G0-00150Saltmarsh Racing

Northern Lark

4-year-old bay filly · Thoroughbred 100%

Stalker
Best 2,000 m · turf
Trainer J. Salt

Best at middle distances on turf. Speed C and Temperament C are her strengths. Durability D is her weak spot.

13 runs · 3 wins · 0 2nd · 4 3rd · 5,580 earned

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

Last time out1st · Ashcombe Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

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

Made her debut in the Kestrel Downs Novice Stakes, 9th of 10.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Larkspur Maiden Stakes by three-quarters of a length, her first win at start 2. Only 5th of 8 on ratings beforehand.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Harrowgate Novice Stakes by a distance, the biggest win of her career.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Ashcombe Novice Stakes by 1 3/4 lengths. Rated 49 afterwards, her career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ESprintCMileAMiddle✓ bestELong
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: C
548
Stamina: C
536
Burst: D
437
Durability: D
405
Adaptability: C
490
Temperament: C
543

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
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	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: 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
30 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	7/11	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:32.33	49 (+3)	+1,375
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	3/11	StalkerApprentice	—	4th	7 L	1:33.97	46 (+1)	+175
29 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	4/8	StalkerApprentice	—	3rd	5 1/2 L	1:32.99	45 (+1)	+300
26 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	10/10	StalkerApprentice	—	3rd	12 L	2:37.95	44 (+2)	+300
26 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	5/9	StalkerApprentice	—	1st	won	2:35.02	42 (+3)	+1,375
26 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	2,800 m	GoodTurf	1/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	13 1/4 L	3:09.14	39 (+2)	+360
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	3/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	5 1/2 L	1:34.22	37 (+3)	+300
26 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	2,000 m	HeavyDirt	7/12	StalkerApprentice	—	11th	15 L	2:17.90	34 (-3)	—
26 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	2,400 m	GoodTurf	3/8	CloserApprentice	—	4th	7 3/4 L	2:37.47	37 (+3)	+175
26 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	3/10	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	7 1/2 L	1:34.76	34 (-2)	—

Form book

Northern Lark: 3-0-4 from 13 · beaten 6.7 L on average

Best: a middle draw, 3-0-1 from 5, beaten 4.1 L on average
Worst: at Larkspur, 1-0-2 from 4, beaten 10.0 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	1-0-0	2	5.8 L
Good	2-0-4	10	6.1 L
Heavy	0-0-0	1	14.9 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Mile	1-0-2	7	5.6 L
Middle	1-0-0	2	7.4 L
Long	1-0-2	4	8.2 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	2-0-2	7	6.5 L
Dirt	0-0-1	3	9.1 L
Synthetic	1-0-1	3	4.8 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	1-0-0	2	3.7 L
Harrowgate	1-0-1	3	4.5 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-1	2	8.5 L
Larkspurworst	1-0-2	4	10.0 L
Saltmarsh	0-0-0	2	4.7 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-2	2	9.3 L
Stalker	3-0-2	8	5.8 L
Closer	0-0-0	3	7.3 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	3-0-4	13	6.7 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-2	7	7.9 L
Middle drawbest	3-0-1	5	4.1 L
High draw	0-0-1	1	11.9 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	11.6 L
Same day	3-0-3	11	6.4 L
1–2 days	0-0-1	1	5.6 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Northern LarkG0-00150 · 3/13
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

No face markings; No leg markings.