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Sire profile

Dawn Approach (IRE)

Best progeny: Poetic Flare (IRE), Madhmoon (IRE), Sparan Nua (IRE)

Avg winning distance: Flat 8.8f · NH 2m1f
Damsire avg winning distance: Flat 7.6f
Race record: 11 runs, 8 wins
By: New Approach (IRE)
As damsire: 36 winners from 93 runners
Country: IRE

Flat 2026 (GB & IRE): 8 winners from 25 runners
Jumps 2026/27 (GB & IRE): 2 winners from 9 runners
Winners (GB & IRE): 133 of 329 runners (40%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 276 from 3,396 runs
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 9 (3 Group/Grade)
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £2,806,607 GB · €2,346,981 IRE
Best progeny: Poetic Flare (IRE), Madhmoon (IRE), Sparan Nua (IRE)

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Progeny

Progeny record by season


2026	Flat	25	8	135	12	8.9%	£173,728	€170,867
2026/27	NH	9	2	17	2	11.8%	£14,663	€808
2025	Flat	36	4	134	5	3.7%	£50,148	€33,520
2025/26	NH	14	2	58	2	3.4%	£19,896	€12,555
2024	Flat	38	5	159	6	3.8%	£40,406	€45,165
2024/25	NH	13	3	55	5	9.1%	£26,574	€29,985
2023	Flat	51	13	246	17	6.9%	£57,396	€132,240
2023/24	NH	16	2	77	2	2.6%	£13,715	€27,775
2022	Flat	78	16	368	20	5.4%	£134,314	€205,395
2022/23	NH	24	5	73	6	8.2%	£24,818	€37,620
2021	Flat	93	34	503	52	10.3%	£914,991	€493,505
2021/22	NH	29	4	86	5	5.8%	£41,320	€9,150
2020	Flat	112	27	469	39	8.3%	£251,777	€227,020
2020/21	NH	19	3	53	3	5.7%	£14,352	€1,290
2019	Flat	112	33	466	47	10.1%	£638,758	€450,122
2019/20	NH	15	0	26	0	0.0%	£6,207	-
2018	Flat	90	29	352	43	12.2%	£312,550	€392,795
2018/19	NH	5	0	12	0	0.0%	£6,854	€3,822
2017	Flat	39	8	107	10	9.3%	£64,141	€73,348

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Current season runners and winners


