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Dawn Run – riding through the morning, striding through the icy winter chill
Dawn Run – hooves beat out a warning, heart and muscles stretching up the hill
Dawn Run, Dawn Run

Down on a farm in County Cork in 1978
A foal was born that was to take her place among the Great
A lovely jumping pedigree her story was begun
When in the Racing Calendar appeared the name "Dawn Run"

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Goresbridge in Kilkenny has a trainer of reknown
At Paddy Mullins stable the mare soon settled down
And in the third race of her life at Ballybeggan Park.
She won her maiden Bumper, the mare had make her mark

After two more bumper wins in the well known red and black
She took to winning hurdles with Tony on her back
And then in 1984 she led them all a dance
She won the Champion Hurdles of England, Ireland, France

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Already in the history book she found her well earned place
And now her next big challenge was to win a Steeplechase
To Navan on a rainy day they came from near and far
And saw what they all wanted – the Chasing Superstar

A year laid up with injuries she threw her challenge down
And in the Durkan-Brothers race she punched up Punchestown
In just the 5th chase of her life Jonjo ´Neill sat up
To ride her in the big one, the Cheltenham Gold Cup

He tried to run ´em of their feet but couldn´t quite get free
For Run and Skip enjoyed the trip and kept her company
She had him beaten up the hill but danger loomed behind
Two horses full of running, each with victory in mind

I saw her beaten at the last, at best she might be third
But Jonjo knew her better, and he said the magic words
With bursting heart and thrusting head she made it to the line
And Wayward Lad he knew he met the Greatest of all time

That race I will remember in my memory I´ll see
The crowd the dreams the cheers the tears become reality
And though we never see her more her place in history's won
Forever Queen of Cheltenham, that magic mare Dawn Run

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