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Horse profile

Pure Delight (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, May 2010) · Last trainer William Hayes · Last owner James Gerard Hayes
by Carrowkeel (IRE) out of Vltava (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
11 runs · 10 courses · from Aug 2007
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 May 2010 — 6,009 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2010 · 12th of 18 Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Pure Delight (IRE) is yet to win from 11 starts. Best effort: 4th of 13 at Ballinrobe (Jul 2009). Last raced off a career-high mark of 87.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating87At career-high mark
87 45–87

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 79A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 21 Jul 2009 Official rating 87 at the last jumps run, 16 May 2010

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 30C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Tramore, 9 Oct 2008 Official rating 45 at the last flat run, 9 Oct 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 80C · median 77.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft280C79.5—
Heavy278C76.5—
Good1———
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m580C78—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 5 figures · best 47C · median 25
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft230C27.5—
Good1———
Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
6f – 7f347C25—
1m2f – 1m4f230C27.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · 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

Sire
Carrowkeel (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 158 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−6.30 from 1
Good to Firm2300%−6.3—
Good4025%−1.30 from 2
Good to Soft27518.5%+12.20 from 1
Soft2613.8%−2.50 from 4
Heavy19210.5%+4.20 from 3
Standard (AW)1800%−6.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−6.30 from 3
1m – 1m1f1700%−6.3—
1m2f – 1m4f3425.9%−0.40 from 2
1m5f – 2m5112%−4.30 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1900%−6.30 from 1
2m5f – 3m25312%+5.7—
Over 3m7457.1%+50.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Vltava (IRE) (Sri Pekan)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hucking Heat (IRE) (8 wins).

The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Hucking Heat (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Hucking Heat (IRE)5581m–1m4fClass 5
King Laertis (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Thurles 2 0 0% −2.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m2f – 1m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lenny Flynn 3 0 0% −3.00
M P Butler 3 0 0% −3.00
Keith Maher 2 0 0% −2.00
Shane Foley 2 0 0% −2.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 5 0 0% −5.00
2007 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 6 0 0% −6.00
Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 1 run
16 May 10+281d Limerick Limerick G.A.A. Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Good · 18 ran 12/18 30 11-1 8777C Lenny Flynn 20/1
2009 · 2 runs
08 Aug 09+18d Kilbeggan Larcc Cancer Care Mares Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 10/14 7 10-4 8766A M P Butler 50/1
21 Jul 09+236d Ballinrobe J.J. Burke Subaru Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 1½ 10-4 —79A M P Butler 50/1
2008 · 5 runs
27 Nov 08+35d Thurles Holy Cross 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft · 18 ran 13/18 16 10-2 —80C M P Butler 33/1
23 Oct 08+8d Thurles Killinan 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle 16f · Heavy · 16 ran 8/16 4 10-4 —78C Lenny Flynn 50/1
15 Oct 08+6d Punchestown Tote Sports Lounge at Punchestown Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 25 ran 22/25 9 10-4 —75C Lenny Flynn 50/1
09 Oct 08+140d Tramore Sponsor A Race At Tramore Handicap (45-60) 12f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 13/13 1¼ 8-4 4530C Keith Maher 25/1
22 May 08+252d Clonmel Cahir Handicap (45-65) 10f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 1 7-11 4525A Shane Foley 33/1
2007 · 3 runs
13 Sep 07+24d Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden 7.5f · Firm · 11 ran 11/11 11 8-7 4521C Shane Foley 25/1
20 Aug 07+12d Roscommon Sean Naughton Auctioneers Auction Maiden 7f · Heavy · 15 ran 9/15 3 8-6 —47C Chris Hayes 20/1
08 Aug 07 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Div 2) 7f · Yielding · 14 ran 14/14 1¾ 8-5 —25C Keith Maher 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Pure Delight won?
Pure Delight (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2007 and 2010.
Who trained Pure Delight?
Pure Delight (IRE) was trained by William Hayes on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 16 May 2010.
Who is Pure Delight's sire?
Pure Delight (IRE) is by Carrowkeel (IRE) out of Vltava (IRE), whose sire is Sri Pekan.
What is Pure Delight's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 16 May 2010. That is also the highest on record.
What is Pure Delight's sire's record?
Carrowkeel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 158 runs since Jan 2008 (23 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Pure Delight's siblings?
Out of Vltava (IRE), Pure Delight (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hucking Heat (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Hucking Heat (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2007. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.