Sparan Nua (IRE)	Flat	3	filly	Sparanai (USA)	J S Bolger	6	3	2	50.0%	£129,000	€112,990	20 Aug 26	109
Approaching Dawn (IRE)	Flat	6	gelding	Taispeantas (IRE)	Jim Goldie	12	2	1	16.7%	£9,782	-	12 Sep 26	48
Native Honey (IRE)	Flat	4	colt	Meala (IRE)	Jim Goldie	10	2	0	20.0%	£9,139	-	21 Sep 26	70
Imnotleavinyou (IRE)	Flat	3	filly	Amhrasach (IRE)	Michael Mulvany	10	1	3	10.0%	-	€12,964	14 Aug 26	60
Glen To Glen (IRE)	Flat/NH	4	gelding	Galuminous (IRE)	Nick Scholfield	8	1	1	12.5%	£10,668	€247	10 Oct 26	128
Jesmond Dawn (IRE)	Flat	5	gelding	Strapless (IRE)	Grant Tuer	9	1	2	11.1%	£8,344	-	12 Sep 26	67
Henry Halflight (IRE)	Flat	3	gelding	Luminaria (IRE)	Liam Bailey	6	1	1	16.7%	£7,935	-	1 Oct 26	68
Brave Approach (IRE)	Flat	3	filly	Excuse Me (USA)	Jarlath P Fahey	5	1	0	20.0%	-	€7,068	22 Jun 26	47
Blondina (IRE)	Flat/NH	4	filly	Cirin Toinne (IRE)	Adam Nicol	3	1	1	33.3%	£4,261	-	7 Jun 26	78
Model Approach (IRE)	NH	5	gelding	Mainicin (IRE)	Mrs C. Williams	2	1	0	50.0%	£3,248	-	14 May 26	87
Dawnmore (IRE)	Flat	2	colt	Fiannaiocht (IRE)	J S Bolger	4	0	3	0.0%	-	€18,500	11 Oct 26	79
Forty Six A (IRE)	Flat	3	filly	Alertness (IRE)	J S Bolger	3	0	1	0.0%	-	€5,505	12 Apr 26	-
Lan De Ghaire (IRE)	Flat	2	filly	Gaire Os Ard (IRE)	J S Bolger	3	0	2	0.0%	-	€4,450	24 May 26	-
Soda (IRE)	Flat	3	filly	Stylish One (IRE)	Gemma Tutty	7	0	3	0.0%	£3,468	-	2 Sep 26	50
Spiritofthedawn (IRE)	Flat	3	filly	Inis Fail (IRE)	F G Hand	5	0	1	0.0%	-	€2,300	1 Oct 26	48
Mighty Wave (IRE)	Flat	3	gelding	Ard Fheis (IRE)	Daragh Bourke	5	0	1	0.0%	-	€2,121	9 Sep 26	71
Flawless Fusion (IRE)	Flat/NH	3	filly	French Fusion (IRE)	Jessica Bedi	5	0	0	0.0%	£1,386	€658	3 Oct 26	74
Helen's Blaze (IRE)	Flat	4	filly	Morga (IRE)	H Rogers	1	0	1	0.0%	-	€1,200	30 Sep 26	-
Sweetie Too (IRE)	Flat	3	filly	In Somno (IRE)	Brendan W Duke	6	0	0	0.0%	-	€1,111	28 Sep 26	54
Freedom And Light (IRE)	Flat	3	filly	Duaisbhanna (IRE)	J S Bolger	5	0	0	0.0%	-	€960	30 Jun 26	68
Daaris (IRE)	Flat/NH	7	gelding	Reyaadah (GB)	Kevin & Lauren Frost	7	0	1	0.0%	£939	-	1 Oct 26	91
Morning Approach (IRE)	Flat	8	mare	Cape Of Night (IRE)	Willie McCreery	10	0	0	0.0%	-	€440	7 Oct 26	44
Honey Dale (IRE)	Flat/NH	3	filly	Shuttlecock (GB)	Paul Mulligan	6	0	0	0.0%	-	€400	17 Jul 26	40
Discussion (IRE)	NH	7	mare	Preach (IRE)	Charles Weld	2	0	0	0.0%	-	€361	25 Sep 26	-
Smith (IRE)	Flat	10	gelding	Alazeya (IRE)	Lydia Richards	4	0	0	0.0%	£220	-	8 Oct 26	43
Silent Dawn (IRE)	NH	7	gelding	Silent Dreamer (GB)	Adrian Murray	1	0	0	0.0%	-	€200	8 May 26	86
All Is Bright (IRE)	Flat	3	filly	Mother Vincent (IRE)	J S Bolger	1	0	0	0.0%	-	€200	28 Sep 26	53
High Favour (IRE)	Flat	4	gelding	Something Graceful (GB)	Camilla Poulton	5	0	0	0.0%	-	-	1 Jul 26	46
Ghumama (IRE)	NH	8	mare	Bishara (USA)	Mark Edmund McCrory	1	0	0	0.0%	-	-	13 May 26	82

Flat 2026 and NH 2026/27; up to 100 runners, winners first.

