	—	9th	4 3/4 L	1:34.34	31 (-2)	—
29 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	1/12	StalkerApprentice	—	12th	17 1/2 L	1:34.41	33 (-3)	—
29 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	3/8	StalkerApprentice	—	8th	13 L	1:35.11	36 (-3)	—
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodDirt	6/9	CloserApprentice	—	1st	won	1:07.50	39 (+3)	+1,100
28 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	11/12	CloserApprentice	—	6th	5 L	1:08.55	36 (-1)	+40
28 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	1/9	CloserApprentice	—	3rd	6 3/4 L	1:33.49	37 (+2)	+300
28 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	11/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	8th	5 3/4 L	1:33.79	35	—
28 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	8/8	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	6 L	2:08.36	35 (+4)	+400
27 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	3/8	StalkerApprentice	—	8th	27 L	2:43.29	31 (-4)	—

Form book

Paper Sonnet: 1-2-2 from 22 · beaten 12.9 L on average

Best: a sprint, 1-0-0 from 5, beaten 6.6 L on average
Worst: a long trip, 0-1-0 from 4, beaten 22.3 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	0-0-2	5	17.1 L
Good	1-2-0	17	11.6 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprintbest	1-0-0	5	6.6 L
Mile	0-0-1	8	10.5 L
Middle	0-1-1	5	15.4 L
Longworst	0-1-0	4	22.3 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-2	9	14.7 L
Dirt	1-0-0	5	11.5 L
Synthetic	0-2-0	8	11.6 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-0	3	16.2 L
Bellmont	0-1-0	3	8.3 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	2	9.8 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-1	1	8.5 L
Larkspur	0-0-1	5	14.1 L
Saltmarsh	1-1-0	8	13.9 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-0	5	18.3 L
Stalker	0-1-0	7	14.1 L
Closer	1-1-2	10	9.3 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-2-2	22	12.9 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-1	7	17.4 L
Middle draw	1-1-0	9	13.4 L
High draw	0-1-1	6	6.8 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	22.4 L
Same day	1-2-2	21	12.4 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Paper SonnetG0-00191 · 1/22
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Star; coronet (near hind).