Dawn Rising (2017) Horse
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Dawn Rising, a nine-year-old bay gelding by Galileo out of Devoted To You, is in the care of trainer J P O'Brien for owner Mr John P McManus. Across 34 starts he has secured five victories, placed three times second and seven times third, accumulating $704,696 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Newmarket on 10 October 2026, where he finished 3rd of 29 starters. The latest win was recorded at Curragh on 3 November 2024.
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Newmarket • Leopardstown • Galway • Curragh • Navan • Royal Ascot • Chester • Naas • Cheltenham • Listowel • LimerickRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Newmarket 10-Oct-26 3621m GOOD R5 CL2 Hcp $40,202 (of $327,098) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 03:46.450, SP: 7.00 1st Alphonse Le Grande ( P Mcgettigan 123 , Cd 118 ) 2nd Sea Lantern ( R Scott 125 ) 0.15L 3rd Dawn Rising ( R L Moore 133 ) 1.40L See full results | R L Moore 60.3kg 1.40L | 3 (29) |
| Leopardstown 12-Sep-26 2615m GOOD R8 Hcp (of $140,214) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:45.480, SP: 41.00 1st Immutable ( L Mcateer 122 ) 2nd Yousaynothingatall ( O Murphy 122 ) 0.30L 3rd Too Bossy For Us ( B Coen 124 ) 0.75L 19th Dawn Rising ( D Mcdonogh 133 ) 8.90L See full results | D Mcdonogh 60.3kg 8.90L | 19 (26) |
| Galway 01-Aug-26 2414m SOFT R4 Hcp (of $104,610) Barrier 17, Winning Time: 02:54.810, SP: 34.00 1st Thread Of Gold ( B Lee 126 ) 2nd Immutable ( G Carroll 125 ) 1.75L 3rd Night Moon ( A Slattery 125 ) 0.20L 18th Dawn Rising ( D Mcdonogh 138 ) 17.60L See full results | D Mcdonogh 62.6kg 17.60L | 18 (18) |
| Curragh 28-Jun-26 2414m GOOD R9 Hcp (of $94,938) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:30.140, SP: 29.00 1st In My Teens ( G Carroll 137 ) 2nd This Songisforyou ( C Keane 138 ) 7.00L 3rd The Real Screamer ( J Ryan 132 ) 1.75L 8th Dawn Rising ( J M Sheridan 140 ) 11.65L See full results | J M Sheridan 63.5kg 11.65L | 8 (14) |
| Curragh 04-Jun-26 2816m SOFT R6 Hcp (of $46,534) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 03:02.160, SP: 17.00 1st Poetic Sound ( C Keane 128 ) 2nd Factual Fact ( A Slattery 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Granite Bay ( R Whelan 123 ) 1.00L 7th Dawn Rising ( D B Mcmonagle 135 ) 16.75L See full results | D B Mcmonagle 61.2kg 16.75L | 7 (12) |
| Curragh 23-May-26 2012m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 22/1 Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened over 1f out | Dylan Browne McMonagle 64kg Neck | 12 (20) |
| Navan 30-Mar-26 2816m HEAVY Flat, SP: 25/1 Mid-division, 10th halfway, pushed along 4f out, ridden and no impression 3f out, weakened | Gary Halpin 64.4kg 16l | 8 (11) |
| Newmarket 11-Oct-25 3621m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 15/2 Mid-division, headway 3f out and pushed along, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed final 110 yards, not pace of winner | Oisin Murphy 58.5kg 1 1/4 length | 2 (19) |
| Curragh 28-Sep-25 3374m YIELDING Flat, SP: 25/1 Mid division, 10th halfway, progress into 6th over 3f out, went 4th 2f out, soon ridden and no extra inside final furlong, dropped to 5th close home | Scott McCullagh 60.8kg Neck | 5 (30) |
| Galway 28-Jul-25 3382m YIELDING Flat, SP: 18/1 Led, joined after 6f, led 2 1/2f out, joined entering straight, headed 1f out, disputed 2nd inside final furlong, 4th close home | Miss A B O'Connor 75.8kg Short Head | 4 (20) |
| Royal Ascot 17-Jun-25 4014m GOOD TO FIRM (GOOD IN PLACES) CL2 Flat, SP: 28/1 Switched right soon after start, held up in rear, switched left and ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, never involved | Declan McDonogh 62.6kg 1/2 length | 14 (20) |
| Chester 09-May-25 3749m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 18/1 Not much room start and slow away, behind, struggling over 5f out, well behind over 3f out | Ray Dawson 61.2kg 41l | 15 (15) |
| Naas 23-Mar-25 2101m SOFT TO HEAVY CL1 Flat, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, pushed along and detached entering straight, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor | Scott McCullagh 62.6kg 3 3/4l | 6 (9) |
| Navan 16-Nov-24 4069m YIELDING (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Towards rear on outer, ridden 3 out, no impression in moderate 7th when bad mistake 2 out | Mark Walsh 71.2kg 1/2 length | 6 (8) |
| Curragh 03-Nov-24 3284m YIELDING TO SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 6/4 Towards rear, travelling well entering straight, progress to go 2nd over 2f out, pushed along to draw level over 50 yards out, led close home | Dylan Browne McMonagle 61.2kg | 1 (5) |
