G0-00247Bellmont Lodge

Iron Heron

3-year-old dun buckskin filly · Akhal-Teke 100%

Stalker
Best 2,650 m · turf
Trainer M. Bellamy

Best at a long trip on turf. Adaptability C and Stamina C are her strengths. Temperament D: she can be keen and erratic.

12 runs · 2 wins · 1 2nd · 0 3rd · 3,770 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 Iron Heron, from the first race on.

Made her debut in the Ashcombe Maiden Stakes, 11th of 12.
27 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Harrowgate Novice Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths, her first win at start 2, the biggest win of her career. Only 9th of 9 on ratings beforehand.
27 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Bellmont Novice Stakes by 3 lengths. Only 10th of 12 on ratings beforehand.
28 Oct 2026Replay
4th of 11 in the Bellmont Novice Stakes. Rated 41 afterwards, her career high.
29 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ESprintDMileBMiddleALong✓ best
Surface: ATurf✓ bestEDirtESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestDSoftEHeavy
Plan: CFront-runnerAStalker✓ bestCCloser

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
476
Stamina: C
492
Burst: D
434
Durability: D
455
Adaptability: C
554
Temperament: D
397

Genetics

Bay Dun. 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
Cream	n/n	no cream dilution
Grey	n/n	won't grey out
Roan	n/n	no roan
Dun	D/n	dun dilution with primitive markings
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: Plain face
Legs: No leg markings
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: low
Build: long-necked, short-legged
Size: Above average (+2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Akhal-Tekeof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Akhal-Teke100%

Quirks

Gate-shy

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	7/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	6th	17 3/4 L	2:42.08	39 (-1)	+50
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	2,400 m	FirmTurf	9/10	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	6 1/4 L	2:36.64	40 (+3)	+500
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (0-55)Saltmarsh · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodDirt	4/10	CloserApprentice	—	5th	18 L	2:08.70	37 (+1)	+120
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	2/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	9th	14 L	1:34.48	36 (-3)	—
29 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	7/12	CloserApprentice	—	8th	24 L	2:41.47	39 (-1)	—
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (0-55)Saltmarsh · Handicap	1,800 m	GoodSynthetic	8/11	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	18 1/4 L	1:55.11	40 (-1)	—
29 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	7/11	StalkerApprentice	—	4th	13 1/4 L	2:39.49	41 (+1)	+175
28 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	3/12	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:32.88	40 (+9)	+1,375
27 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	4/8	CloserApprentice	—	4th	9 3/4 L	2:40.17	31 (+3)	+175
27 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (0-55)Saltmarsh · Handicap	2,400 m	FirmTurf	4/11	CloserApprentice	—	11th	46 3/4 L	2:43.30	28 (-6)	—

Form book

Iron Heron: 2-1-0 from 12 · beaten 15.2 L on average

Best: riding as a stalker, 1-1-0 from 4, beaten 9.5 L on average
Worst: riding as a closer, 0-0-0 from 5, beaten 22.7 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	0-1-0	2	26.6 L
Good	2-0-0	10	13.0 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-0	1	14.5 L
Mile	1-0-0	2	7.0 L
Middle	0-0-0	2	18.2 L
Long	1-1-0	7	16.9 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-1-0	2	26.6 L
Dirt	1-0-0	4	12.3 L
Synthetic	1-0-0	6	13.4 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-0	1	14.5 L
Bellmont	1-0-0	2	6.7 L
Harrowgate	1-0-0	1	0.0 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-0	3	18.6 L
Saltmarsh	0-1-0	5	19.9 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-0-0	3	10.6 L
Stalkerbest	1-1-0	4	9.5 L
Closerworst	0-0-0	5	22.7 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	2-1-0	12	15.2 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	2-0-0	6	15.6 L
Middle draw	0-0-0	5	16.7 L
High draw	0-1-0	1	6.3 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	14.5 L
Same day	2-1-0	10	15.5 L
1–2 days	0-0-0	1	13.3 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Iron HeronG0-00247 · 2/12
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

No face markings; No leg markings.