skip to main content

Favourite sporting moment: Dawn Run's Gold Glory

Dawn Run with jockey Jonjo O'Neill
Dawn Run with jockey Jonjo O'Neill

We've been looking back on some of the best moments in Irish sport.

Today we turn to racing when, in 1986, Dawn Run claimed a famous and historic Gold Cup victory at Cheltenham.

We hear from Tony Mullins, Dawn Run's erstwhile jockey, who was stood down prior to the race, a decision that "devastated" the rider.

We need your consent to load this SoundCloud contentWe use SoundCloud to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences

Read Next