| Newmarket 12-Oct-24 3621m SOFT CL2 Flat, SP: 8/1 Held up towards rear, switched left to near side halfway, headway and tracking leaders in group soon after, pushed along 3f out, ridden in 3rd in group inside final furlong, no impression | Tom Marquand 61.2kg 1 1/4 length | 6 (24) |
| Curragh 29-Sep-24 3374m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Flat, SP: 16/1 Mid-division and 15th halfway, progress on outer over 4f out, ridden over 2f out and went 5th 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong | Declan McDonogh 61.2kg 4l | 5 (30) |
| Royal Ascot 22-Jun-24 4355m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 3/1 Raced wide, close up, tracked leader 7f out, led over 5f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace | W Buick 60.3kg 3 1/4l | 3 (9) |
| Leopardstown 17-May-24 2816m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 28/1 Held up in last, pushed along over 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, went moderate 5th near line | Dylan Browne McMonagle 59.4kg 3/4 length | 5 (6) |
| Navan 27-Apr-24 2816m GOOD TO YIELDING CL1 Flat, SP: 7/1 Dwelt, in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, never a factor | Dylan Browne McMonagle 59.9kg 3/4 length | 7 (7) |
| Curragh 24-Sep-23 3370m SOFT Flat, SP: 7/1 Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, went close 2nd under 1f out, kept on well, dropped to 3rd near line | Declan McDonogh 62.6kg Short Head | 3 (30) |
| Curragh 10-Sep-23 2816m GOOD TO YIELDING CL1 Flat, SP: 7/2 Tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd after 2f, 4th 4f out, improved to 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on principals, kept on one pace | Declan McDonogh 62.1kg 2 3/4l | 3 (4) |
| Curragh 20-Aug-23 2816m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 4/1 Held up in 3rd early, rear after 4f, closer in 3rd 2f out, ridden to close 1 1/2f out, stayed on to press leader inside final furlong, held close home | Declan McDonogh 61.2kg 1/2 length | 2 (4) |
| Royal Ascot 24-Jun-23 4355m GOOD TO FIRM CL2 Flat, SP: 2/1 Raced wide tracking leading pair, joined main group and tracked leader after 3f, led over 2f out, driven along and pressed inside final furlong, stayed on gamely | R L Moore 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Leopardstown 19-May-23 2816m GOOD CL1 Flat, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight and 6th over 1f out, kept on well between horses inside final 150 yards to go 3rd closing stages | Declan McDonogh 59.4kg 2 1/2l | 3 (9) |
| Cheltenham 17-Mar-23 4822m SOFT (GOOD TO SOFT IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 20/1 Held up off the pace towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before the last | L P Dempsey 73kg | UPL (20) |
| Naas 08-Jan-23 4016m SOFT (SOFT TO HEAVY IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 8/1 Tracked leader, mid-division after 2nd, 5th after 3 out, not fluent last (normal 3 out), soon under pressure, stayed on inside final furlong, kept on to 3rd close home, not trouble leaders | J J Slevin 74.4kg 7l | 3 (8) |
| Navan 27-Nov-22 4023m SOFT (YIELDING IN PLACES) CL1 Hurdle, SP: 10/1 Held up disputing 3rd, pushed along in moderate 3rd entering straight, ridden and with plenty to do in 3rd 2 out, left 2nd at last, improved to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well | Mark Walsh 69.9kg | 1 (4) |
| Listowel 23-Sep-22 4023m GOOD (GOOD TO YIELDING IN PLACES) Hurdle, SP: 10/3 Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, not fluent 4 out, went 2nd next and travelled well to lead approaching 2 out, drew clear run-in, easily | Mark Walsh 75.3kg | 1 (16) |
| Galway 27-Jul-22 4235m GOOD Hurdle, SP: 2/1 Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, slight mistake 6 out, closer and disputed 2nd 5 out, slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 2nd before 2 out, no impression in 3rd after 2 out, kept on same pace | Mark Walsh 75.3kg 1 length | 3 (17) |
| Newmarket 09-Jul-20 2615m GOOD TO SOFT CL1 Flat, SP: 11/8 Led, headed over 4f out, ridden to lead again over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace | R L Moore 57.6kg 1 3/4 length | 2 (6) |
| Limerick 29-Jun-20 2414m GOOD Flat, SP: 2/9 Made all, 4 lengths clear halfway, pushed along 2f out, soon edged left and reminder, drew clear inside final furlong, easily | Wayne Lordan 60.3kg | 1 (7) |
| Curragh 12-Jun-20 2012m GOOD TO FIRM Flat, SP: 9/2 Mid-division, ridden 3f out, under pressure in 9th 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong | P B Beggy 60.3kg 1 1/4 length | 4 (18) |
| Leopardstown 26-Oct-19 1811m SOFT TO HEAVY (HEAVY IN PLACES) CL1 Flat, SP: 5/1 Slowly into stride and pushed along briefly early, in rear, pushed along at stages after, under pressure and no impression from 2f out, soon wandered and one pace | D O'Brien 58.5kg 2 3/4l | 5 (5) |