Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère
Two weeks after his second win at Naas Dawn Approach was sent to England and moved up in class to contest the Group Two Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. He pulled hard in the early stages before taking the lead approaching the final furlong. Despite hanging to the let he stayed on well in the closing stages to win by three quarters of a length from the Richard Hannon Sr.-trained Olympic Glory. The runner-up was unbeaten in three subsequent races including the Group One Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère at Longchamp. After his Ascot win, a controlling share in Dawn Approach was sold for an undisclosed sum to Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin Racing organisation. Instead of moving the colt to the stable of Mahmood Al Zarooni or Saeed bin Suroor it was decided that he would remain in training with Bolger.