Cheerful Delights (IRE)
Cheerful Delights (IRE) is 3 from 13, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Oddschecker.com Easter Stakes at Kempton (AW) (Apr 2009). Hasn't won since Apr 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 109.
- 3–13Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 5 (38.5%)Placed
- +8.13£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 2.01Fair A/E n=13 · 1.68 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 16dBetween runs (median)longest 212 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,560 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 62 | 10 | 16.1% | +7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,039 | 100 | 9.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 1,094 | 87 | 8% | −1.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 563 | 47 | 8.3% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 721 | 56 | 7.8% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 242 | 18 | 7.4% | −1.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,839 | 186 | 10.1% | +1 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,156 | 128 | 11.1% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,309 | 217 | 9.4% | +0.3 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 909 | 55 | 6.1% | −3 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 528 | 50 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 406 | 33 | 8.1% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 188 | 20 | 10.6% | +1.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 57 | 1 | 1.8% | −7.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Bobby's Babe (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Bobby's Babe (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby's Babe (GB) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Eljowzah (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Multistar (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +2.13 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hughes | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.13 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 09+13d | Windsor | Totepool Winter Hill Stakes (Group 3) | 5/8 | 1½ | 8-6 | 109 | 85A | Eddie Ahern | 12/1 |
| 16 Aug 09+15d | Deauville (FR) | Prix Guillaume d'Ornano | 7/7 | 1½ | 8-11 | — | — | Richard Hughes | 12/1 |
| 01 Aug 09+46d | Goodwood | Blue Square Premier Thoroughbred Stakes (Listed) | 3/9 | ½ | 9-4 | 109 | 100A | Richard Hughes | 7/1 |
| 16 Jun 09+17d | Ascot | St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) | 6/10 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 109 | 95A | Dane O'Neill | 40/1 |
| 30 May 09+28d | Goodwood | On The House Stakes (Listed) | 2/8 | nk | 8-10 | 107 | 83A | Richard Hughes | 6/1 |
| 02 May 09+16d | Newmarket | stanjames.com 2000 Guineas Stakes (201st Running) (Entire Colts & Fillies) | 7/15 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 101 | 99A | Richard Hughes | 66/1 |
| 16 Apr 09+5d | Newmarket | Banshahousestables.com Craven Stakes (Group 3) | 3/7 | ¾ | 8-12 | 99 | 97A | Richard Hughes | 9/1 |
| 11 Apr 09+212d | Kempton (AW) | Oddschecker.com Easter Stakes (Listed C&G) | 1/9 | 8-12 | 99 | 91A | Richard Hughes | 14/1 | |
| 2008 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 11 Sep 08+48d | Doncaster | Weatherbys Insurance 300,000 2-y-o Stakes | 19/21 | ½ | 8-7 | 100 | 65C | Ryan Moore | 6/1 |
| 25 Jul 08+6d | Newmarket | E.B.F. Conditions Stakes | 1/6 | 9-3 | — | 100B | Ryan Moore | 11/8F | |
| 19 Jul 08+15d | Newbury | Weatherbys Super Sprint | 8/23 | hd | 9-1 | — | 96A | Richard Hughes | 16/1 |
| 04 Jul 08+21d | Haydock | MTB Group Maiden Auction Stakes | 1/13 | 8-13 | — | 104A | Pat Dobbs | 11/4F | |
| 13 Jun 08 | Sandown | EMS Radio Fire & Security Maiden Stakes | 7/12 | 3¾ | 9-3 | — | 66A | Richard Hughes | 11/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Cheerful Delights won?
- Cheerful Delights (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 5 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trained Cheerful Delights?
- Cheerful Delights (IRE) was trained by Richard Hannon Snr on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 29 August 2009.
- Who is Cheerful Delights's sire?
- Cheerful Delights (IRE) is by Tagula (IRE) out of Express Logic (GB), whose sire is Air Express.
- What going does Cheerful Delights prefer?
- Cheerful Delights (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Cheerful Delights's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 29 August 2009. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Cheerful Delights's sire's record?
- Tagula (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,560 runs since Jan 2008 (382 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 6.1% from 909.
- Who are Cheerful Delights's siblings?
- Out of Express Logic (GB), Cheerful Delights (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Bobby's Babe (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Bobby's Babe (GB)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Nov 2026.