Best offspring: top 50 progeny


Poetic Flare (IRE)	horse	Maria Lee (IRE)	J S Bolger	2020-2021	9	5	3	55.6%	4	Group 1	£640,504	€230,310
Madhmoon (IRE)	horse	Aaraas (GB)	Kevin Prendergast	2018-2019	8	3	2	37.5%	2	Group 2	£377,448	€218,450
Sparan Nua (IRE)	filly	Sparanai (USA)	J S Bolger	2026	6	3	2	50.0%	1	Group 3	£129,000	€112,990
Majestic Dawn (IRE)	gelding	Jolie Chanson (FR)	Paul & Oliver Cole	2019-2022	21	5	7	23.8%	1	Listed	£181,367	-
Haddaf (IRE)	-	Deveron (USA)	Stuart Williams	2017-2020	34	5	8	14.7%	1	Listed	£70,707	-
Dadoozdart (GB)	-	Hairpin (USA)	Noel Meade	2018-2019	8	4	0	50.0%	1	Listed	-	€124,802
Georgeville (GB)	gelding	Big Break (GB)	Ger Lyons	2018-2023	23	3	7	13.0%	1	Listed	-	€95,251
Lunar Space (IRE)	gelding	Luminaria (IRE)	Jamie Osborne	2020-2023	31	3	4	9.7%	1	Listed	£8,451	€36,505
Mary Tudor (IRE)	-	Antiquities (GB)	Willie McCreery	2017-2018	8	1	4	12.5%	1	Listed	-	€97,702
Smith (IRE)	gelding	Alazeya (IRE)	Lydia Richards	2018-2026	62	8	11	12.9%	0	-	£44,178	-
Key Look (IRE)	mare	Fashion Line (IRE)	Geoffrey Harker	2020-2024	52	6	9	11.5%	0	-	£34,203	-
River Dawn (GB)	gelding	Echo River (USA)	Paul & Oliver Cole	2019-2021	23	6	6	26.1%	0	-	£32,733	-
Golden Twilight (IRE)	gelding	Great Hope (IRE)	Adrian McGuinness	2021-2024	27	5	4	18.5%	0	-	-	€112,760
Red October (IRE)	gelding	Mamonta (GB)	Hugo Palmer	2018-2022	20	5	5	25.0%	0	-	£78,223	-
Mater Matuta (IRE)	mare	Morning Bell (GB)	E D Delany	2018-2025	55	5	13	9.1%	0	-	-	€58,406
Paso Doble (IRE)	gelding	Baila Me (GER)	Paul Nicholls	2019-2026	23	5	10	21.7%	0	-	£34,758	€22,895
Cautious Approach (GB)	-	Al Tamooh (IRE)	Richard John O'Brien	2017-2021	33	5	5	15.2%	0	-	-	€42,989
Dawn Hoofer (IRE)	-	Super Hoofer (IRE)	Paul Nolan	2017-2019	23	4	10	17.4%	0	-	-	€90,351
Bold Approach (IRE)	gelding	Excuse Me (USA)	J S Bolger	2018-2024	51	4	13	7.8%	0	-	-	€86,147
Geometrical (IRE)	gelding	Symmetrical (USA)	Toby Lawes	2019-2022	23	4	5	17.4%	0	-	£13,530	€45,548
Morning Approach (IRE)	mare	Cape Of Night (IRE)	Willie McCreery	2020-2026	70	4	11	5.7%	0	-	-	€53,140
Daaris (IRE)	gelding	Reyaadah (GB)	Kevin & Lauren Frost	2022-2026	51	4	27	7.8%	0	-	£48,967	-
Jesmond Dawn (IRE)	gelding	Strapless (IRE)	Grant Tuer	2023-2026	40	4	13	10.0%	0	-	£35,642	-
Headingley (IRE)	gelding	Gold Bubbles (USA)	David O'Meara	2020-2024	32	4	7	12.5%	0	-	£34,596	-
Glutnforpunishment (GB)	gelding	Oxsana (GB)	Lucy Wadham	2018-2022	25	4	5	16.0%	0	-	£29,809	-
Scudamore (FR)	gelding	Emirates Comfort (IRE)	Jennie Candlish	2020-2026	33	4	11	12.1%	0	-	£26,956	-
Court House (IRE)	-	Crossanza (IRE)	John Gosden	2017-2020	15	3	9	20.0%	0	-	£120,520	-
Boosala (IRE)	gelding	Zoowraa (GB)	William Haggas	2019-2022	10	3	4	30.0%	0	-	£45,356	-
Glen To Glen (IRE)	gelding	Galuminous (IRE)	Nick Scholfield	2024-2026	20	3	3	15.0%	0	-	£17,312	€27,812
Star Official (IRE)	gelding	Pechora (IRE)	R Donohoe	2020-2025	52	3	12	5.8%	0	-	-	€43,020
Sasta (IRE)	mare	Sasamh (IRE)	J S Bolger	2019-2022	25	3	5	12.0%	0	-	-	€28,749
Model Approach (IRE)	gelding	Mainicin (IRE)	Mrs C. Williams	2024-2026	25	3	4	12.0%	0	-	£19,953	€3,990
Alezan (GB)	mare	Sarinda (GB)	Eve Johnson Houghton	2019-2022	26	3	9	11.5%	0	-	£23,634	-
Native Honey (IRE)	colt	Meala (IRE)	Jim Goldie	2024-2026	23	3	2	13.0%	0	-	£16,640	€6,700
Dawn View (IRE)	mare	Viletta (GER)	Stuart Williams	2019-2022	29	3	6	10.3%	0	-	£17,658	-
Grimsthorpe Castle (GB)	gelding	Willoughby (IRE)	Michael Appleby	2019-2021	30	3	6	10.0%	0	-	£14,198	-
Sky Bright (GB)	mare	Angara (GB)	Ed Walker	2020-2021	13	3	2	23.1%	0	-	£13,534	-
Golden Spangle (IRE)	filly	Gold Focus (IRE)	J S Bolger	2022-2023	17	2	7	11.8%	0	-	-	€35,845
Major Reward (IRE)	gelding	Zanzibar Girl (USA)	Jim & Suzi Best	2018-2025	24	2	5	8.3%	0	-	£367	€35,096
Ghumama (IRE)	mare	Bishara (USA)	Mark Edmund McCrory	2020-2026	50	2	10	4.0%	0	-	£2,868	€26,045
Daylight Come (IRE)	gelding	Oiche Ghealai (IRE)	J S Bolger	2019-2022	12	2	4	16.7%	0	-	-	€24,742
Morning Wonder (IRE)	-	Mount Elbrus (GB)	Kevin Ryan	2017-2019	9	2	2	22.2%	0	-	£24,082	-
Celtic Times (IRE)	gelding	Teoirim (IRE)	J S Bolger	2021	5	2	2	40.0%	0	-	-	€23,905
Stylistic Approach (IRE)	gelding	Strapless (IRE)	J S Bolger	2020-2022	10	2	1	20.0%	0	-	-	€21,705
Pepsiwithacap (IRE)	mare	Zamid (FR)	David Pipe	2021-2023	32	2	6	6.3%	0	-	£5,772	€15,625
Crossford (IRE)	gelding	Stylish One (IRE)	Charles Hills	2020-2021	5	2	3	40.0%	0	-	£20,177	-
Morning Beauty (GB)	-	Extreme Beauty (USA)	Hugo Palmer	2017-2018	9	2	2	22.2%	0	-	£18,763	-
Honey Man (IRE)	-	Whisp (GER)	Simon Crisford	2018	7	2	3	28.6%	0	-	£18,632	-
Fajjaj (IRE)	-	Pleasantry (GB)	Hugo Palmer	2017-2019	9	2	2	22.2%	0	-	£18,387	-
Mosakhar (GB)	gelding	Min Banat Alreeh (IRE)	Ollie Pears	2018-2021	14	2	5	14.3%	0	-	£18,265	-

