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Letter At Dawn (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2022) · Last trainer Chris Down · Last owner N Tucker
by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Christinas Letter (IRE) (Galileo)
21 runs · 16 courses · from Nov 2020
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Sep 2022 — 1,500 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2022 Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Letter At Dawn is a maiden who won none of 21 starts and placed twice. His best effort came when second of nine at Ludlow in May 2022. The gelding, by Dawn Approach out of a Galileo mare, raced on turf and all-weather, over trips from 1m2f to 3m, without success. He last ran at Newton Abbot in Sep 2022 in a Class 5 novices handicap hurdle.

Based on 21 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
Official rating75↓ 7lb off peak
75 51–82

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 8 May 2022

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 121A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good4121A100—
Soft280C70.5—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3100B91—
1m5f – 2m3100A61—
Over 3m1———
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 10 figures · best 108C · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)7108C78—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f786C73—
1m5f – 2m3108C91—

Of 21 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 21 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 98B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ludlow, 8 May 2022 Official rating 75 at the last jumps run, 26 Sep 2022

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 59C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Lingfield (AW), 30 Nov 2021 Official rating 51 at the last flat run, 25 Jan 2022

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 98B · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Good498B92—
Soft279A79—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f393C79—
1m5f – 2m388A84—
Over 3m1———
2m5f – 3m1———
Flat 10 figures · best 75A · median 61.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Standard (AW)772A59—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f775A70—
1m5f – 2m359C58—

Of 21 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 21 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

Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,578 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 180.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13215.4%+7.4—
Good to Firm3334212.6%+4.60 from 1
Good892576.4%−1.60 from 5
Good to Soft366246.6%−1.40 from 3
Soft626335.3%−2.70 from 3
Heavy234177.3%−0.70 from 2
Standard (AW)1,11411310.1%+2.10 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1251512%+4—
6f – 7f951778.1%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,032838%0—
1m2f – 1m4f797708.8%+0.80 from 7
1m5f – 2m457347.4%−0.60 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f18095%−30 from 4
2m5f – 3m2800%−80 from 1
Over 3m800%−80 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2017 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Christinas Letter (IRE) (Galileo)

9 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Intensical (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Leitir Mor (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Intensical (IRE)3737f–1mClass 4
Leitir Mor (IRE)3226f–7fGroup 3
Vocal Music (IRE)2027f–1m—
Open House (IRE)111m—
Johanna Whitty (IRE)611m4½f—
Letter Focus (IRE)100——
Invincible Vince (IRE)30——
Litteratus (IRE)140——
Litir Ghra (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 0 0% −7.00
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 11 0 0% −11.00
Class 6 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Lingfield (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
William Carson 4 0 0% −4.00
David Noonan 3 0 0% −3.00
James Davies 2 0 0% −2.00
Marc Goldstein 2 0 0% −2.00
Luke Morris 2 0 0% −2.00
Joe Anderson 1 0 0% −1.00
Harriet Tucker 1 0 0% −1.00
Page Fuller 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Mullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Nicola Currie 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor O'Farrell 1 0 0% −1.00
Rossa Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 0 0% −12.00
Hood 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood + tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 8 0 0% −8.00
2021 12 0 0% −12.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 0 0% −11.00
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00

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
2022 · 8 runs
26 Sep 22+115d Newton Abbot Trevor Leslie Scheu Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m2½f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-2 75—— James Davies 4/1
03 Jun 22+26d Huntingdon Directors Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m1f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 3¼ 10-6 7599C96B Joe Anderson 9/4F
08 May 22+24d Ludlow Heath Farm Meats Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 3m · Good · 9 ran 2/9 3¼ 10-2 70121A98B David Noonan 16/1
14 Apr 22+34d Exeter Sandygate Inn Kingsteignton Newton Abbot Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m2½f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 1½ 9-7 70100B77A Harriet Tucker 14/1
11 Mar 22+8d Exeter Virgin Bet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Soft · 14 ran 8/14 1½ 10-5 7561C79A Page Fuller 22/1
03 Mar 22+37d Taunton S Roberts & Son Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 2m3f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 2¼ 10-2 7580C79C James Davies 14/1
25 Jan 22+20d Southwell (AW) Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 2m½f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 6/10 2 9-3 5191A58A William Carson 16/1
05 Jan 22+19d Wolverhampton (AW) Read Katie Walsh On Betway Insider Handicap Class 6 · 1m6f · Standard · 12 ran 11/12 4 9-3 5380C50C Andrew Mullen 12/1
2021 · 12 runs
17 Dec 21+17d Uttoxeter Steve Bridge Memorial Day Out Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 20 ran PU/20 — 10-6 78—— Marc Goldstein 33/1
30 Nov 21+17d Lingfield (AW) Betway Casino Handicap Class 6 · 2m · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 hd 9-6 54108C59C William Carson 20/1
13 Nov 21+25d Uttoxeter Ringwood Razorback Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 10-8 82100A88A Marc Goldstein 12/1
19 Oct 21+14d Yarmouth Cazoo Handicap Class 6 · 1m3½f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 4/15 nk 9-7 5586C72A William Carson 16/1
05 Oct 21+28d Kempton (AW) Racing TV Handicap Class 6 · 1m4f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 10/14 1 9-6 5769B52A Luke Morris 12/1
07 Sep 21+28d Goodwood Rod Gaskin Handicap Class 5 · 1m3f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 3/12 1½ 8-8 5782A75A Luke Morris 40/1
10 Aug 21+125d Lingfield (AW) Free Tips On attheraces.com Handicap Class 6 · 1m2f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran 5/10 2¾ 10-0 5978A72A Nicola Currie 50/1
07 Apr 21+23d Lingfield (AW) Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Novice Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 4½ 9-2 —73C62C William Carson 250/1
15 Mar 21+10d Stratford Join Racing TV Now Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 8/8 10 10-12 —91C93C Conor O'Farrell 250/1
05 Mar 21+12d Lingfield (AW) Betway Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Standard · 12 ran 8/12 3½ 10-0 —60A70A Rossa Ryan 250/1
21 Feb 21+50d Market Rasen MansionBet At Market Rasen Juvenile Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-12 ——— David Noonan 100/1
02 Jan 21+57d Sandown Unibet Extra Place Races Every Day Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 2m · Heavy · 5 ran 5/5 15 10-12 —52C84C David Noonan 28/1
2020 · 1 run
06 Nov 20 Curragh Paddy Power Rewards Club Maiden 1m4f · Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 2¼ 9-7 —71C61C Rory Cleary 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Letter At Dawn won?
Letter At Dawn (IRE) has yet to win, from 21 archived starts between 2020 and 2022. Placed 2 times in total (9.5% of starts).
Who trained Letter At Dawn?
Letter At Dawn (IRE) was trained by Chris Down on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 26 September 2022.
Who is Letter At Dawn's sire?
Letter At Dawn (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Christinas Letter (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
What is Letter At Dawn's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 26 September 2022. The highest on record is 82.
What is Letter At Dawn's sire's record?
Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,578 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 180.
Who are Letter At Dawn's siblings?
Out of Christinas Letter (IRE), Letter At Dawn (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Intensical (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Leitir Mor (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from November 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.