Horse profile
Jesmond Dawn (IRE)
41 runs · 10 courses · from May 2023
As at 3 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Ripon, Newcastle (AW) & Redcar
Last run 20 Oct 2026 · 11th of 14
Last raced off OR 65
KTB Profile
Jesmond Dawn is a gelding with four wins from 41 starts, two at Ripon and one each at Newcastle on all-weather and Redcar. All wins came in handicaps, two over 6f – 7f on good to firm and two over 1m – 1m1f on good or standard. He has also placed 15 times. His last run, at Newcastle in Oct 2026, saw him finish 11 of 14 off an official rating of 65.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 31 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 3 Nov 2026
- 4–41Wins / Runs
- 9.8%Strike rate
- 15 (36.6%)Placed
- −19.50£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=40 · 0.62 incl. margin
- 70Highest OR
- 16dBetween runs (median)longest 318 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.
Official rating65↓ 5lb off peak
65
58–70
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 109A | 94 | 8 runs · 109 / 85 |
| Good | 13 | 103C | 89 | 6 runs · 93 / 86 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 114B | 83.5 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 4 | 91A | 67.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 100A | 93 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 3 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 114B | 91 | 9 runs · 114 / 86 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 19 | 109A | 87 | 6 runs · 109 / 88 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 41 figures from 41 runs · as at 28 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 31 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Mid-division 10 (32%) · 1 win
- Held up 9 (29%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 8 (26%) · 2 wins
- Led 4 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 3,577 runs since Apr 2017 (359 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 333 | 42 | 12.6% | +4.5 | 2 from 8 |
| Good | 891 | 57 | 6.4% | −1.7 | 1 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 366 | 24 | 6.6% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 626 | 33 | 5.3% | −2.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 234 | 17 | 7.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,114 | 113 | 10.1% | +2 | 1 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 125 | 15 | 12% | +3.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 951 | 77 | 8.1% | 0 | 2 from 21 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,032 | 83 | 8% | −0.1 | 2 from 19 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 797 | 70 | 8.8% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 457 | 34 | 7.4% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 179 | 9 | 5% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 0 | 0% | −8.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2017 · as at 2 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Stylistic Approach (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stylistic Approach (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Strapped (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 5f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| Good | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 21 | 2 | 10% | −9.50 |
| Class 6 | 18 | 2 | 11% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| Ripon | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Redcar | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Musselburgh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Carlisle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 2 | 10% | −11.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 19 | 2 | 11% | −7.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Stammers | 24 | 1 | 4% | −19.50 |
| Harrison Shaw | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Sam James | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Jack Garritty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1 | 6% | −12.50 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +0.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Oct 26+38d | Newcastle (AW) | All-Weather Championships Is Back Handicap Stakes Racing in the pack - under pressure 2f out - faded inside the final furlong to finish 11th | 11/14 | 1 | 9-11 | 65 | 83B | 65A | Oliver Stammers | 12/1 |
| 12 Sep 26+7d | Musselburgh | Peterhead Fish Market Handicap Stakes Sluggish start - held up at back throughout - pushed along with 2f left - held on for sixth beaten well over 13 lengths | 6/10 | 1½ | 9-11 | 67 | 81A | 64A | Oliver Stammers | 11/1 |
| 05 Sep 26+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Free Tips On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) Settled in the pack - driven approaching 2f out - unable to find any headway - finished sixth | 6/9 | hd | 9-8 | 69 | 94A | 79A | Jack Garritty | 18/1 |
| 14 Aug 26+27d | Thirsk | Malton Marquees Racing Through The Summer Handicap Stakes Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with more than two furlongs left - faded softly through the closing stages to finish 15th | 15/15 | ¾ | 9-4 | 70 | 60C | 64C | Oliver Stammers | 28/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+12d | Ripon | Sky Bet For The Fans Handicap Stakes Close to the pace early - driven approaching 3f out - faded over 1f out | 5/7 | 5½ | 8-8 | 70 | 84A | 69A | Andrew Mullen | 6/1 |
