G0-00038Kestrel Downs

Northern Banner

3-year-old bay filly · Thoroughbred 100%

Closer
Best 2,650 m · turf
Trainer R. Kestrel

Best at a long trip on turf. Burst C and Temperament C are her strengths. Adaptability D: she needs her own trip and ground.

11 runs · 0 wins · 0 2nd · 2 3rd · 1,295 earned

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

Last time out6th · Kestrel Downs Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Northern Banner, from the first race on.

Made her debut in the Larkspur Novice Stakes, 4th of 11.
26 Oct 2026Replay
3rd of 8 in the Harrowgate Maiden Stakes. Rated 43 afterwards, her career high.
26 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

How much of Northern Banner’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: 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: D
466
Stamina: D
435
Burst: C
495
Durability: D
433
Adaptability: D
413
Temperament: C
483

Genetics

Bay. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/E	black pigment (no red carried)
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	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 (near fore), coronet (off fore), sock (near hind), sock (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: deep-girthed, tall
Size: Above average (+3%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Thoroughbredof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Thoroughbred100%

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 Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	2/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	6th	7 1/4 L	1:34.49	37	+50
26 Oct	Harrowgate Maiden StakesHarrowgate · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	4/12	CloserApprentice	—	5th	12 1/4 L	2:08.50	37 (+1)	+80
26 Oct	Harrowgate Maiden StakesHarrowgate · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	8/10	CloserApprentice	—	5th	11 L	2:09.42	36 (-1)	+80
26 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	11/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	10th	7 3/4 L	1:34.53	37 (-2)	—
26 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	8/9	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	23 1/4 L	2:42.19	39	+100
26 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	8/12	CloserApprentice	—	11th	12 1/2 L	1:35.04	39 (-4)	—
26 Oct	Harrowgate Maiden StakesHarrowgate · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	5/8	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	13 3/4 L	2:11.50	43 (+4)	+240
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (0-55)Saltmarsh · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	3/11	CloserApprentice	—	3rd	8 3/4 L	2:07.12	39 (+5)	+360
26 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (0-55)Bellmont · Handicap	3,200 m	GoodSynthetic	7/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	8 1/4 L	3:47.34	34 (+3)	+210
26 Oct	Bellmont Club MaidenBellmont · Story	1,200 m	HeavyDirt	5/9	Stalker—	—	9th	9 L	1:19.95	31 (-7)	—

Form book

Northern Banner: 0-0-2 from 11 · beaten 11.0 L on average

Best: turf, 0-0-0 from 4, beaten 8.6 L on average
Worst: at Larkspur, 0-0-0 from 3, beaten 12.8 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
Firm	0-0-0	2	10.0 L
Good	0-0-2	8	11.5 L
Heavy	0-0-0	1	9.1 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-0	1	9.1 L
Mile	0-0-0	4	8.7 L
Middle	0-0-2	4	11.4 L
Long	0-0-0	2	15.8 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turfbest	0-0-0	4	8.6 L
Dirt	0-0-0	2	16.2 L
Synthetic	0-0-2	5	10.8 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Bellmont	0-0-0	2	8.7 L
Harrowgate	0-0-1	4	12.3 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-0	1	7.3 L
Larkspurworst	0-0-0	3	12.8 L
Saltmarsh	0-0-1	1	8.7 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-1	5	8.8 L
Stalker	0-0-0	2	16.2 L
Closer	0-0-1	4	11.1 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	0-0-2	10	11.2 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-1	4	8.9 L
Middle draw	0-0-1	3	11.7 L
High draw	0-0-0	4	12.6 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	7.3 L
Same day	0-0-2	10	11.4 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Northern BannerG0-00038 · 0/11
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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