Approaching Dawn (2020) Horse
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Approaching Dawn is a six-year-old chestnut gelding, sired by Dawn Approach and out of Taispeantas. The horse is conditioned by J S Goldie and owned by D P Van Der Hoeven & D G Pryde. Over 16 starts he has recorded two victories, a single third‑place finish, and has earned $18,614 in prize money. His latest start was at Newcastle on 21 October 2026, finishing 12th of 13 runners. He last won at Ayr on 5 July 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newcastle 21-Oct-26 1207m SYNTHETIC R9 CL6 Hcp (of $11,277) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.310, SP: 15.00 1st Lord Abama ( J Callan 125 ) 2nd Rye ( M Coppins 136 , Cd 131 ) 0.20L 3rd Woolridge ( M Mortensen 135 , Cd 132 ) 0.50L 12th Approaching Dawn ( L Young 122 , Cd 119 ) 8.35L See full results | L Young 55.3kg, Cd 54kg 8.35L | 12 (13) |
| Musselburgh 13-Sep-26 1611m SOFT R1 CL6 Hcp (of $6,907) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.630, SP: 8.50 1st King Sharja ( T Kiely-marshall 131 ) 2nd Thats My Boy Luke ( J Dickson 133 ) 1.75L 3rd Due Respect ( S Farmer 129 ) 1.50L 7th Approaching Dawn ( A Waugh 128 ) 15.25L See full results | A Waugh 58.1kg 15.25L | 7 (9) |
| Musselburgh 24-Aug-26 1611m GOOD R6 CL6 Hcp $409 (of $7,003) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.690, SP: 5.50 1st Misemerald ( K Stott 127 ) 2nd Abu Royal ( B Garritty 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Thats My Boy Luke ( S Kirrane 134 ) 3.50L 5th Approaching Dawn ( L Young 130 , Cd 125 ) 5.05L See full results | L Young 59kg, Cd 56.7kg 5.05L | 5 (13) |
| Musselburgh 07-Aug-26 1800m GOOD R1 CL6 Hcp $409 (of $7,007) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:54.180, SP: 12.00 1st Samra Star ( P Mulrennan 135 ) 2nd Falcon Nine ( K Shoemark 135 ) 1.25L 3rd Miners Gamble ( L Morris 129 ) 0.75L 5th Approaching Dawn ( L Young 128 , Cd 123 ) 3.55L See full results | L Young 58.1kg, Cd 55.8kg 3.55L | 5 (7) |
| Ayr 27-Jul-26 1609m GOOD R4 CL6 Hcp (of $6,992) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:39.520, SP: 13.00 1st Samra Star ( M Winn 130 ) 2nd Runninsonofagun ( J Hart 142 ) 0.30L 3rd Union Island ( C Beasley 140 ) 2.00L 8th Approaching Dawn ( L Young 128 , Cd 123 ) 7.30L See full results | L Young 58.1kg, Cd 55.8kg 7.30L | 8 (9) |
| Ayr 05-Jul-26 1609m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 11/4 Led to post early in hood, slowly away, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, led entering final 110yds, just held on post | Lauren Young 61.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Musselburgh 30-Jun-26 1800m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 10/1 Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leading trio but repeatedly denied clear run inside final furlong, kept on | Lauren Young 53.5kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (7) |
| Musselburgh 22-Jun-26 1611m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 9/2 Went to post early wearing red hood, dwelt, in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and ran on 1f out, went third closing stages, nearest finish | Lauren Young 54.4kg 3/4 length | 3 (7) |
| Ayr 19-Jun-26 1609m SOFT CL6 Flat, SP: 4/1 Wore hood and went early to post, slowly away, held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, never involved | Lauren Young 57.6kg 2 3/4l | 9 (9) |
| Musselburgh 06-Jun-26 1611m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 22/1 Wore hood to post, switched right start, held up in rear, switched right 3f out, made good headway on inner over 2f out, went second over 1f out, made sustained challenge inside final furlong, kept on well and led towards finish | Lauren Young 57.6kg | 1 (11) |
| Hamilton 15-May-26 1672m GOOD CL6 Flat, SP: 40/1 In rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on to go fourth under 2f out, weakened 1f out | William Pyle 54.9kg 2 1/2l | 5 (8) |
| Ayr 05-May-26 1454m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 40/1 Midfield, asked for effort 2f out, held from 1f out | Rhys Elliott 53.1kg 1 1/4 length | 7 (7) |
| Musselburgh 29-Apr-26 1422m GOOD (GOOD TO FIRM IN PLACES) CL6 Flat, SP: 28/1 Always towards rear | P Mulrennan 57.2kg 3 1/4l | 8 (11) |
| Newcastle 24-Nov-25 1207m STANDARD CL5 Flat, SP: 150/1 Went to post early in hood, took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and kept on same pace over 1f out | Lauren Young 60.3kg 4 1/2l | 6 (7) |
| Newcastle 27-Oct-25 1006m STANDARD / SLOW CL5 Flat, SP: 150/1 In rear and always outpaced, detached from over 1f out, never on terms | P Mulrennan 60.3kg 3 3/4l | 5 (5) |
| Catterick 18-Oct-25 1200m GOOD (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL5 Flat, SP: 33/1 Slowly away, held up towards rear on outside, soon headway to mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 2f out | P Mulrennan 60.3kg 2 1/4l | 9 (9) |