G0-00218Copperfield Stud

Harbour Lark

4-year-old bay colt · Quarter Horse 100%

Front-runner
Best 1,100 m · dirt
Trainer A. Copperfield

Best at sprints on dirt. Speed C and Temperament D are his strengths. Stamina E is why longer trips find him out.

15 runs · 1 win · 1 2nd · 0 3rd · 2,330 earned

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

Last time out12th · Harrowgate Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Harbour Lark, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Harrowgate Maiden Stakes, 6th of 12.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Kestrel Downs Maiden Stakes by three-quarters of a length, his first win at start 4. Only 6th of 11 on ratings beforehand.
26 Oct 2026Replay
4th of 12 in the Ashcombe Handicap (0-55). Rated 40 afterwards, his career high.
29 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ASprint✓ bestEMileEMiddleELong
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
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: C
482
Stamina: E
347
Burst: D
419
Durability: D
457
Adaptability: D
450
Temperament: D
473

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	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), coronet (near hind), coronet (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: deep-girthed, compact
Size: Below average (-2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Quarter Horseof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Quarter Horse100%

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	GoodSynthetic	10/12	CloserApprentice	—	12th	22 L	1:36.10	35 (-4)	—
30 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	5/9	CloserApprentice	—	6th	12 3/4 L	1:34.89	39 (-1)	+50
29 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	1,000 m	GoodSynthetic	2/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	4 3/4 L	1:01.39	40 (+2)	+210
29 Oct	Kestrel Downs Handicap (0-55)Kestrel Downs · Handicap	1,000 m	HeavyDirt	6/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	2nd	2 1/4 L	1:03.93	38 (+4)	+600
28 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (0-55)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,800 m	GoodTurf	4/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	12th	47 1/2 L	3:17.20	34 (-3)	—
28 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	2/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	5th	7 1/4 L	1:35.05	37 (+2)	+100
28 Oct	Bellmont Novice StakesBellmont · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	5/12	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	5 1/4 L	1:33.69	35	—
28 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	5/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	10th	35 L	2:42.15	35 (-2)	—
27 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	5/8	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	29 3/4 L	2:41.24	37	+50
27 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	6/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	6th	15 L	1:34.80	37 (+1)	+50

Form book

Harbour Lark: 1-1-0 from 15 · beaten 14.6 L on average

Best: a sprint, 1-1-0 from 6, beaten 5.5 L on average
Worst: a long trip, 0-0-0 from 3, beaten 37.4 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	1	14.9 L
Good	1-0-0	13	15.5 L
Heavy	0-1-0	1	2.3 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprintbest	1-1-0	6	5.5 L
Mile	0-0-0	6	12.3 L
Longworst	0-0-0	3	37.4 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	1-0-0	4	18.5 L
Dirt	0-1-0	6	15.3 L
Synthetic	0-0-0	5	10.6 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-0	2	26.1 L
Bellmont	0-0-0	1	5.1 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	4	13.5 L
Kestrel Downs	1-1-0	4	16.8 L
Saltmarsh	0-0-0	4	10.1 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-1-0	8	16.2 L
Stalker	0-0-0	3	14.3 L
Closer	1-0-0	4	11.6 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-1-0	15	14.6 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-0	4	16.9 L
Middle draw	0-1-0	7	15.9 L
High draw	1-0-0	4	10.0 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	9.8 L
Same day	1-0-0	13	15.9 L
1–2 days	0-1-0	1	2.3 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Harbour LarkG0-00218 · 1/15
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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