Silent Dawn (IRE)
Silent Dawn is a maiden who has failed to win in 15 starts on turf, with three places. He showed his best effort when second of nine at Downpatrick in Aug 2025. Typically held up, he finished fifth of 10 in the Peter Fitzpatrick & Sons Estate Agents And Chartered Surveyors Handicap Chase at Downpatrick in May 2026, last raced off OR 86 which was 11lb below his highest ever mark of 97. All his racing has been over 1m5f – 2m4f on good or softer ground.
- 0–15Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (20%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=15 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 76dAvg between runs
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 118
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 118A | 87 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 103B | 65 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 66C | 23 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 118A | 75 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | -20C | -25.5 | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 15 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 from 11 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 9 (82%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,571 runs since Jan 2008 (358 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% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 333 | 42 | 12.6% | +4.6 | — |
| Good | 891 | 57 | 6.4% | −1.6 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 365 | 24 | 6.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 623 | 32 | 5.1% | −2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 234 | 17 | 7.3% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,112 | 112 | 10.1% | +2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 125 | 15 | 12% | +4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 949 | 76 | 8% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,029 | 82 | 8% | 0 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 797 | 70 | 8.8% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 456 | 34 | 7.5% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 179 | 9 | 5% | −3 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
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
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Downpatrick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin G Kelly | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr S Cavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 08 May 26+211d | Downpatrick | Peter Fitzpatrick & Sons Estate Agents And Chartered Surveyors Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards back - clipped one at 6th - moved into midfield past two out - pushed along from last then plugged on for 5th | 5/10 | ½ | 11-0 | 86 | 75A | 97A | Sean Flanagan | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Oct 25+20d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Maiden Slow to break - settled towards the pack holding a fair grip - 7th at halfway - 8th with 4f left - slipped back to 10th turning into the straight - lost touch over 2f out and well held | 11/11 | 21 | 10-2 | — | 105C | 72C | Nathan Crosse | 250/1 |
| 19 Sep 25+25d | Downpatrick | Tennents NI Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - still down in 10th approaching 2 out - pushed along but unable to close - well held at the finish | 8/15 | 5½ | 11-2 | 88 | 66C | 90C | Sean Flanagan | 9/2 |
| 25 Aug 25+34d | Downpatrick | Ulster Carpets Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back early - moved into contention 2 out and cruising into 2nd approaching last - shaken up to hit the front early in the straight but edged narrowly out on the line | 2/9 | hd | 10-12 | 86 | 118A | 108A | Sean Flanagan | 8/1 |
| 22 Jul 25+51d | Ballinrobe | David Heneghan Memorial Handicap Hurdle Held a forward position early - drifted left over the opening fence before going to the front - hit the second-last awkwardly - lost the advantage approaching the last then dropped away without response | 6/15 | 6 | 10-8 | 89 | 95B | 97A | Sean Flanagan | 10/1 |
| 01 Jun 25+38d | Kilbeggan | Joe Quinn Transport Longford Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back of the pack - moved into contention behind the pacesetter after the 3rd - edged in front just before the 5th - dropped back off the front and slipped down the order before 3 out - faded from there and was pulled up before the last | PU/14 | — | 11-5 | 91 | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 6/1 |
| 24 Apr 25+28d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up towards the back - still 9th early on - made progress from two out but hampered by a mistake at the last - dropped away over the closing stages to finish fifth | 5/15 | 16 | 11-6 | 92 | 103B | 100A | Donagh Meyler | 14/1 |
| 27 Mar 25+21d | Clonmel | Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled towards the back early - stumbled at the 6th - moved into 7th five out - cruising in 3rd approaching two out - blundered there and driven along - unable to close before the last - stayed on same gear to finish third | 3/13 | 4½ | 11-7 | 92 | 87B | 114A | Donagh Meyler | 14/1 |
| 06 Mar 25+70d | Thurles | Killinan Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - made progress after 3 out - driven approaching the final fence and running 7th on the inside when came down at the last | F/16 | — | 11-7 | 93 | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 22/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+125d | Down Royal | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Sat close behind the front group early - 4th at halfway then driven on after 3 out with little response - stayed on same gait to finish well held | 8/15 | 13 | 11-3 | 95 | — | 89C | Eoin G Kelly | 80/1 |
| 23 Aug 24+28d | Kilbeggan | Tom Lynam Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Held up at the back - crept into contention nearing 4 out - pushed along in 9th after 2 out then lost ground before the last | 12/14 | 4½ | 10-10 | 97 | 74C | 79C | Eoin G Kelly | 100/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+70d | Kilbeggan | Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle | 14/15 | 32 | 10-11 | — | 35C | 85C | Eoin G Kelly | 22/1 |
| 17 May 24+219d | Kilbeggan | William Hill Epic Value Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 3/12 | 1½ | 10-11 | — | 56A | 102A | Eoin G Kelly | 80/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 11 Oct 23+121d | Punchestown | Lengthen The Odds At BetVictor Flat Race | 10/11 | 88 | 10-10 | — | -20C | 88C | Mr S Cavanagh | 150/1 |
| 12 Jun 23 | Roscommon | www.roscommonracecourse.ie Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 15/16 | 89 | 11-3 | — | -31C | 81C | Eoin G Kelly | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Silent Dawn won?
- Silent Dawn (IRE) has yet to win, from 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Silent Dawn?
- Silent Dawn (IRE) is trained by Adrian Murray, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 May 2026.
- Who is Silent Dawn's sire?
- Silent Dawn (IRE) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Silent Dreamer (GB), whose sire is Dream Ahead.
- What is Silent Dawn's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 86, from the run on 8 May 2026. The highest on record is 97.
- What is Silent Dawn's sire's record?
- Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,571 runs since Jan 2008 (358 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.