| 06 Jul 26+3d | Ripon | Napoleons Casino And Restaurant Leeds Handicap Up with the pace and towards the wide side - moved into second before advancing to the front over 2f out - given intense encouragement over 1f out - found more when met by a strong bid in the final furlong and stayed on | 1/9 | 9-4 | 65 | 93B | 83A | Oisin Orr | 3/1J | |
| 03 Jul 26+14d | Beverley | Churchill Tyres Handicap Pace-setter early before falling back to mid-division - pushed along approaching the final furlong - kept on into 5th but never a danger | 5/11 | 1 | 9-9 | 65 | 114B | 79A | Oliver Stammers | 11/2 |
| 19 Jun 26+16d | Redcar | In Memory Of Peter & Shirley Fryett Handicap Settled among midfield runners - moved into third a furlong out - drifted left approaching the closing stages - stayed on without threatening the top two - finished third | 3/14 | 5½ | 9-9 | 65 | 88C | 81A | Oliver Stammers | 6/1 |
| 03 Jun 26+117d | Ripon | Bishopton Equine Handicap Sat close to the pace - pushed along to hit the front two out - battled gamely inside the last before being caught close home | 2/12 | ½ | 9-2 | 63 | 92B | 86A | Oliver Stammers | 20/1 |
| 06 Feb 26+39d | Newcastle (AW) | SBK: Betting Without The Bull Handicap (Div 1) mid-pack towards the stand rail - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - unable to close in the closing stages - finished seventh | 7/9 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 65 | 84A | 72A | Oliver Stammers | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 17 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Held up towards the back - driven with two furlongs to run - unable to make an impression - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/12 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 67 | 77A | 58A | Oliver Stammers | 20/1 |
| 13 Dec 25+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2) Settled at the back from the off - made no impression on leading group - well held at the finish | 8/8 | 5½ | 9-8 | 68 | 59C | 48C | Oliver Stammers | 11/2 |
| 02 Dec 25+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Held up at the back - improved into contention out wide from 2f out - well placed entering the final furlong - lost ground inside the last 110yds and faded to finish 7th | 7/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 68 | 95A | 77A | Oliver Stammers | 5/1 |
| 24 Nov 25+2d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Drifted right early - settled in the pack - pushed along and made progress over 2f out - hit the front entering the last furlong - caught right on the line | 2/11 | shd | 9-7 | 67 | 86A | 85A | Oliver Stammers | 5/2F |
| 22 Nov 25+21d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled at the back early - made progress from 2f out and put to work - fighting for 4th with a furlong left - closed strongly in the final 110 yards to loom up - narrowly denied close home | 3/12 | nse | 9-11 | 67 | 109A | 93A | Oliver Stammers | 9/2 |
| 01 Nov 25+31d | Newcastle (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Settled in the pack early - began to improve position over 2f out - hit the front inside the final two furlongs and edged away - kept finding more to the line for a comfortable win | 1/7 | 9-5 | 58 | 108A | 93A | Oliver Stammers | 7/2 | |
| 01 Oct 25+7d | Musselburgh | 75Media Edinburgh Gateway Gallop Handicap Held a midfield spot on the wide side - urged forward 3f out - dropped away steadily through the finish - eventually well held in 12th | 12/12 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 58 | 59C | 55C | Oliver Stammers | 10/3F |
| 24 Sep 25+16d | Redcar | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap (Div 1) Set the early gallop under pressure - driven forward with two furlongs left - stayed on well - overtaken inside final furlong lacking the finishing speed to reassert | 2/12 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 58 | 100A | 82A | Oliver Stammers | 4/1 |
| 08 Sep 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Handicap Settled in midfield - made progress into contention 3f out - briefly up to second inside the final furlong - edged back to finish third | 3/13 | nk | 9-8 | 59 | 87B | 92A | Joe Fanning | 9/2 |
| 26 Aug 25+14d | Ripon | Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Handicap Took a strong hold in mid-pack wide of rivals early - lost ground from 2f out - finished 7th | 7/8 | 1 | 9-9 | 61 | 67B | 63A | Oliver Stammers | 18/5 |
| 12 Aug 25+11d | Carlisle | PricedUp Handicap Slow to begin - settled at rear fighting for control - urged forward approaching 3f out - angled inside and closed 1f out but unable to threaten leaders - finished fifth | 5/6 | ¾ | 10-0 | 63 | 84B | 70B | Oliver Stammers | 4/1 |
| 01 Aug 25+13d | Newcastle (AW) | JPS Ceilings And Partitions Handicap Held up at the start - settled towards the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on late without reaching the front-runners | 5/13 | nk | 10-1 | 64 | 98B | 75A | Oliver Stammers | 5/1 |
| 19 Jul 25+12d | Doncaster | Grace And Dotty Handicap (Div 1) Settled up with the pace early - went in front after a furlong - driven on when overtaken 2f out - lost touch soon after - dropped away in the final stretch to finish sixth | 6/9 | 1 | 9-9 | 65 | 86A | 70A | Oliver Stammers | 5/1 |
