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Horse profile

The Dawn (FR)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer W J Burke · Last owner E J Dwyer
by Herald The Dawn (IRE) out of La Buena (IRE) (Big Shuffle)
9 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Apr 2025 — 566 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 10th of 18 Last raced off OR 101
KTB Profile

The Dawn (FR) is a maiden who has failed to win in nine starts on turf, with two places. His best effort came when second of 14 at Clonmel in Feb 2025. He raced off an official rating of 101 at Naas in Apr 2025, where he finished 10 of 18 in the Mulvaney Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle. All his runs have come over 1m5f to 2m4f on soft or worse going.

Based on 9 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Dec 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent
Official rating101↓ 1lb off peak
101 96–102

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 116 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Clonmel, 13 Feb 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 9 figures · best 116B · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft5116B88—
Good to Soft297B73—
Heavy2110B93.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5116B93—
2m1f – 2m4f497B84.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 13 Feb 2025 Official rating 101 at the last run, 3 Apr 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 9 figures · best 130A · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Soft5130A108—
Good to Soft2104A97.5—
Heavy2116A110.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m5130A108—
2m1f – 2m4f4113A104.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 5 analysed runs since Dec 2024

  • Prominent 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Herald The Dawn (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 1.7% of 121 runs since Jan 2008 (31 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good900%−1.7—
Good to Soft1600%−1.70 from 2
Soft3600%−1.70 from 5
Heavy1516.7%+50 from 2
Standard (AW)4512.2%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−1.7—
6f – 7f2000%−1.7—
1m – 1m1f2214.5%+2.8—
1m2f – 1m4f5511.8%+0.1—
1m5f – 2m900%−1.70 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1300%−1.70 from 4
2m5f – 3m100%−1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
La Buena (IRE) (Big Shuffle)

6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them La Havrese (FR) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (La Havrese (FR)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
La Havrese (FR)4047f–1m1½fClass 6
Kir Royal Blou (FR)100——
La Siyou (FR)10——
Chapa (FR)10——
La Girl (FR)10——
Lo Bueno (FR)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Wexford 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Donagh Meyler 6 0 0% −6.00
Mike O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr Finian Maguire 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 4 0 0% −4.00
2024 2 0 0% −2.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
03 Apr 25+17d Naas Mulvaney Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Sat just off the pace early - pushed along in 6th two out - dropped away soon after - eventually well held in 10th 10/18 1¼ 11-3 10197B104A Donagh Meyler 20/1
17 Mar 25+32d Wexford Visit Wexford Novice Handicap Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Up with pace and shared front spot from 3rd - small error and lost place 6th - stayed in touch until asked for more and found nothing entering straight - dropped away and finished well behind 12/14 26 11-4 10249C91C Donagh Meyler 13/2
13 Feb 25+19d Clonmel Minorstown Handicap Hurdle (0-100) 16f · Soft · 14 ran Up with the front group early - minor error at the 3rd - 3rd at halfway - pushed forward to hit the front 3 out - caught before 2 out and blundered at the last - held on at one speed to finish 2nd 2/14 4¾ 12-0 100116B130A Donagh Meyler 8/1
25 Jan 25+27d Fairyhouse CCR Raceday Maiden Hurdle 20.5f · Soft · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - moved through field after the first - up to 5th by the 5th - improved position 2 out and up to 4th at the last - stayed on for 3rd 3/13 6½ 11-12 9688B113A Donagh Meyler 8/1
29 Dec 24+358d Limerick Cuchulainn Maiden Hurdle (In Memory Of Andrew McNamara) 19f · Yielding To Soft · 15 ran Held up towards the back - made headway from 5 out then blundered at the following fence - squeezed for room after 3 out before tiring - plugged on at one speed into 8th 8/15 ¾ 11-12 9781B100A Mike O'Connor 11/1
06 Jan 24+27d Cork Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 22 ran 6/22 1½ 11-12 —110B116A Darragh O'Keeffe 40/1
10 Dec 23+15d Cork Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Multiples All Shops' Maiden Hurdle 17f · Soft To Heavy · 24 ran 7/24 7½ 11-12 —77C105C Donagh Meyler 200/1
25 Nov 23+20d Punchestown Mervyn Gray Construction (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16.5f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 12 11-7 —66A108B Mr Finian Maguire 100/1
05 Nov 23 Cork Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 16f · Soft · 18 ran 7/18 ¾ 11-7 —93B105A Donagh Meyler 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Dawn (FR) won?
The Dawn (FR) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2023 and 2025. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
Who trained The Dawn (FR)?
The Dawn (FR) was trained by W J Burke on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 3 April 2025.
Who is The Dawn (FR)'s sire?
The Dawn (FR) is by Herald The Dawn (IRE) out of La Buena (IRE), whose sire is Big Shuffle.
What is The Dawn (FR)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 3 April 2025. The highest on record is 102.
What is The Dawn (FR)'s sire's record?
Herald The Dawn (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 1.7% of 121 runs since Jan 2008 (31 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Dawn (FR)'s siblings?
Out of La Buena (IRE), The Dawn (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: La Havrese (FR) (4). Highest grade won: Class 6 (La Havrese (FR)). The wins came over 7f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2023. 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.