Dawn Run was a filly that managed to win both the Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup, at Cheltenham. She also won the Irish Champion Hurdle and the Grande Course de Haies at Auteuil to give her the full set of English, Irish and French hurdling championships. One on the main reasons that she managed to capture the hearts of the racing public was her refusal to give in. She was an extremely tough horse. No occasion highlighted this better than her win in the Gold Cup. She was headed between the last two fences only to summon up a final great effort to get her head in front again on the run in. Tragedy was to follow when attempting to repeat her earlier victory in the Grande Course de Haies at Auteuil, she fell and broke her neck. A very sad end to one of the brightest lights to grace the National Hunt.