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Horse profile

Dawn Assault (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2008) · Last trainer P Hughes · Last owner P Hughes
by Night Shift (USA) out of Thermopylae (GB) (Tenby)
16 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2008 — 6,625 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2008 · 14th of 14 Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile

Dawn Assault (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts. Last raced off 51, 34lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 34lb off peak
Official rating51↓ 34lb off peak
51 51–85

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 (flat) 59A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 16 Jun 2008 Official rating 51 at the last flat run, 30 Aug 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Naas, 9 Mar 2008 Official rating 80 at the last jumps run, 14 Aug 2008

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 10 figures · best 68A · median 54.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Firm366C59—
Soft268A60.5—
Good242C41.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Soft1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f353C51—
1m – 1m1f368A59—
6f – 7f366C42—
1m5f – 2m1———
Jumps 6 figures · best 94C · median 82.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft589C81—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m694C82.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 16 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
Night Shift (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm34411.8%+3.10 from 1
Good to Firm451419.1%+0.40 from 3
Good478469.6%+0.90 from 2
Good to Soft2092210.5%+1.80 from 1
Soft261207.7%−10 from 7
Heavy7322.7%−60 from 1
Standard (AW)670548.1%−0.60 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2592710.4%+1.7—
6f – 7f734587.9%−0.80 from 3
1m – 1m1f471459.6%+0.90 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f297299.8%+1.10 from 3
1m5f – 2m248197.7%−10 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f134118.2%−0.5—
2m5f – 3m3200%−8.7—
Over 3m100%−8.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Thermopylae (GB) (Tenby)

10 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Rum Runner (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Unsung Heroine (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rum Runner (GB)8477f–1mClass 3
Ghostmilk (IRE)2937f—
Unsung Heroine (IRE)421m2f–1m4fGroup 3
Khalifa Sat (IRE)521m2f–1m3fListed
Laconicos (IRE)9021m2f–2mClass 4
Spartan King (IRE)2211m2fClass 6
Galactic Heroine (GB)611m2fClass 5
Eponastone (IRE)60——
Hawridge Dancer (GB)50——
Kashmiriana (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ballinrobe 3 0 0% −3.00
Epsom Downs 2 0 0% −2.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00
Newmarket 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robbie Moran 3 0 0% −3.00
Colm O'Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
P W Flood 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Townend 1 0 0% −1.00
A E Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Harley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mick Kinane 1 0 0% −1.00
D J Casey 1 0 0% −1.00
Davy Condon 1 0 0% −1.00
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
T Quinn 1 0 0% −1.00
Seb Sanders 1 0 0% −1.00
Darryll Holland 1 0 0% −1.00
Steve Drowne 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 11 0 0% −11.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
30 Aug 08+16d Dundalk (AW) Castlebellingham Handicap (45-60) (Div 1) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 14/14 2½ 9-5 5142C Colm O'Donoghue 20/1
14 Aug 08+3d Tramore Waterford & Tramore Supporters Club Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Soft · 16 ran 12/16 16 11-2 8077C P W Flood 25/1
11 Aug 08+29d Ballinrobe Connolly's Audi Handicap (45-60) 12f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 13/16 3½ 9-4 5453C Paul Townend 25/1
13 Jul 08+27d Sligo Guinness Handicap Hurdle (81-116) 16f · Yielding · 13 ran 11/13 15 9-10 8267C A E Lynch 25/1
16 Jun 08+28d Ballinrobe Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (45-60) 9f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 10/16 hd 9-6 5659A Martin Harley 25/1
19 May 08+10d Roscommon Connolly's Red Mills Horse Cubes Handicap (50-70) 10f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 14/14 1½ 9-2 5851C Mick Kinane 20/1
09 May 08+9d Wexford Club Vitae Leisure Club Handicap (45-60) 13f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 7/15 hd 10-0 6062A D J Casey 14/1
30 Apr 08+52d Ballinrobe Western People Maiden 9f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 1½ 9-7 6068A Davy Condon 25/1
09 Mar 08+15d Naas Kilcullen Handicap Hurdle (81-102) 16f · Yielding To Soft · 24 ran 18/24 4½ 10-6 8581C Robbie Moran 50/1
23 Feb 08+53d Fairyhouse (IRE) St Margarets GAA Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 25 ran 14/25 ½ 11-9 —84C Robbie Moran 50/1
01 Jan 08+10d Fairyhouse New Year Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 15/25 shd 11-10 —94C Niall P Madden 50/1
22 Dec 07+838d Navan Santa Claus Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 30 ran 17/30 12 11-4 —89C Robbie Moran 50/1
05 Sep 05+39d Bath At The Races Nursery Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Firm · 12 ran 5/12 1¼ 8-1 5856C T Quinn 16/1
28 Jul 05+14d Epsom Downs Hogg Robinson E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 4 · 7f · Good · 6 ran 6/6 9 9-0 —42C Seb Sanders 33/1
14 Jul 05+9d Epsom Downs FTS E.B.F. Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 1¼ 9-0 —66C Darryll Holland 20/1
05 Jul 05 Newmarket Strutt & Parker E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 3 · 7f · Good · 20 ran 18/20 1¾ 9-0 —41C Steve Drowne 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dawn Assault (IRE) won?
Dawn Assault (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2005 and 2008.
Who trained Dawn Assault (IRE)?
Dawn Assault (IRE) was trained by P Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 30 August 2008.
Who is Dawn Assault (IRE)'s sire?
Dawn Assault (IRE) is by Night Shift (USA) out of Thermopylae (GB), whose sire is Tenby.
What is Dawn Assault (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 30 August 2008. The highest on record is 85.
What is Dawn Assault (IRE)'s sire's record?
Night Shift (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,176 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Dawn Assault (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Thermopylae (GB), Dawn Assault (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Rum Runner (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Unsung Heroine (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2005. 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.