| 07 Jul 25+16d | Ripon | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - sat just behind the pace before going in front over 3f out - pressed for the lead but lost command inside the final furlong - unable to find more and stayed on for second | 2/10 | 3 | 9-11 | 64 | 90B | 85A | Oliver Stammers | 13/2 |
| 21 Jun 25+55d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com 'Confined' Handicap Set the pace along the inside early - dropped in behind rival who edged ahead by halfway - reeled that one back approaching 2f out - hit the front once more inside the final furlong - overhauled near the line to finish third | 3/12 | ½ | 10-2 | 64 | 106A | 85A | Oliver Stammers | 11/2 |
| 27 Apr 25+14d | Wetherby | Lives Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap Went straight to front and edged off a straight line under restraint - joined and passed 2f from home - faded into ninth beaten well over 13 lengths | 9/10 | 4 | 9-3 | 66 | 74A | 51A | Harrison Shaw | 17/2 |
| 13 Apr 25+190d | Musselburgh | Enter ITV7 For Free Handicap Sat behind front group - driven with two furlongs remaining - stayed on without the speed to get closer - finished fifth beaten 3¾ lengths | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 67 | 93C | 82A | Sam James | 13/2 |
| 2024 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 24+20d | Redcar | Empentis - Training Equine Staff Handicap Sent to the front - pushed along and lost command over 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 8th | 8/14 | shd | 9-8 | 68 | 42C | 72A | Harrison Shaw | 12/1 |
| 15 Sep 24+19d | Musselburgh | Alexa Play Heart Scotland Handicap Held up eagerly behind the front group on the rail - moved out with two furlongs left - held third but unable to close final furlong | 3/7 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 68 | 89A | 73A | Oliver Stammers | 10/3 |
| 27 Aug 24+10d | Ripon | Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate Handicap Sat close behind pace - pushed to front approaching final furlong - stayed on well to score in hand | 1/8 | 9-2 | 62 | 89B | 83A | Sam James | 13/2 | |
| 17 Aug 24+15d | Doncaster | Simply Money Handicap (Rnd) Settled at the rear - nudged for effort with 2f left - unable to land a blow - finished 7th | 7/11 | 1 | 9-2 | 63 | 68A | 63A | Oliver Stammers | 4/1 |
| 02 Aug 24+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Main Autism Support Handicap Settled at the back - progress near the rail but hampered for room inside the final furlong - ran on into 4th without getting close enough to threaten | 4/14 | ½ | 9-9 | 64 | 94B | 78A | Oliver Stammers | 5/1 |
| 11 Jul 24+3d | Carlisle | Molson Coors Handicap | 3/13 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 64 | 103C | 79A | Harrison Shaw | 7/2F |
| 08 Jul 24+16d | Ripon | Family Day Bank Holiday Monday 26th August Handicap | 2/11 | 2¾ | 9-8 | 64 | 101B | 81A | Sam James | 15/8F |
| 22 Jun 24+23d | Redcar | Market Cross Jewellers Handicap | 1/12 | 9-7 | 58 | 93A | 86A | Sam James | 9/2F | |
| 30 May 24+10d | Carlisle | Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Handicap | 6/10 | nse | 9-10 | 59 | 76A | 72A | Harrison Shaw | 6/1 |
| 20 May 24+26d | Carlisle | Flat Season Pass Available Now Handicap | 3/10 | ½ | 9-8 | 59 | 78B | 77A | Harrison Shaw | 10/3F |
| 24 Apr 24+16d | Catterick | Racing Again 13th May Handicap | 4/8 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 60 | 91A | 69A | Sam James | 5/4F |
| 08 Apr 24+5d | Newcastle (AW) | Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/13 | nk | 9-1 | — | 96B | 61A | Cam Hardie | 66/1 |
| 03 Apr 24+318d | Catterick | Visit Racingtv.Com Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/11 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 91A | 62A | Harrison Shaw | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 21 May 23 | Ripon | Hammond Associates Celebrates Yorkshire Wooden Spoon Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 3/6 | 4 | 9-7 | — | 80C | 63C | Sam James | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Jesmond Dawn won?
- Jesmond Dawn (IRE) won 4 of 41 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.8%. Placed 15 times in total (36.6% of starts).
- Who trains Jesmond Dawn?
- Jesmond Dawn (IRE) is trained by Grant Tuer, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 October 2026.
- Who is Jesmond Dawn's sire?
- Jesmond Dawn (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Strapless (IRE), whose sire is Whipper.
- What going does Jesmond Dawn prefer?
- Jesmond Dawn (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 8 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 Jesmond Dawn's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 65, from the run on 20 October 2026. The highest on record is 70.
- What is Jesmond Dawn's sire's record?
- Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 3,577 runs since Apr 2017 (359 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
- Who are Jesmond Dawn's siblings?
- Out of Strapless (IRE), Jesmond Dawn (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Stylistic Approach (IRE) (2). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Nov 2026.