G0-00180Saltmarsh Racing

River Thistle

5-year-old bay mare · Arabian 100%

Front-runner
Best 1,750 m · synthetic
Trainer J. Salt

Best at a mile on synthetic. Durability B and Stamina C are her strengths. Speed D is her weak spot.

23 runs · 2 wins · 4 2nd · 4 3rd · 6,210 earned

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

Last time out9th · Harrowgate Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made River Thistle, from the first race on.

Made her debut in the Ashcombe Maiden Stakes, 9th of 10.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Larkspur Maiden Stakes by 5 1/2 lengths, her first win at start 17.
28 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Ashcombe Handicap (0-55) by three-quarters of a length, the biggest win of her career.
28 Oct 2026Replay
3rd of 10 in the Ashcombe Novice Stakes. Rated 47 afterwards, her career high.
29 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: CSprintAMile✓ bestBMiddleELong
Surface: ETurfEDirtASynthetic✓ best
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestDSoftEHeavy
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
414
Stamina: C
540
Burst: D
423
Durability: B
619
Adaptability: C
536
Temperament: C
482

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
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	Sb1/n	one copy: white face and leg markings

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: Stripe
Legs: sock (near fore), sock (off fore), sock (near hind), stocking (off hind)
Sabino: n/Sb1
White tendency: medium
Build: strong-headed, 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
30 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	8/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	9th	9 3/4 L	1:34.18	44 (-3)	—
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	2/9	CloserApprentice	—	2nd	4 1/2 L	1:33.50	47 (+1)	+500
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	6/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	2nd	3 1/4 L	1:33.39	46 (+2)	+500
29 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	3/8	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	12 1/2 L	1:34.04	44 (-3)	—
29 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	3/10	CloserApprentice	—	3rd	1 1/2 L	1:33.74	47 (+1)	+300
28 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,800 m	GoodTurf	7/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	3:08.54	46 (+3)	+1,650
28 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	6/10	CloserApprentice	—	1st	won	2:07.52	43 (+3)	+1,100
28 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodDirt	4/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	4 1/4 L	1:07.82	40 (+2)	+240
28 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	2/10	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	19 1/2 L	2:08.81	38 (-2)	—
27 Oct	Ashcombe Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	8/12	CloserApprentice	—	7th	15 3/4 L	2:09.98	40 (-1)	—

Form book

River Thistle: 2-4-4 from 23 · beaten 8.6 L on average

Best: at Larkspur, 1-1-1 from 5, beaten 2.8 L on average
Worst: a middle, 1-0-1 from 8, beaten 13.5 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	2	13.8 L
Good	2-4-4	20	8.0 L
Heavy	0-0-0	1	10.2 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-2-1	7	4.2 L
Mile	0-2-2	6	5.9 L
Middleworst	1-0-1	8	13.5 L
Long	1-0-0	2	12.4 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	1-0-1	4	8.0 L
Dirt	1-3-2	15	9.5 L
Synthetic	0-1-1	4	5.9 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	1-0-2	6	8.2 L
Bellmont	0-0-0	1	10.2 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	3	12.8 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-0	3	13.0 L
Larkspurbest	1-1-1	5	2.8 L
Saltmarsh	0-3-1	5	9.4 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-2-1	10	8.3 L
Stalker	0-1-1	6	7.7 L
Closer	1-1-2	7	9.8 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	2-4-4	23	8.6 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-1-2	9	8.9 L
Middle draw	2-1-0	6	10.2 L
High draw	0-2-2	8	7.0 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	8.0 L
Same day	2-4-4	22	8.6 L

Pedigree

Gen 0River ThistleG0-00180 · 2/23
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Stripe; sock (near fore), sock (off fore), sock (near hind), stocking (off hind).