G0-00009Ashcombe Park

Morning Lark

7-year-old dark bay stallion · Thoroughbred 100%

Front-runner
Best 2,050 m · synthetic
Trainer H. Ashcombe

Best at middle distances on synthetic. Temperament C and Adaptability D are his strengths. Burst D is his weak spot.

30 runs · 9 wins · 2 2nd · 9 3rd · 27,160 earned

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

Last time out3rd · Ashcombe Feature Listed Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

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

Made his debut in the Harrowgate Novice Stakes, 3rd of 9.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Saltmarsh Handicap (0-55) by 6 1/2 lengths, his first win at start 2.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Larkspur Handicap (50-75) by 2 lengths. Only 8th of 8 on ratings beforehand.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Ashcombe Handicap (50-75) by a distance. Only 5th of 8 on ratings beforehand.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Kestrel Downs Handicap (70-95) by a length, the biggest win of his career.
28 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Ashcombe Handicap (70-95) by 7 1/2 lengths. Only 5th of 9 on ratings beforehand.
30 Oct 2026Replay
3rd of 8 in the Ashcombe Feature Listed Stakes. Rated 92 afterwards, his career high.
30 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: DSprintCMileAMiddle✓ bestELong
Surface: ETurfEDirtASynthetic✓ best
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
448
Stamina: D
441
Burst: D
437
Durability: D
463
Adaptability: D
468
Temperament: C
495

Genetics

Seal Brown. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/e	black pigment (carries red)(hidden copy)
Agouti	At/a	seal brown / dark bay (carries black)(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 effect on non-chestnut coats(hidden copy)
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: Blaze
Legs: sock (near fore), sock (off fore), stocking (near hind), sock (off hind)
Sabino: n/Sb1
White tendency: medium
Build: short-necked, narrow-bodied
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
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 Feature Listed StakesAshcombe · Listed	2,800 m	GoodSynthetic	8/8	CloserApprentice	—	3rd	5 3/4 L	3:07.49	92 (+2)	+1,920
30 Oct	Harrowgate Listed StakesHarrowgate · Listed	1,400 m	GoodSynthetic	3/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	4 1/2 L	1:27.19	90 (+3)	+560
30 Oct	Harrowgate Feature Listed StakesHarrowgate · Listed	1,600 m	GoodDirt	4/12	CloserApprentice	—	7th	7 1/2 L	1:40.33	87 (+1)	—
30 Oct	Bellmont Handicap (70-95)Bellmont · Handicap	1,600 m	FirmTurf	6/9	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	9 1/4 L	1:40.85	86 (-3)	—
30 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (70-95)Larkspur · Handicap	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	6/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	2nd	10 L	2:36.44	89 (+3)	+1,000
30 Oct	Larkspur Listed StakesLarkspur · Listed	2,800 m	SoftTurf	7/9	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	18 L	3:17.22	86	—
30 Oct	Larkspur Listed StakesLarkspur · Listed	1,000 m	GoodDirt	1/10	CloserApprentice	—	8th	11 1/2 L	1:02.48	86	—
30 Oct	Ashcombe Handicap (70-95)Ashcombe · Handicap	3,200 m	GoodSynthetic	9/9	CloserApprentice	—	1st	won	3:34.96	86 (+4)	+2,750
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (70-95)Saltmarsh · Handicap	2,200 m	GoodDirt	3/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	4th	11 1/2 L	2:22.77	82 (+1)	+350
29 Oct	Saltmarsh Handicap (70-95)Saltmarsh · Handicap	1,600 m	HeavyTurf	5/9	CloserApprentice	—	9th	34 1/4 L	1:49.20	81 (-3)	—

Form book

Morning Lark: 9-2-9 from 30 · beaten 9.2 L on average

Best: at Kestrel Downs, 2-0-1 from 3, beaten 1.2 L on average
Worst: a long trip, 1-1-4 from 8, beaten 19.8 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	1-0-1	3	11.5 L
Good	5-1-6	18	8.6 L
Soft	2-0-0	4	5.7 L
Heavy	1-1-2	5	12.9 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	1-0-1	4	7.0 L
Mile	3-1-2	10	6.2 L
Middle	4-0-2	8	3.6 L
Longworst	1-1-4	8	19.8 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	4-0-1	10	10.5 L
Dirt	3-1-4	12	10.0 L
Synthetic	2-1-4	8	6.5 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	3-0-1	6	11.1 L
Bellmont	1-0-1	4	6.6 L
Harrowgate	1-0-1	4	3.2 L
Kestrel Downsbest	2-0-1	3	1.2 L
Larkspur	1-1-3	7	14.0 L
Saltmarsh	1-1-2	6	11.7 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	2-1-6	12	11.9 L
Stalker	3-1-0	8	5.8 L
Closer	4-0-3	10	8.7 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	8-2-9	29	9.6 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	4-0-2	11	8.9 L
Middle draw	2-2-2	9	10.1 L
High draw	3-0-5	10	8.8 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	1-0-0	1	0.0 L
Same day	8-2-9	29	9.6 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Morning LarkG0-00009 · 9/30
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Blaze; sock (near fore), sock (off fore), stocking (near hind), sock (off hind).