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Horse profile

Dawn Success (GB)

3yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer George Boughey · Last owner Jamie Perkins Partner
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Granola (GB) (Makfi)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 4 Oct 2024 — 753 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 9th of 10 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 50
KTB Profile

Dawn Success is a gelding by Exceed and Excel out of a Makfi mare who was yet to win from five starts. He raced four times on the all-weather and once on turf, without placing, and his highest official rating was 55. All five runs came between December 2023 and October 2024, three of them at 6f to 7f. His last run, at Newcastle in October 2024, was his first in first-time headgear when he finished 9 of 10 in a Class 6 handicap off a mark of 50.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 90 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 21 Sep 2024

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Flat 5 figures · best 90A · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)490A66—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f390A75—
Under 6f259C58—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 48A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 21 Sep 2024 Official rating 50 at the last run, 4 Oct 2024

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 5 figures · best 52A · median 47
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)452A46—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f348A44—
Under 6f252A49.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Exceed and Excel (AUS)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1984120.7%+8.8—
Good to Firm3,25139912.3%+0.40 from 1
Good3,14632810.4%−1.5—
Good to Soft1,3101309.9%−2—
Soft1,194947.9%−4—
Heavy273259.2%−2.7—
Standard (AW)6,65888313.3%+1.40 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,86052113.5%+1.60 from 2
6f – 7f8,00695111.9%00 from 3
1m – 1m1f2,75528910.5%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f1,02510210%−1.9—
1m5f – 2m273269.5%−2.4—
2m1f – 2m4f102109.8%−2.1—
2m5f – 3m9111.1%−0.8—

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
Granola (GB) (Makfi)

5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Brunch (GB) (5 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Brunch (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Brunch (GB)2957f–1mListed
Golden Voice (GB)937fClass 3
Gilding The Lily (GB)421mClass 3
Pancake (GB)90——
Miss Behaving (GB)50——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Windsor 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Grace McEntee 2 0 0% −2.00
Callum Shepherd 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 4 0 0% −4.00
2023 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2024 · 4 runs
04 Oct 24+13d Newcastle (AW) Elite Venue Selection Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Sat handy behind the front group early - urged forward with over 2f left - faded quickly late to finish 9th 9/10 1¾ 9-2 5075A44A Grace McEntee 18/1
21 Sep 24+34d Wolverhampton (AW) Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 10 ran Held up at rear - made no impression - finished well held in 10th 10/10 1¼ 9-3 5590A48A Grace McEntee 28/1
18 Aug 24+6d Southwell (AW) Play Southwell Golf Club Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 13 ran Sluggish start - back of the field early then closed a touch two out - lost momentum inside the final furlong 8/13 10 9-7 —44C40C Callum Shepherd 66/1
12 Aug 24+240d Windsor Fitzdares Congratulates Keith Scott & London 52 Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Good To Firm · 5 ran Slow to begin - settled towards the back - pushed along and lost ground 2f out - well held at the finish 5/5 3¼ 9-5 —59C47C Pat Cosgrave 10/1
2023 · 1 run
16 Dec 23 Wolverhampton (AW) Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 5½ 9-5 —57A52A Rossa Ryan 4/1

Quick answers

How many races has Dawn Success won?
Dawn Success (GB) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
Who trained Dawn Success?
Dawn Success (GB) was trained by George Boughey on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 4 October 2024.
Who is Dawn Success's sire?
Dawn Success (GB) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Granola (GB), whose sire is Makfi.
What is Dawn Success's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 50, from the run on 4 October 2024. The highest on record is 55.
What is Dawn Success's sire's record?
Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
Who are Dawn Success's siblings?
Out of Granola (GB), Dawn Success (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Brunch (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Brunch (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2023. 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.