Ranked by best win (Group/Grade 1 first), then black-type wins, then wins. GB and IRE races only.

Quick answers

How many winners has Dawn Approach sired?: Dawn Approach (IRE) has sired 133 winners from 329 runners in Britain and Ireland since 2017 (40%), with 276 wins from 3,396 runs. Progeny runs abroad are not included.
How many black-type winners has Dawn Approach sired?: Dawn Approach (IRE) has sired 9 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland since 2017, 3 of them at Group or Grade level.
How many Group 1 winners has Dawn Approach sired?: Dawn Approach (IRE) has sired 1 Group 1 winner (2 Group 1 wins) in Britain and Ireland since 2017.
Who is the best offspring of Dawn Approach?: Ranked by level of win and black-type wins, the leading runner by Dawn Approach (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Poetic Flare (IRE) (out of Maria Lee (IRE)), a Group 1 winner with 4 black-type wins from 9 runs.
Who is the latest Group 1 winner by Dawn Approach?: The most recent Group 1 winner by Dawn Approach (IRE) in Britain and Ireland is Poetic Flare (IRE), in the St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) at Ascot on 15 June 2021.
Who is Dawn Approach's sire?: Dawn Approach (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE), and won 8 of 11 races in Britain and Ireland as a racehorse.
What is the average winning distance of Dawn Approach's progeny?: The average winning distance of Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in Britain and Ireland is 8.8 furlongs on the Flat and 2m1f over jumps.
How are Dawn Approach's progeny doing this season?: Dawn Approach (IRE) has had 8 winners from 25 runners in the 2026 Flat season and 2 winners from 9 runners in the 2026/27 jumps season in Britain and Ireland.
How much prize money have Dawn Approach's progeny won?: Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny have earned £2,806,607 in Britain and €2,346,981 in Ireland since 2017.
Are any of Dawn Approach's progeny running soon?: 7 runners by Dawn Approach (IRE) are entered or declared in Britain and Ireland in the next 7 days.

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