G0-00012Old Vicarage Stables

Midnight Promise

5-year-old buckskin mare · Akhal-Teke 100%

Stalker
Best 2,550 m · dirt
Trainer T. Penrose

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

22 runs · 5 wins · 6 2nd · 1 3rd · 14,320 earned

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

Last time out6th · Ashcombe Handicap (50-75) Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Midnight Promise, from the first race on.

Won on her debut in the Larkspur Maiden Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths. Only 7th of 11 on ratings beforehand.
26 Oct 2026Replay
2nd of 9 in the Saltmarsh Handicap (50-75). Rated 71 afterwards, her career high.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Bellmont Handicap (50-75) by a distance, the biggest win of her career.
27 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ESprintEMileCMiddleALong✓ best
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestESoftEHeavy
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: C
549
Stamina: C
543
Burst: D
451
Durability: D
420
Adaptability: D
440
Temperament: D
419

Genetics

Buckskin. 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	Cr/n	one dose: partial dilution (palomino, buckskin, smoky black)
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	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), sock (near hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: short-necked, narrow-bodied
Size: Average (+1%)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

None revealed yet — quirks show themselves in races.

Form

Date	Race	Trip	Going	Draw	Tactic · jockey	Wt	Pos	Btn	Time	OR	Won
28 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (50-75)Ashcombe · Handicap	1,800 m	FirmTurf	2/9	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	15 3/4 L	1:53.80	65 (-3)	+80
27 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (50-75)Bellmont · Handicap	1,400 m	GoodDirt	8/8	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	2 3/4 L	1:27.19	68 (-1)	+280
27 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (50-75)Bellmont · Handicap	2,800 m	HeavyTurf	7/8	CloserApprentice	—	4th	22 3/4 L	3:19.78	69 (-1)	+280
27 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (50-75)Saltmarsh · Handicap	3,200 m	GoodSynthetic	9/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	5th	24 L	3:42.94	70 (-1)	+160
27 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (50-75)Ashcombe · Handicap	2,400 m	GoodDirt	4/9	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	2:32.16	71 (+3)	+2,200
27 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (50-75)Bellmont · Handicap	3,200 m	GoodDirt	2/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	3:39.04	68 (+3)	+2,200
26 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (50-75)Bellmont · Handicap	2,400 m	SoftTurf	6/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	9th	73 L	2:54.48	65 (-5)	—
26 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (50-75)Ashcombe · Handicap	1,800 m	SoftTurf	8/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	6th	6 3/4 L	1:56.71	70 (-1)	+80
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (50-75)Saltmarsh · Handicap	3,200 m	HeavyDirt	3/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	2nd	9 1/4 L	3:53.62	71 (+2)	+800
26 Oct	Harrowgate Handicap (50-75)Harrowgate · Handicap	1,800 m	HeavyDirt	1/9	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	1 1/2 L	1:58.80	69 (+3)	+800

Form book

Midnight Promise: 5-6-1 from 22 · beaten 12.4 L on average

Best: dirt, 5-2-0 from 8, beaten 1.7 L on average
Worst: soft ground, 0-1-0 from 3, beaten 28.6 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	0-2-0	3	8.2 L
Good	4-1-1	12	10.7 L
Softworst	0-1-0	3	28.6 L
Heavy	1-2-0	4	8.4 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-1	3	6.2 L
Mile	1-1-0	4	4.8 L
Middle	1-2-0	5	6.0 L
Long	3-3-0	10	20.5 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-3-1	9	16.2 L
Dirtbest	5-2-0	8	1.7 L
Synthetic	0-1-0	5	22.7 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	1-0-0	3	7.5 L
Bellmont	1-1-1	8	15.9 L
Harrowgate	0-1-0	1	1.4 L
Kestrel Downs	0-1-0	2	6.0 L
Larkspur	2-1-0	4	18.3 L
Saltmarsh	1-2-0	4	9.1 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-3-0	10	20.7 L
Stalker	3-1-0	6	3.9 L
Closer	1-2-1	6	7.1 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	5-6-1	22	12.4 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	2-4-1	9	5.0 L
Middle draw	2-1-0	6	16.8 L
High draw	1-1-0	7	18.1 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	1-0-0	1	0.0 L
Same day	4-6-1	21	13.0 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Midnight PromiseG0-00012 · 5/22
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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