G0-00297Ashcombe Park

Paper Legend

2-year-old dapple grey colt · Arabian 90% · Akhal-Teke 10%

Closer
Best 2,000 m · dirt
Trainer H. Ashcombe

Best at middle distances on dirt. Durability C and Adaptability D are his strengths. Temperament E: he can be keen and erratic.

5 runs · 1 win · 1 2nd · 1 3rd · 1,740 earned

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

Last time out1st · Saltmarsh Maiden Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Paper Legend, from the first race on.

Made his debut in the Larkspur Maiden Stakes, 9th of 9.
30 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Saltmarsh Maiden Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths, his first win at start 5. Rated 38 afterwards, his career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: DSprintCMileAMiddle✓ bestELong
Surface: ETurfADirt✓ bestESynthetic
Going: AFirm✓ bestAGood✓ bestESoftEHeavy
Plan: CFront-runnerCStalkerACloser✓ best

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
405
Stamina: D
390
Burst: D
360
Durability: C
514
Adaptability: D
422
Temperament: E
328

Genetics

Grey — born bay, greying with career. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/E	black pigment (no red carried)
Agouti	A/a	bay: black kept to the points (carries black)(hidden copy)
Cream	n/n	no cream dilution
Grey	G/n	born coloured, greys out with career
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), coronet (off hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: tall, long-necked
Size: Below average (-3%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Arabianof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Arabian90%
Akhal-Teke10%

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	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	9/9	CloserApprentice	—	1st	won	2:08.65	38 (+5)	+1,100
30 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	6/11	StalkerApprentice	—	2nd	3 L	2:08.66	33 (+6)	+400
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	9/9	CloserApprentice	—	3rd	3/4 L	2:07.88	27 (+6)	+240
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodTurf	1/12	CloserApprentice	—	10th	11 3/4 L	1:08.81	21 (-2)	—
30 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	9/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	9th	13 L	1:09.16	23 (-7)	—

Form book

Paper Legend: 1-1-1 from 5 · beaten 5.7 L on average

Nothing stands out yet: best and worst need at least two conditions with 3+ runs each.

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	0-0-1	1	0.8 L
Good	1-1-0	4	6.9 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-0	2	12.4 L
Middle	1-1-1	3	1.2 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-1	2	6.3 L
Synthetic	1-1-0	3	5.3 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Bellmont	0-1-0	1	2.9 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-1	2	6.3 L
Larkspur	0-0-0	1	13.0 L
Saltmarsh	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-0	1	13.0 L
Stalker	0-1-0	1	2.9 L
Closer	1-0-1	3	4.2 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-1-1	5	5.7 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-0	1	11.8 L
Middle draw	0-1-0	1	2.9 L
High draw	1-0-1	3	4.6 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	13.0 L
Same day	1-1-1	4	3.9 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Paper LegendG0-00297 · 1/5
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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