Arab Dawn
About
Arab Dawn is a 14yo grey gelding trained by John O'Shea. Sired by Dalakhani out of Victoire Celebre, Arab Dawn has proven himself as a stakes winner with career earnings of $106,000, indicating above-average ability. On 20th Feb 2016 at Rosehill Gardens, with Christian Reith aboard, Arab Dawn secured his most notable victory, winning the $125,000 Parramatta Cup and defeating Allergic. Throughout his career, Arab Dawn has been a profitable choice for punters, yielding a 70% return on investment. The gelding concluded his racing career on 30th Sep 2016 at Moonee Valley.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Moonee Valley 30-Sep-16 2040m GOOD 4 R3 G3 Jra cup $4,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:05.760, SP: $17 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.920 drifted to 2nd last, made some ground prior turn | B Melham 56kg 9.90L | 7 (10) |
| Caulfield 27-Aug-16 1700m GOOD 4 R8 LR Heatherlie hcp (of $120,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.490, SP: $13 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 9L back, work in straight OK but just held spot | B Melham 57kg 6.20L | 10 (14) |
| Royal Randwick 09-Aug-16 850m SOFT 7 R1 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 00:49.700 | J Collett | 9 (9) |
| Warwick Farm 25-Jul-16 807m HEAVY 8 R4 BT-45-OPN, Winning Time: 00:49.800 | B Avdulla | 6 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 26-Mar-16 2400m GOOD 4 R7 G1 The bmw $15,000 (of $1,500,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:28.680, SP: $18 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.900 Midfield with cover and worked home but no threat | J Mcdonald 59kg 5.60L | 8 (10) |
| Canberra 06-Mar-16 2000m GOOD 4 R6 LR Canb cup $10,000 (of $200,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:03.170, SP: $2.25F In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.370 | J Mcdonald 57kg 4.80L | 4 (11) |
| Rosehill Gardens 20-Feb-16 1900m GOOD 3 R8 LR Pmatta cup $76,000 (of $125,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:56.300, SP: $15 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.670 Drifted back, ran home strongly, proved too good | C Reith 55kg | 1 (10) |
| Royal Randwick 06-Feb-16 1600m SOFT 6 R6 Gardenia $1,000 (of $85,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:37.160, SP: $10 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.350 2nd last, saved ground turn, tired late | J P Innes 58kg, Cd 55kg 8.00L | 8 (9) |
| Rosehill Gardens 19-Jan-16 1030m SOFT 6 R3 BT-3U-OPN, Winning Time: 01:02.800 | J Mcdonald | 4 |
| Rosehill Gardens 04-Jan-16 900m HEAVY 8 R5 BT-4U-OPN, Winning Time: 00:54.600 | J Mcdonald | 6 |
| Kempton 05-Sep-15 2414m GOOD R1 G3 SEPTEMBER STKS $12,695 (of $62,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:35.000, SP: $17 | H Turner 59.5kg 4.10L | 3 (7) |
| York 22-Aug-15 2816m GOOD R2 EBOR HCP (of $275,000) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 03:00.100, SP: $21 Held up, weakened over 2f out | J Crowley 60 30.25L | 15 (19) |
| York 11-Jul-15 2092m GOOD R2 HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 02:08.200, SP: $7 Mid-division, driven and headway over 3f out, chasing leaders when hampered over 1f out, never on terms | G Baker 57.5kg 7.50L | 7 (19) |
| Ascot 19-Jun-15 2414m GOOD R1 RATING 105 $88,845 (of $75,000), Winning Time: 02:28.100, SP: $7F Close up, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, ran on | R Hughes 58kg | 1 (17) |
| Newmarket 03-May-15 2414m GOOD R1 RATING 105 $7,981 (of $45,000), Winning Time: 02:29.000, SP: $6F In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, effort inside final furlong, edged right and unable to quicken towards finish | R Hughes 57kg 1.25L | 3 (13) |
| Lingfield 15-Oct-14 2414m SYNTHETIC R1 3Y RATING 100 $7,127 (of $20,000), Winning Time: 02:28.400, SP: $3.75F Tracked leaders 2f, soon steadied back, headway to track leaders on outer when pace steadied 8f out, pressed leader 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon headed | R Hughes 60 1.50L | 2 (9) |
| Newbury 20-Sep-14 2018m SOFT R2 RATING 105 $6,470 (of $75,000), Winning Time: 02:09.700, SP: $7 Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, kept on, no impression | M Dwyer 52kg 7.75L | 4 (15) |
| Doncaster 11-Sep-14 2050m GOOD R3 RATING 110 $4,452 (of $25,000), Winning Time: 02:08.400, SP: $9.50 Mid-division, headway over 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | D Probert 53.5kg 3.50L | 3 (13) |
| Ascot 19-Jun-14 2414m GOOD R3 KING GEORGE V (of $46,688), Winning Time: 02:30.500, SP: $11 Tracked leaders, switched left and headway over 2f out, every chance 2f out, went 2nd approaching final furlong until inside final furlong, lost 3rd final 100 yards, no extra in 5th close home | J Fortune 56kg 5.00L | 5 (18) |
| Kempton 28-May-14 2213m SYNTHETIC R1 3Y RATING 80 $8,682 (of $4,690), Winning Time: 02:18.900, SP: $3.25EF Tracked leaders, led on bit 2f out, ran on well, snugly | R Hughes 60.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Newbury 16-May-14 2217m GOOD R1 3Y RATING 85 $8,682 (of $4,690), Winning Time: 02:21.100, SP: $6.50 Held up, headway on outside 5f out, edged left and challenging over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just pushed out close home | R Hughes 56kg | 1 (8) |
| Goodwood 03-May-14 1985m SOFT R2 3Y RATING 70 $5,989 (of $3,234), Winning Time: 02:18.500, SP: $4EF Held up in rear, steady headway from over 2f out, joined leader inside final furlong, ridden to lead near finish | G Baker 58.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Kempton 23-Oct-13 1609m SYNTHETIC R1 2Y MDN-SW (of $2,911), Winning Time: 01:41.120, SP: $51 Held up on outside, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced | J Crowley 59.5kg 7.50L | 7 (11) |
| Salisbury 02-Oct-13 1609m HEAVY R3 2Y MDN-SW (of $4,205), Winning Time: 01:49.900, SP: $13 Tracked leaders, hung right and weakened over 2f out | L Keniry 59.5kg 13.50L | 11 (13) |
| Sandown 13-Sep-13 1621m SOFT R2 2Y MDN-SW (of $3,881), Winning Time: 01:50.900, SP: $15 Always in rear | S Sanders 59.5kg | 10 (10) |