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I think Grey makes an excellent point -we need to celebrate Dawn Run for her incredible will to win and never say die attitude.She won 8 out of her 9 races in her Champion Hurdle winning season.She started off in the Ascot Hurdle over 2.5 miles,was beaten in a handicap at Naas.Then she won the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton beating reigning champion Gaye Brief.Champion Hurdles at Leopardstown and Cheltenham followed.For years people have scoffed about Cima getting so close to her but the next two horses home were future Champion Chaser Buck House and Very Promising who was a fine 2.5 mile chaser.Desert Orchid was pulled up in that race.
Dawn Run then hacked up in the Aintree Hurdle over 2 miles 5 furlongs and finished her season by winning the Barka and French Champion Hurdle over 3 miles.
Have no doubts -she was exceptional to start winning top class hurdles in November and finish in June takes some doing.From memory she won seven top class races that season -can't remember if she ran at Punchestown. I cannot remember any horse since running in all those races never mind winning them.
The versatility involved was incredible from 2 miles at Kempton to 3 miles at Auteuil -how many horses have done that in the last 40 years.She travelled 4 times to England that season and twice to France -that takes some constitution.
One of the all time greats.

<blockquote data-quote="LUKE" data-source="post: 2698319" data-attributes="member: 64956">I think Grey makes an excellent point -we need to celebrate Dawn Run for her incredible will to win and never say die attitude.She won 8 out of her 9 races in her Champion Hurdle winning season.She started off in the Ascot Hurdle over 2.5 miles,was beaten in a handicap at Naas.Then she won the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton beating reigning champion Gaye Brief.Champion Hurdles at Leopardstown and Cheltenham followed.For years people have scoffed about Cima getting so close to her but the next two horses home were future Champion Chaser Buck House and Very Promising who was a fine 2.5 mile chaser.Desert Orchid was pulled up in that race.Dawn Run then hacked up in the Aintree Hurdle over 2 miles 5 furlongs and finished her season by winning the Barka and French Champion Hurdle over 3 miles.Have no doubts -she was exceptional to start winning top class hurdles in November and finish in June takes some doing.From memory she won seven top class races that season -can&#039;t remember if she ran at Punchestown. I cannot remember any horse since running in all those races never mind winning them.The versatility involved was incredible from 2 miles at Kempton to 3 miles at Auteuil -how many horses have done that in the last 40 years.She travelled 4 times to England that season and twice to France -that takes some constitution.One of the all time greats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LUKE, post: 2698319, member: 64956"] I think Grey makes an excellent point -we need to celebrate Dawn Run for her incredible will to win and never say die attitude.She won 8 out of her 9 races in her Champion Hurdle winning season.She started off in the Ascot Hurdle over 2.5 miles,was beaten in a handicap at Naas.Then she won the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton beating reigning champion Gaye Brief.Champion Hurdles at Leopardstown and Cheltenham followed.For years people have scoffed about Cima getting so close to her but the next two horses home were future Champion Chaser Buck House and Very Promising who was a fine 2.5 mile chaser.Desert Orchid was pulled up in that race. Dawn Run then hacked up in the Aintree Hurdle over 2 miles 5 furlongs and finished her season by winning the Barka and French Champion Hurdle over 3 miles. Have no doubts -she was exceptional to start winning top class hurdles in November and finish in June takes some doing.From memory she won seven top class races that season -can't remember if she ran at Punchestown. I cannot remember any horse since running in all those races never mind winning them. The versatility involved was incredible from 2 miles at Kempton to 3 miles at Auteuil -how many horses have done that in the last 40 years.She travelled 4 times to England that season and twice to France -that takes some constitution. One of the all time greats. [/QUOTE]

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