The Dawn
(FR)About
The Dawn is a 6yo br from France trained by W J Burke. It is sired by the stallion Herald The Dawn out of the dam La Buena. The Dawn has yet to win a race, having competed in 12 attempts without a victory. In its most recent race at Naas on 3rd Apr 2025, The Dawn was ridden by D Meyler and finished 10th, behind the winner In For The Night.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Naas 03-Apr-25 3785m SOFT R6 HcpH (of $6,900), Winning Time: 04:50.900, SP: 20/1 Tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 2 out, soon weakened | D Meyler 71.2kg, Cd 0 21.75L | 10 (18) |
| Wexford 18-Mar-25 3218m SOFT R3 NvHcpH (of $6,900), Winning Time: 04:01.200, SP: 13/2 Prominent and disputed lead from 3rd, slight mistake and headed 6th, remained prominent until pushed along and no extra entering straight, soon eased, tailed off | D Meyler 71.7kg, Cd 0 0.00L | 12 (14) |
| Clonmel 13-Feb-25 3237m SOFT R4 HcpH $2,000 (of $6,000), Winning Time: 06:55.000, SP: 8/1 Disputed briefly, soon tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge 3 out, soon led, ridden and joined before 2 out, headed and mistake last, kept on same pace | D Meyler 76.2kg 4.75L | 2 (14) |
| Fairyhouse 25-Jan-25 4105m SOFT R5 MdH $1,200 (of $7,200), Winning Time: 5:16.010, SP: 8/1 Mid-division, progress after 1st, 5th after 5th, headway 2 out, 4th last, kept on one pace in 3rd closing stages | D Meyler 75.3kg 7.75L | 3 (13) |
| Limerick 29-Dec-24 3822m SOFT R6 MdH (of $7,891), Winning Time: 5:00.000, SP: 11/1 Towards rear, some progress from 5 out, mistake next, briefly short of room after 3 out and soon pushed along, no extra in 8th before 2 out and kept on same pace | M P O'connor 75.3kg, Cd 0 25.00L | 8 (15) |
| Cork 06-Jan-24 3218m HEAVY R1 MdH $250 (of $8,031), Winning Time: 04:04.000, SP: 40/1 Towards rear, some headway after 4 out and 10th early straight, 8th 2 out, kept on one pace | D J O'keeffe 75.3kg, Cd 0 21.75L | 6 (22) |
| Cork 10-Dec-23 3387m HEAVY R2 MdH (of $8,031), Winning Time: 4:29.100, SP: 200/1 Rear of mid-division, headway after 4 out and 7th entering straight, slight mistake 3 out, soon pushed along and no impression, kept on one pace | D Meyler 75.3kg, Cd 0 36.00L | 7 (24) |
| Punchestown 25-Nov-23 3365m SOFT R8 NHF $575 (of $7,388), Winning Time: 4:24.000, SP: 100/1 Tracked leaders in 5th, closer in 4th and ridden entering straight, no impression on leaders, 4th 1f out, no extra | F Maguire 73kg, Cd 0 24.50L | 4 (6) |
| Cork 05-Nov-23 3218m SOFT R2 MdH (of $7,710), Winning Time: 04:06.500, SP: 150/1 Mid-division, took keen hold, improved to 2nd after 3rd, led briefly approaching straight, pushed along and headed before 3 out, no impression in 5th when mistake 3 out, weakened | D Meyler 73kg, Cd 0 27.00L | 7 (18) |
| Dromahane 16-Apr-23 4828m SOFT Md (of $7,710), SP: 8/1 Chsd ldrs & kn, ld aftr 7th until jnd 6out, 3l 2nd bef 4out, 4th from 3out, no ex 2out until mod 5th from last | M J O'connor 74.8kg, Cd 0 28.00L | 5 (12) |
| Ballyknock 05-Apr-23 4828m HEAVY Md (of $7,200), SP: 8/1 Last, mstk 2nd, fell 6th | M J O'connor 74.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (8) |
| Knockanard 12-Feb-23 3218m SOFT Md (of $7,200), SP: 6/1 Chsd lds, 4th & kn by 5th, 6l 3rd aftr 4out where mstk, wknd in 5th bef 2out, poor 6th aftr 2out, pu last | D Allen 74.8kg, Cd 0 | UPD (9) |