G0-00339Kestrel Downs

River Lark

2-year-old dapple grey colt · Quarter Horse 80% · Arabian 20%

Front-runner
Best 1,300 m · dirt
Trainer R. Kestrel

Best at sprints on dirt. Burst D and Durability D are his strengths. Adaptability E: he needs his own trip and ground.

3 runs · 0 wins · 0 2nd · 0 3rd · 80 earned

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

Last time out6th · Harrowgate Maiden Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

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

Made his debut in the Larkspur Maiden Stakes, 10th of 12.
30 Oct 2026Replay
6th of 11 in the Harrowgate Maiden Stakes. Rated 27 afterwards, his career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ASprint✓ bestDMileEMiddleELong
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: D
441
Stamina: D
372
Burst: D
463
Durability: D
442
Adaptability: E
331
Temperament: D
372

Genetics

Grey — born bay, greying with career. 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	G/n	born coloured, greys out with career
Roan	n/n	no roan
Dun	n/n	no dun
Liver	L/L	no liver modifier
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: Snip
Legs: coronet (near fore), coronet (off fore), sock (near hind), sock (off hind)
Sabino: n/Sb1
White tendency: medium
Build: strong-headed, long-legged
Size: Below average (-2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Crossbred (QH × Arabian)of 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Quarter Horse80%
Arabian20%

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 Maiden StakesHarrowgate · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	7/11	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	13 L	2:10.95	27 (+2)	+40
30 Oct	Harrowgate Maiden StakesHarrowgate · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	2/9	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	37 1/4 L	2:13.09	25	+40
30 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	11/12	StalkerApprentice	—	10th	47 1/4 L	2:14.28	25 (-5)	—

Form book

River Lark: 0-0-0 from 3 · beaten 32.5 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	0-0-0	1	37.2 L
Good	0-0-0	2	30.2 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Middle	0-0-0	3	32.5 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-0	1	37.2 L
Dirt	0-0-0	2	30.2 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Harrowgate	0-0-0	2	25.1 L
Larkspur	0-0-0	1	47.3 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Stalker	0-0-0	3	32.5 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	0-0-0	3	32.5 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-0-0	1	37.2 L
Middle draw	0-0-0	1	13.0 L
High draw	0-0-0	1	47.3 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	47.3 L
Same day	0-0-0	2	25.1 L

Pedigree

Gen 0River LarkG0-00339 · 0/3
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

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