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Swallows Delight (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2016) · Last trainer Mrs Julie Mansell · Last owner Mrs Belinda Sparey
by Tamayaz (CAN) out of Windmill Star (IRE) (Orchestra)
22 runs · 11 courses · from Apr 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Apr 2016 — 3,836 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2016 · 6th of 14 Won at Newton Abbot Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile

Swallows Delight (IRE) is 1 from 22, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2014. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 14 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 108.

Based on 22 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR at career high
Official rating108At career-high mark
108 100–108

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 131B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Taunton, 23 Feb 2016 Official rating 108 at the last run, 27 Apr 2016

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 16 figures · best 134B · median 113.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5121A110—
Good4115A110—
Soft4134B125.5—
Heavy2131B119.5—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m9134B121—
2m5f – 3m4133B109.5—
2m1f – 2m4f3111A108—

Of 22 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 22 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
Tamayaz (CAN)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 772 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−5.4—
Good to Firm9777.2%+1.81 from 1
Good249114.4%−10 from 7
Good to Soft10155%−0.40 from 6
Soft176137.4%+20 from 5
Heavy11365.3%−0.10 from 3
Standard (AW)3200%−5.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f400%−5.4—
6f – 7f2300%−5.4—
1m – 1m1f1900%−5.4—
1m2f – 1m4f2300%−5.4—
1m5f – 2m282134.6%−0.80 from 10
2m1f – 2m4f247156.1%+0.70 from 5
2m5f – 3m153127.8%+2.41 from 7
Over 3m2129.5%+4.1—

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
Windmill Star (IRE) (Orchestra)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Truckers Delight (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Truckers Delight (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Truckers Delight (IRE)4472m–2m4fClass 1
Bebinn (IRE)2832m6½f–3m1½fClass 5
Zaffran Lady (IRE)1712m7f—
Chandrew (IRE)50——
Total Delight (IRE)10——
Grove Mountain (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 0 0% −7.00
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +6.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 6 9 0 0% −9.00
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +4.00
Class 2 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 5 0 0% −5.00
Leicester 4 0 0% −4.00
Newton Abbot 3 1 33% +4.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ludlow 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 10 0 0% −10.00
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% +0.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Mr David Mansell 17 1 6% −10.00
James Nixon 2 0 0% −2.00
Miss Hannah Lewis 1 0 0% −1.00
Rachael Blackmore 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2016 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 5 0 0% −5.00
2014 6 1 17% +1.00
2013 3 0 0% −3.00
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2016 · 4 runs
27 Apr 16+20d Cheltenham Racing Uk Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 6/14 2¾ 11-10 108112A Mr David Mansell 25/1
07 Apr 16+27d Aintree Crabbie's Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Soft · 22 ran F/22 — 12-0 108— Mr David Mansell 100/1
11 Mar 16+17d Leicester H.a.c. Pipeline Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 8 ran UR/8 — 11-11 108— Miss Hannah Lewis 10/1
23 Feb 16+270d Taunton Richard Williams Memorial 'Grassroots' Hunters' Chase (The Richard Williams Memorial Trophy) Class 6 · 16f · Heavy · 13 ran 2/13 1¼ 11-11 103131B Mr David Mansell 18/1
2015 · 5 runs
29 May 15+10d Stratford Technicair Air Conditioning & Ventilation Engineers Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 17f · Good · 17 ran 6/17 9 12-0 103108C Mr David Mansell 33/1
19 May 15+20d Newton Abbot Totnes And Bridgetown Handicap Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 10-2 103110A James Nixon 12/1
29 Apr 15+54d Cheltenham John Ellis Memorial Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 6 11-13 103121A Mr David Mansell 33/1
06 Mar 15+8d Leicester Thrusters Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 5/12 7 11-9 105108A James Nixon 25/1
26 Feb 15+262d Ludlow Magnus-Allcroft Memorial Trophy (Hunters' Chase) Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 12-2 108— Mr David Mansell 33/1
2014 · 6 runs
09 Jun 14+19d Newton Abbot Sunflower Day Nursery Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-2 108— Mr David Mansell 11/2
21 May 14+21d Newton Abbot Ronnie Cook Memorial Handicap Hunters' Chase Class 4 · 21f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 10-12 100133B Mr David Mansell 6/1
30 Apr 14+27d Cheltenham Shloer Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 ¾ 11-10 100115A Mr David Mansell 12/1
03 Apr 14+27d Aintree Crabbie's Supporting The Hillsborough Families Fox Hunters' Chase (National Course) Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 9/21 3½ 12-0 100109C Mr David Mansell 100/1
07 Mar 14+22d Leicester Thrusters Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 3¼ 11-12 100128A Mr David Mansell 7/2
13 Feb 14+288d Leicester CGA Foxhunter Trial Novices' Hunters' Chase (For The Dick Saunders Trophy) Class 6 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran 3/10 5 12-0 100111A Mr David Mansell 8/1
2013 · 3 runs
01 May 13+31d Cheltenham Cheltenham Racecourse Conference And Events Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 4/14 1¾ 11-10 100115A Mr David Mansell 10/1
31 Mar 13+32d Towcester Follow Totepool On Facebook And Twitter Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 16.5f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 ½ 11-12 100134B Mr David Mansell 10/3
27 Feb 13+271d Lingfield CGA Foxhunter Trial (Maiden Hunters' Chase) Class 6 · 20f · Heavy · 7 ran 3/7 19 12-0 —108B Mr David Mansell 12/1
2012 · 2 runs
01 Jun 12+30d Stratford Apex Working In The Community Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 17f · Good · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-10 —— Mr David Mansell 4/1
02 May 12+373d Cheltenham Cheltenham Racecourse Conference And Events Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 12 11-10 —123A Mr David Mansell 33/1
2011 · 2 runs
25 Apr 11+16d Cork Coolmore N.H. Sires Ask & Getaway Hunters Chase 24f · Good · 10 ran UR/10 — 11-7 —— Rachael Blackmore 13/2
09 Apr 11 Tramore Dungarvan Hunters Chase 22f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 15 11-0 —91A Brian Hayes 8/1

Quick answers

How many races has Swallows Delight won?
Swallows Delight (IRE) won 1 of 22 archived starts between 2011 and 2016, a strike rate of 4.5%. Placed 6 times in total (27.3% of starts).
Who trained Swallows Delight?
Swallows Delight (IRE) was trained by Mrs Julie Mansell on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 27 April 2016.
Who is Swallows Delight's sire?
Swallows Delight (IRE) is by Tamayaz (CAN) out of Windmill Star (IRE), whose sire is Orchestra.
What is Swallows Delight's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 27 April 2016. That is also the highest on record.
What is Swallows Delight's sire's record?
Tamayaz (CAN)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.4% of 772 runs since Jan 2008 (80 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Swallows Delight's siblings?
Out of Windmill Star (IRE), Swallows Delight (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Truckers Delight (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Truckers Delight (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2011. 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.