G0-00308Harrowgate House

Velvet Willow

3-year-old dapple grey filly · Arabian 100%

Stalker
Best 2,650 m · synthetic
Trainer E. Harrow

Best at a long trip on synthetic. Adaptability D and Burst D are her strengths. Speed E is her weak spot.

6 runs · 1 win · 0 2nd · 0 3rd · 1,220 earned

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

Last time out1st · Larkspur Maiden Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Velvet Willow, from the first race on.

Made her debut in the Bellmont Maiden Stakes, 5th of 10.
30 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Larkspur Maiden Stakes by 9 lengths, her first win at start 6. Only 11th of 11 on ratings beforehand.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: DSprintCMileBMiddleALong✓ best
Surface: ETurfEDirtASynthetic✓ best
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: E
335
Stamina: D
432
Burst: D
443
Durability: D
401
Adaptability: D
467
Temperament: D
392

Genetics

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

Coat loci
Extension	e/e	red factor: chestnut coats
Agouti	A/At	no effect on red coats(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	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: compact, fine-headed
Size: Small (-6%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Arabianof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Arabian100%

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	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	1/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	2:07.45	20 (+6)	+1,100
30 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	1/8	StalkerApprentice	—	6th	2 1/4 L	1:08.36	14 (+1)	+40
30 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodDirt	7/10	CloserApprentice	—	10th	10 L	1:08.89	13 (-4)	—
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	4/8	StalkerApprentice	—	8th	15 1/2 L	2:10.50	17 (-6)	—
30 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodTurf	5/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	11th	26 1/4 L	2:11.73	23 (-7)	—
30 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	9/10	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	12 1/2 L	2:09.61	30	+80

Form book

Velvet Willow: 1-0-0 from 6 · beaten 11.1 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
Good	1-0-0	6	11.1 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-0	2	6.2 L
Middle	1-0-0	4	13.5 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-0	1	26.3 L
Dirt	0-0-0	2	12.8 L
Synthetic	1-0-0	3	4.9 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Bellmont	0-0-0	3	8.3 L
Kestrel Downs	0-0-0	2	20.8 L
Larkspur	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-0-0	2	13.1 L
Stalker	0-0-0	3	10.0 L
Closer	0-0-0	1	10.1 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-0-0	6	11.1 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	1-0-0	2	1.1 L
Middle draw	0-0-0	3	17.3 L
High draw	0-0-0	1	12.5 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	12.5 L
Same day	1-0-0	5	10.8 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Velvet WillowG0-00308 · 1/6
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).