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Horse profile

Nelsons Dawn (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Edward Cawley · Owner Mrs Bernadette Colleary
by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Ardlea Rose (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 1 Jan 2026 · 8th of 24 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Nelsons Dawn is a gelding by Mount Nelson out of an Ardlea Rose mare by Flemensfirth. He has yet to win from six starts on turf, all over trips between 1m5f and 2m4f on soft or heavy ground. His highest official rating was 98 and he last ran off 97 when eighth of 24 in the TravelShop.ie Handicap Hurdle at Fairyhouse in Jan 2026. He has raced at five different courses.

Based on 6 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Navan, 14 Dec 2025

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 5 figures · best 121B · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft3107B571 run · —
Heavy2121B96.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3107B571 run · —
1m5f – 2m2121B96.51 run · —

Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 104A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 1 Jan 2026 Official rating 97 at the last jumps run, 1 Jan 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 48C the best of the last 1 rated run · Fairyhouse, 11 Jan 2025

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 5 figures · best 105C · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft3105C1041 run · —
Heavy2102A100.51 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3105C1041 run · —
1m5f – 2m2102A100.51 run · —
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Mount Nelson (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,261 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3026.7%−3.2—
Good to Firm6437311.4%+1.5—
Good1,6701509%−0.9—
Good to Soft1,04010910.5%+0.6—
Soft1,2531249.9%00 from 4
Heavy4505111.3%+1.40 from 2
Standard (AW)1,1751139.6%−0.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f9888.2%−1.7—
6f – 7f864859.8%−0.1—
1m – 1m1f678497.2%−2.7—
1m2f – 1m4f1,22214812.1%+2.2—
1m5f – 2m1,5931549.7%−0.20 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,1961189.9%00 from 3
2m5f – 3m530529.8%−0.1—
Over 3m80810%+0.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ardlea Rose (IRE) (Flemensfirth)

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
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
E Walsh 2 0 0% −2.00
Philip Byrnes 2 0 0% −2.00
Philip Donovan 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr J Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
Flat 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
2026 · 1 run
01 Jan 26+18d Fairyhouse TheTravelShop.ie Handicap Hurdle 20f · Yielding · 24 ran Held up in midfield - urged forward early in straight - stayed on same gear from 2 out - finished 8th 8/24 2¼ 11-0 97107B104A E Walsh 12/1
2025 · 5 runs
14 Dec 25+266d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Handicap Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran Settled in the pack early - up to 6th at halfway then into 5th 3 out - pushed along but couldn't threaten the pace after 2 out - stayed one paced and clipped the last 5/15 2¼ 10-1 98121B102A Philip Donovan 20/1
23 Mar 25+14d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle 19f · Soft · 17 ran Settled towards the back of the pack - down in 11th soon after halfway - dropped away before 3 out and came home well beaten 12/17 nk 11-12 —42C104C Philip Byrnes 250/1
09 Mar 25+34d Naas Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Soft · 25 ran Held up at the back of the field - made no impression on the leading group - dropped away with little response from 3 out - well held at the finish 18/25 19 11-12 —57C105C Philip Byrnes 125/1
03 Feb 25+23d Punchestown Ladbrokes 'Big Value You Can Bet On' Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 22 ran Settled midfield - dropped to 10th having raced 4th earlier - couldn't quicken from 2 out - finished well held in 10th 10/22 ½ 11-12 —72C99C E Walsh 150/1
11 Jan 25 Fairyhouse SBK (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran Held up at the back - still 8th and losing touch by halfway - unable to make headway and dropped away inside final 2f 8/9 17 11-7 ——48C Mr J Dunne 125/1

Quick answers

How many races has Nelsons Dawn won?
Nelsons Dawn (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
Who trains Nelsons Dawn?
Nelsons Dawn (IRE) is trained by Edward Cawley, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 January 2026.
Who is Nelsons Dawn's sire?
Nelsons Dawn (IRE) is by Mount Nelson (GB) out of Ardlea Rose (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
What is Nelsons Dawn's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 1 January 2026. The highest on record is 98.
What is Nelsons Dawn's sire's record?
Mount Nelson (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 6,261 runs since Jan 2008 (538 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2025. 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.