G0-00146Old Vicarage Stables

Morning Rumour

4-year-old bay colt · Thoroughbred 100%

Closer
Best 2,300 m · dirt
Trainer T. Penrose

Bred for middle distances on dirt. He's still growing: his abilities show as he matures.

13 runs · 2 wins · 0 2nd · 0 3rd · 3,720 earned

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

Last time out1st · Kestrel Downs Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

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

Won on his debut in the Kestrel Downs Handicap (0-55) by a distance, the biggest win of his career.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Kestrel Downs Novice Stakes by 10 lengths. Only 6th of 10 on ratings beforehand. Rated 38 afterwards, his career high.
28 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: DSprintCMileAMiddle✓ bestALong
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
458
Stamina: D
476
Burst: D
440
Durability: D
473
Adaptability: D
439
Temperament: D
389

Genetics

Bay. 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
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	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: Star
Legs: No leg markings
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: low
Build: tall, fine-headed
Size: Above average (+4%)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
28 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	2/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	1st	won	2:37.75	38 (+4)	+1,375
28 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodDirt	4/12	CloserApprentice	—	5th	10 1/4 L	2:37.78	34 (+2)	+100
27 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	1,500 m	GoodSynthetic	9/10	StalkerApprentice	—	7th	7 1/2 L	1:34.50	32	—
26 Oct	Ashcombe Novice StakesAshcombe · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	6/8	StalkerApprentice	—	4th	7 1/2 L	1:33.56	32 (+2)	+175
26 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	11/12	StalkerApprentice	—	10th	38 1/2 L	2:41.74	30 (-2)	—
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Handicap (0-55)Kestrel Downs · Handicap	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	8/12	StalkerApprentice	—	12th	23 1/4 L	2:11.65	32 (-3)	—
26 Oct	Larkspur Novice StakesLarkspur · Novice	2,400 m	GoodSynthetic	9/10	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	19 1/2 L	2:39.29	35 (+2)	+100
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	2,400 m	GoodTurf	8/11	CloserApprentice	—	5th	6 1/2 L	2:37.99	33 (+2)	+100
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Novice StakesKestrel Downs · Novice	1,500 m	GoodTurf	4/10	Front-runnerApprentice	—	9th	16 L	1:35.88	31 (-4)	—
26 Oct	Larkspur Handicap (0-55)Larkspur · Handicap	2,000 m	HeavyDirt	3/12	StalkerApprentice	—	8th	11 3/4 L	2:17.37	35 (-2)	—

Form book

Morning Rumour: 2-0-0 from 13 · beaten 15.2 L on average

Best: riding as a closer, 1-0-0 from 3, beaten 5.6 L on average
Worst: synthetic, 1-0-0 from 7, beaten 20.8 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
Good	2-0-0	12	15.5 L
Heavy	0-0-0	1	11.7 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Mile	0-0-0	3	10.2 L
Middle	0-0-0	2	17.5 L
Long	2-0-0	8	16.4 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-0	2	11.2 L
Dirt	1-0-0	4	7.4 L
Syntheticworst	1-0-0	7	20.8 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-0	1	7.4 L
Bellmont	0-0-0	1	43.9 L
Harrowgate	0-0-0	2	25.6 L
Kestrel Downs	2-0-0	6	9.3 L
Larkspur	0-0-0	3	12.9 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	1-0-0	3	20.0 L
Stalker	0-0-0	7	17.2 L
Closerbest	1-0-0	3	5.6 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	2-0-0	13	15.2 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	1-0-0	5	16.4 L
Middle draw	0-0-0	3	12.4 L
High draw	1-0-0	5	15.6 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	1-0-0	1	0.0 L
Same day	1-0-0	12	16.4 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Morning RumourG0-00146 · 2/13
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Star; No leg markings.