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Horse profile

Approaching Dawn (GB)

3yo colt (at last run, Mar 2015) · Last trainer John Butler · Last owner Micheal Orlandi
by New Approach (IRE) out of Colorado Dawn (GB) (Fantastic Light)
3 runs · 2 courses · from Jan 2015
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Mar 2015 — 4,257 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2015 · 8th of 8 New yard
KTB Profile

Approaching Dawn (GB) is yet to win from 3 starts.

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 61A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 3 Jan 2015

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 3 figures · best 61A · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)361A49—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f261A55—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 3 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm27414.8%+2.2—
Good to Firm1,08516615.3%+2.7—
Good1,63020012.3%−0.3—
Good to Soft79911013.8%+1.2—
Soft95810711.2%−1.4—
Heavy283289.9%−2.7—
Standard (AW)2,01024112%−0.60 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9899.2%−3.4—
6f – 7f1,20715612.9%+0.3—
1m – 1m1f1,66523414.1%+1.50 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f2,32430313%+0.40 from 2
1m5f – 2m1,06611310.6%−2—
2m1f – 2m4f3203310.3%−2.3—
2m5f – 3m10187.9%−4.7—
Over 3m1100%−12.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Colorado Dawn (GB) (Fantastic Light)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Canyon City (GB) (6 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Canyon City (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Canyon City (GB)4162m–2m7½fClass 2
George Herbert (GB)60——
Colorado Dream (GB)50——

Record by conditions

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nicky Mackay 2 0 0% −2.00
Daniel Muscutt 1 0 0% −1.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
2015 · 3 runs
02 Mar 15+38d Wolverhampton (AW) Coral.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 9.5f · Standard · 8 ran 8/8 6 8-4 35C Daniel Muscutt 25/1
23 Jan 15+20d Lingfield (AW) 32red Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 13 ran 10/13 2½ 9-5 49A Nicky Mackay 8/1
03 Jan 15 Lingfield (AW) 32Red Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 1¾ 9-5 61A Nicky Mackay 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Approaching Dawn won?
Approaching Dawn (GB) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts in 2015.
Who trained Approaching Dawn?
Approaching Dawn (GB) was trained by John Butler on the most recent run on record, at Wolverhampton (AW) on 2 March 2015.
Who is Approaching Dawn's sire?
Approaching Dawn (GB) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Colorado Dawn (GB), whose sire is Fantastic Light.
What is Approaching Dawn's sire's record?
New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Approaching Dawn's siblings?
Out of Colorado Dawn (GB), Approaching Dawn (GB) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Canyon City (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Canyon City (GB)). The wins came over 2m–2m7½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.