G0-00143Ashcombe Park

Northern Spark

5-year-old bay mare · Thoroughbred 100%

Closer
Best 2,250 m · dirt
Trainer H. Ashcombe

Best at middle distances on dirt. Temperament C and Speed C are her strengths. Durability D is her weak spot.

22 runs · 1 win · 1 2nd · 5 3rd · 3,435 earned

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

Last time out4th · Saltmarsh Novice Stakes Watch the finish

Career story

The moments that made Northern Spark, from the first race on.

Made her debut in the Kestrel Downs Handicap (0-55), 8th of 8.
26 Oct 2026Replay
Won the Larkspur Maiden Stakes by 5 1/2 lengths, her first win at start 20.
27 Oct 2026Replay
4th of 10 in the Saltmarsh Novice Stakes. Rated 42 afterwards, her career high.
28 Oct 2026Replay

Aptitudes

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

Trip: ESprintCMileAMiddle✓ bestBLong
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
500
Stamina: C
492
Burst: D
455
Durability: D
399
Adaptability: D
415
Temperament: C
516

Genetics

Bay. The genotype behind the coat.

Coat loci
Extension	E/E	black pigment (no red carried)
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	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: Star
Legs: coronet (off fore), coronet (near hind)
Sabino: n/n
White tendency: medium
Build: strong-headed, narrow-bodied
Size: Above average (+3%)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	Saltmarsh Novice StakesSaltmarsh · Novice	1,500 m	FirmTurf	3/10	CloserApprentice	—	4th	10 3/4 L	1:33.62	42 (+1)	+175
27 Oct	Harrowgate Novice StakesHarrowgate · Novice	1,500 m	GoodDirt	1/12	StalkerApprentice	—	5th	5 3/4 L	1:34.19	41 (+1)	+100
27 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodDirt	9/10	CloserApprentice	—	1st	won	2:06.84	40 (+3)	+1,100
27 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodDirt	7/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	8th	8 1/4 L	1:08.69	37 (-1)	—
27 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	8/11	Front-runnerApprentice	—	3rd	12 1/4 L	2:08.04	38 (+3)	+240
26 Oct	Kestrel Downs Maiden StakesKestrel Downs · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodTurf	5/11	CloserApprentice	—	4th	1 1/2 L	1:08.31	35 (+1)	+140
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	1,100 m	GoodSynthetic	2/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	6th	6 1/2 L	1:08.99	34	+40
26 Oct	Bellmont Maiden StakesBellmont · Maiden	2,000 m	FirmTurf	11/12	Front-runnerApprentice	—	9th	17 L	2:09.23	34 (-2)	—
26 Oct	Larkspur Maiden StakesLarkspur · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	6/11	CloserApprentice	—	8th	20 1/4 L	2:10.51	36 (-2)	—
26 Oct	Saltmarsh Maiden StakesSaltmarsh · Maiden	2,000 m	GoodSynthetic	7/9	Front-runnerApprentice	—	5th	10 1/2 L	2:10.05	38	+80

Form book

Northern Spark: 1-1-5 from 22 · beaten 12.5 L on average

Best: riding as a closer, 1-1-0 from 6, beaten 7.0 L on average
Worst: at Kestrel Downs, 0-0-1 from 4, beaten 19.1 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	0-0-2	5	11.9 L
Good	1-1-3	17	12.7 L

Trip

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Sprint	0-0-2	7	7.2 L
Mile	0-0-0	3	9.9 L
Middle	1-1-3	11	11.9 L
Long	0-0-0	1	63.6 L

Surface

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Turf	0-0-3	8	10.5 L
Dirt	1-1-1	8	10.4 L
Synthetic	0-0-1	6	18.1 L

Course

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Ashcombe	0-0-1	3	14.5 L
Bellmont	0-0-1	4	15.3 L
Harrowgate	0-0-1	2	8.0 L
Kestrel Downsworst	0-0-1	4	19.1 L
Larkspur	1-0-1	5	9.2 L
Saltmarsh	0-1-0	4	8.0 L

Tactic

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Front-runner	0-0-4	9	15.6 L
Stalker	0-0-1	7	13.3 L
Closerbest	1-1-0	6	7.0 L

Jockey

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Apprentice	1-1-5	22	12.5 L

Draw

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
Low draw	0-1-3	11	13.4 L
Middle draw	0-0-2	8	12.6 L
High draw	1-0-0	3	9.2 L

Rest

Condition	W-2-3	Runs	Btn
First in list	0-0-0	1	63.6 L
Same day	1-1-5	21	10.1 L

Pedigree

Gen 0Northern SparkG0-00143 · 1/22
SireFoundation stock
DamFoundation stock

Inbreeding: None · no ancestor appears twice in three generations

Star; coronet (off fore), coronet (near hind).