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Horse profile

Dawn Silk (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2009) · Last trainer Caroline Keevil · Last owner Shortwood Family
by Zaffaran (USA) out of Dark Deep Dawn (GB) (Deep Run)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2007
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 2 Nov 2009 — 6,196 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2009 Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile

Dawn Silk (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 15 at Warwick (Nov 2007).

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 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 121C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Warwick, 21 Nov 2007 Official rating 103 at the last run, 2 Nov 2009

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 121C · median 109
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good2121C110—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f2109C104—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 4 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 4 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
Zaffaran (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1200%−8.6—
Good to Firm10965.5%−3.1—
Good286207%−1.60 from 3
Good to Soft17474%−4.6—
Soft2963311.1%+2.50 from 1
Heavy2092813.4%+4.8—
Standard (AW)100%−8.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f1218.3%−0.3—
1m5f – 2m137118%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f3773910.3%+1.70 from 3
2m5f – 3m406358.6%00 from 1
Over 3m15585.2%−3.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Dark Deep Dawn (GB) (Deep Run)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Tom O'Brien 3 0 0% −3.00
Ian Popham 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00
Chase 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
02 Nov 09+686d Kempton Try Our New Bistro Menu Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 10 ran F/10 — 11-1 103— Ian Popham 9/1
17 Dec 07+26d Plumpton Peter Clark Memorial 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 10 ran 4/10 7 10-12 103109C Tom O'Brien 4/1
21 Nov 07+14d Warwick Warwick 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Good · 15 ran 3/15 1¼ 10-12 —121C Tom O'Brien 8/1
07 Nov 07 Chepstow Destiny Racing Club Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 16 ran 6/16 2 11-0 —99C Tom O'Brien 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dawn Silk (IRE) won?
Dawn Silk (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2007 and 2009. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
Who trained Dawn Silk (IRE)?
Dawn Silk (IRE) was trained by Caroline Keevil on the most recent run on record, at Kempton on 2 November 2009.
Who is Dawn Silk (IRE)'s sire?
Dawn Silk (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Dark Deep Dawn (GB), whose sire is Deep Run.
What is Dawn Silk (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 2 November 2009. That is also the highest on record.
What is Dawn Silk (IRE)'s sire's record?
Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.

Record shown from November 2007. 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.