G0-00353Old Vicarage Stables

Quiet Lark

4-year-old dapple grey filly · Appaloosa 85% · Mustang 15%

Best at a long trip on dirt. Burst S and Speed S are her strengths. Temperament C: she can be keen and erratic.

21 runs · 1 win · 0 2nd · 0 3rd · 13,760 earned

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

Aptitudes

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

Trip bands: Sprint 1,000–1,200 m · Mile 1,400–1,600 m · Middle 2,000 m · Long 2,400 m.

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

Coat loci
Extension	E/e	black pigment (carries red)(hidden copy)
Agouti	At/At	seal brown / dark bay
Cream	n/n	no cream dilution
Grey	G/n	born coloured, greys out with career
Roan	n/n	no roan
Dun	D/n	dun dilution with primitive markings
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	LP/LP	two copies: few-spot, nearly white
Pattern-1	n/n	no PATN1
Splash white	n/n	no splash
Height (LCORL)	Ht/n	+3% height (taller: more speed and stamina, less burst and durability)
Feathering	Fe/Fe	no feathering
Speed gene (MSTN)	T/T	stayer: best trip 200 m longer, stamina +15, burst -15
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

Crossbred (Appaloosa × Mustang)of 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Appaloosa85%
Mustang15%

Quirks

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
31 Oct	Ashcombe Saturday Plate (staying)Ashcombe · Listed	2,800 m	GoodTurf	9/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	6 1/4 L	2:54.72	90 (+1)	+560
31 Oct	Ashcombe Weekend Feature (staying)Ashcombe · Graded	2,800 m	GoodTurf	1/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	2:54.96	89 (+4)	+13,200

Quiet Lark: 1-0-0 from 2 · beaten 3.1 L on average

Nothing stands out yet: best and worst need at least two conditions with 3+ runs each.

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.

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Good	1-0-0	2	3.1 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Long	1-0-0	2	3.1 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	1-0-0	2	3.1 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	1-0-0	2	3.1 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-0-0	2	3.1 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-0-0	2	3.1 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	1-0-0	1	0.0 L
High draw	0-0-0	1	6.3 L

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	1-0-0	1	0.0 L
Same day	0-0-0	1	6.3 L

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Snip; coronet (near hind).