G0-00324Harrowgate House

Velvet Rumour

2-year-old chestnut colt · Thoroughbred 95%

Closer
Best 1,800 m · dirt
Trainer E. Harrow

Best at a mile on dirt. Speed C and Stamina D are his strengths. Temperament E: he can be keen and erratic.

1 run · 1 win · 0 2nd · 0 3rd · 1,100 earned

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

Last time out1st · Ashcombe Maiden Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

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

Won on his debut in the Ashcombe Maiden Stakes by 2 1/2 lengths.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: CSprintAMile✓ bestCMiddleELong
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: C
508
Stamina: D
455
Burst: D
453
Durability: D
413
Adaptability: D
386
Temperament: E
327

Genetics

Chestnut. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	e/e	red factor: chestnut coats
Agouti	A/A	no effect on red coats(hidden copy)
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	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: Plain face
Legs: No leg markings
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: low
Build: compact, deep-girthed
Size: Above average (+2%)no effect on stats (horse from before genetics v2)
Inbreeding: None

Purebred Thoroughbredof 12 breeds; foals inherit the exact average of their parents
Thoroughbred95%
Quarter Horse5%

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 Maiden StakesAshcombe · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodTurf	8/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	1:07.45	37 (+7)	+1,100

Form book

Velvet Rumour: 1-0-0 from 1 · beaten 0.0 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	1	0.0 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Middle draw	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	1-0-0	1	0.0 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Velvet RumourG0-00324 · 1/1
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

No face markings; No leg markings.