Herald The Dawn (IRE)
Herald The Dawn (IRE) is 2 from 9, including a Group 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the Galileo European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes at Curragh (IRE) (Aug 2015). Hasn't won since Aug 2015.
Progeny in our archive
As a sire, Herald The Dawn (IRE)’s progeny in our archive have won 1.6% of 124 runs since Dec 2021 (31 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −1.6 |
| Good to Soft | 17 | 0 | 0% | −1.6 |
| Soft | 37 | 0 | 0% | −1.6 |
| Heavy | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | +4.7 |
| Standard (AW) | 45 | 1 | 2.2% | +0.6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.6 |
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −1.6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | +2.9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 56 | 1 | 1.8% | +0.2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −1.6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −1.6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.6 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Dec 2021 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
- 2–9Wins / Runs
- 22.2%Strike rate
- 4 (44.4%)Placed
- −3.62£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.42Fair A/E n=9 · 1.22 incl. margin
- 113Highest OR
- 26dBetween runs (median)longest 381 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 71
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,085 | 166 | 15.3% | +2.7 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 1,630 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 958 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,207 | 156 | 12.9% | +0.3 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,066 | 113 | 10.6% | −2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 33 | 10.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 101 | 8 | 7.9% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2012 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
9 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Dawn Approach (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Dawn Approach (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Approach (IRE) | 12 | 8 | 5f–1m | Group 1 |
| Comadoir (IRE) | 53 | 3 | 5f–7f | Class 5 |
| Hymn Book Too (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 1m4½f | — |
| Dawn Of A New Era (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Wake Me Up (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Daylight Chorus (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweeping Approach (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Prudent Approach (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Fainne (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.62 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 2 | 25% | −2.62 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.38 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Herald The Dawn won?
- Herald The Dawn (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained Herald The Dawn?
- Herald The Dawn (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 31 August 2017.
- Who is Herald The Dawn's sire?
- Herald The Dawn (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Hymn Of The Dawn (USA), whose sire is Phone Trick.
- What going does Herald The Dawn prefer?
- Herald The Dawn (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Herald The Dawn's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 31 August 2017. The highest on record is 113.
- What is Herald The Dawn's sire's record?
- New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,792 runs since Mar 2012 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
- Who are Herald The Dawn's siblings?
- Out of Hymn Of The Dawn (USA), Herald The Dawn (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Dawn Approach (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Dawn Approach (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m4½f. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Herald The Dawn sired winners?
- As a sire, Herald The Dawn (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 1.6% of 124 runs since Dec 2021 (31 horses), Flat and jumps together.